Module 7

Communism

100

This committee gained publicity during the 1950s for its investigation of alleged communist sympathizers.

House Un-American Activities Committee 

200

This couple was accused of being soviet spies and executed for espionage

The Rosenbergs

300

When USSR shocked the US by launching the first satellites in 1957, what happened to the US?

increase in math and science instruction - National Defense and Education Act

400

This senator used unsupported accusations about communists in government and to discredit the Truman administration 

Joseph McCarthy

500

 A form of diplomacy that stated that the US should push Communist powers

brinkmanship 

Foreign Policies/ Affairs

100

This proxy war was from 1950 to 1953.

Korean War

200

This was the primary goal of all U.S. foreign policy, including the Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine, in the decades following WWII.

containment of Soviet communism

300

Johnson used this event to secure congressional authorization of US forces going into combat

Gulf of Tonkin

400

In a 1946 speech, Churchill used this a metaphor for the ideological, political and economic division between east and west

Iron Curtain

500

This news during Nixon's presidency prompted protests and anger among the public.  Four people were killed and nine wounded when the Ohio National Guard fired into the crowd where?

Kent State University

Presidents

100

Which early 20th century group would most likely support the LBJ's Great Society?

progressives 

200

This president was in office for the building of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis

John F Kennedy

300

This president lost two cases in front of the Supreme Court regarding the president's ability to limit the press and claims of executive privilege

Nixon

400

This was Nixon's plan to stop the involvement of US in Vietnam War

Vietnamization

500

This president was well known for this efforts at Camp David Accords

Jimmy Carter

Civil Rights

100

Which supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

Brown v. Board of Education

200

This act eliminated literacy tests.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

300

Her book "The Feminine Mystique" sparked a new consciousness among suburban women and helped launch the second-wave feminist movement.

Betty Friedan

400

This organization began protesting peacefully for Civil Rights by organizing sit-ins, but became more radical after Stokely Carmichael became the leader.

SNCC

500

Under this bill, hotels, restaurants, and employers could not discriminate based on race and schools could not be segregated.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Terms

100

During the 1950s, media promoted and idea that everyone should follow the same social cues, gender roles, and expectations while anything outside of the norm was considered evil. This is known as... 

conformity

200

This was the nickname given to the region of the U.S. that saw population growth in the years after the war

Sunbelt

300

An organization that advocated arming communities to protect from police violence and separatism

Black Panthers

400

A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals made up this group

Beatniks

500

a culture with values and beliefs different from those of the mainstream (ex: hippies)

counterculture