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U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s
Containment
This is the first war to have fully desegregated units
Korean War
This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled that separate facilities based on race was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
First suburbs were called what?
Levittowns
What major change in the 1950s contributed to the growth of fast food restaurants, hotels and motels, and gas stations?
The Interstate Highway System
What plan was created by the U.S. to help provide economic aid to parts of Europe, but did not allow aid to any of the "satellite states" of the Soviet Union
Marshall Plan
What dictator did the Bay of Pigs attempt to remove?
Fidel Castro
Congress passed this to give the President the authority to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression"
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The idea that if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
Domino Theory
LBJ's program that was aimed at reducing poverty rates in the U.S.
The Great Society
This plan sent economic and military aid to any countries trying to contain communism
The Truman Doctrine
What was the outcome for the U.S. and for the Soviet Union in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
U.S. would remove missiles from Turkey, Soviets would remove missiles from Cuba
Why did the U.S. support South Vietnam?
Communism could spread from North Vietnam to all of Southeast Asia.
What was the ultimate outcome of the Korean War?
The U.S. failed to resolve the conflict; hostilities still exist today
States had created obstacles to prevent African Americans from voting, so this legislation was passed
Voting Rights Act
Federal program created to help the elderly with healthcare and medical costs
Medicare
This Civil Rights group started out using nonviolent tactics, but grew militant
SNCC
At what national meeting did thousands of anti Vietnam War protestors clash with police and resulted in the American public opinion condemning the protestors actions?
1968 Democratic National Convention
Leader of the United Farm Workers who wanted better wages for migrant workers
Cesar Chavez
North and South Korea are split at this line
38th parallel
The 2nd Red Scare was led by what senator?
Joseph McCarthy
What satellite did the Soviet Union launch that started the Space Race?
Sputnik 1
Which development can, in part, be attributed to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
The Black Power Movement
Serious of coordinated attacks in Vietnam that were broadcast on TV and caused many people to question the war
Tet Offensive
Winston Churchill used this term to describe the Soviet Union division from Western Europe
Iron Curtain