Communism
This committee gained publicity during the 1950s for its investigation of alleged communist sympathizers.
House Un-American Activities Committee
This proxy war was fought between 1950 and 1953 over the 38th parallel, with no advancement on either side
Korean War
In what way did President Harry Truman move Civil Rights forward in 1948?
Outlawed segregation in the military
Which supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
The book written in 1951 by J.D. Salinger that challenged post-war conformity was called...?
"The Catcher in the Rye"
What was the Third World?
countries that were neither aligned with the First World (Western, capitalist nations) nor the Second World (Soviet bloc) during the Cold War
Which early 20th century group would most likely support the LBJ's Great Society?
progressives
This act prohibited employers from paying unequally on the basis of gender.
1973 Supreme Court case that established a right to abortion, being a primary factor in sparking the rise of the religious right.
Roe v. Wade
What was the standoff in October 1962 where the US and Soviet Union came closest to nuclear war, triggered by the Soviet placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was the primary goal of all U.S. foreign policy, including the Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine, in the decades following WWII.
containment
Eisenhower presided over the largest public works enterprise in American history. What was it?
the building of the 41,000 mile interstate highway system
Her book "The Feminine Mystique" sparked a new consciousness among suburban women and helped launch the second-wave feminist movement.
Betty Friedan
This was the nickname given to the region of the U.S. that saw population growth in the years after the war which included Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida.
Sunbelt
Two satellites were launched by the Soviet Union that shocked the United States in 1957. Name one.
Sputnik I or Sputnik II
Despite bringing Egyptian and Israeli leaders together in the Camp David Accords and championing human rights across the globe, this president left office considered a failure, winning only 41% of the popular vote for re-election.
Jimmy Carter
This violent police raid of a gay bar triggered activists and protests among gays and lesbians. It became symbol of oppression of gays, beginning the gay pride movement.
Stonewall Riot
otherwise known as Servicemen’s Readjustment Act- helped veterans continue their education at government expense and receive low interest government backed loans
What were two causes of the Vietnam War? Explain them.
containment, Domino Theory, French Colonialism, Geneva Agreements, Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Student protests against the bombing in Cambodia and opposition to the war in Vietnam led to 4 students being killed at this Ohio College by the National Guard.
Kent State
Who created the Great Society and what was one of it's achievements?
Lyndon B. Johnson;
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare and Medicaid (healthcare access for elderly and low-income individuals), Elementary and Secondary Education Act (federal funding to low-income schools), Head Start (early childhood), War on Poverty (food stamps)
Under this bill, hotels, restaurants, and employers could not discriminate based on race and schools could not be segregated.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1960s ideology that rejected traditional moral and sexual values.
counterculture