Foreign Policy
This theory suggests that if one country falls to communism, its neighbors will also fall in a chain reaction.
What is the Domino Theory?
This 1944 act provided veterans with tuition assistance and low-interest home loans.
What is the G.I. Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)?
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This term refers to the "witch hunt" for communists in the U.S. government during the early 1950s.
What is McCarthyism (or the Second Red Scare)?
President Eisenhower signed this 1956 act, which became the largest public works project in U.S. history
What is the Interstate Highway Act?
This 1947 plan provided billions of dollars in aid to help rebuild Europe and prevent Soviet influence.
What is the Marshall Plan?
The G.I. Bill led to a massive surge in this type of community, located on the outskirts of major cities.
What are Suburbs (or Levittowns)?
In 1948, Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate this specific institution.
What is the U.S. Military (Armed Forces)?
This U.S. Senator claimed he had a list of communists who had infiltrated the government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Aside from travel, these highways were intended to serve as routes for this purpose in case of a nuclear attack.
What is National Defense (or emergency evacuation/troop movement)?
This doctrine was a promise that the U.S. would provide power and resources to prevent the spread of communism, specifically first in Greece and Turkey.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This was the primary motivation for passing the G.I. Bill: to honor veterans and to avoid another one of these economic disasters.
What is a Depression (specifically preventing a post-war economic collapse)?
Brown v. Board of Education overturned this 1896 case that had legalized segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
During this era, many Hollywood actors and directors were placed on these, which prevented them from finding work.
What are Blacklists?
Eisenhower was inspired to build the interstate system after seeing this highway system in Germany
What is the Autobahn?
This defensive military alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies to prevent Soviet aggression in Western Europe.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Despite its success, the G.I. Bill often excluded this group of veterans due to Jim Crow laws and biased lending.
Who are African American veterans (or minority veterans)?
This constitutional amendment's "equal protection clause" was the primary argument used to dismantle school segregation.
What is the 14th Amendment?
These two international events fueled the fear of internal threats: the rise of communist governments and the Soviet development of these weapons.
What are Atomic Bombs (Nuclear weapons)?
The construction of the highway system often displaced these specific types of neighborhoods, deepening racial divides.
What are Low-income or Minority neighborhoods?
This conflict was considered a "test" of the Truman Doctrine in Asia, as the U.S. intervened to stop a communist takeover of the southern half of a peninsula.
What is the Korean War?
By 1945, the U.S. faced the massive challenge of reintegrating this many million returning veterans.
How many is 12 million?
Truman believed segregation weakened America’s global image during this ongoing geopolitical struggle.
What is the Cold War?
McCarthyism is often used as a historical warning about the dangers of political extremism and the violation of these.
What are Civil Liberties (or Constitutional Rights)?
The rise of car ownership and the new highway system contributed to this negative trend in older city centers.
What is Urban Decay (or the decline of inner cities)?