Early Cold War
What was the Second Red Scare?
(Bonus for naming who led most of the fear-mongering)
Senator Joseph McCarthy led much of hysteria and would call out random government employees with no evidence.
What were Sit-Ins?
Boycotts led by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), black students would sit in restaurants that would only serve white patrons and take up seats while waiting to be served. This was a form of civil disobedience.
What was the result of the Korean War
Korea will be split into 2 nations. The northern nation will be communist, and the southern democratic/capitalist
What was the GI Bill?
Bill passed by FDR before he died, helped veterans pay for college, and would later help with home loans.
What was the result of Vietnam?
The US will pull out of Vietnam, and eventually the country will become completely communist?
What was established in Miranda v. Arizona?
Established the legal rights of citizens when being detained by police to know their 5th amendment rights.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Where allied forces from the US and England were delivering supplies to Eastern Germany after the USSR set up a blockade to keep any Western aid from entering East Berlin
What was decided in Brown V. Board of Education?
(Bonus for naming the court case right before that helped give Brown the legal authority)
Brown decided that Separate but Equal was not possible. There will always be a difference when separated.
Sweatt v. Painter Laid the groundwork by stating that Separate but Equal could not exist for professional schools (Like the UT Law School)
What was the U-2 Spy plane incident?
A US Spy plane will be shod down over the USSR and the pilot will be captured. Ended any negotiations that were ongoing between the US and USSR.
What was Truman's 'Fair Deal?'
Called for improved housing, higher minimum wage, better farm support, and extension of Social Security
Name 2 protest movements that rose to prominence in the 60s-70s.
AIM, the migrant workers, the Black Panthers, Hippies.
What was the Sunbelt?
(Bonus for naming the secondary area within)
The Southern half of the United States were large population centers were forming during the second half of the 20th century. (Los Angeles, Houston, Miami).
The Bible Belt will be the Eastern part of this, and will have deeply religious convictions regarding laws.
What was NATO?
(Bonus for naming the USSR Response)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a group organized by the US to deal as a deterrent to the USSR's growing power in Europe.
The USSR will create the Warsaw Pact as a response.
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
They were 9 black students who, after Plessy v. Ferguson had been overturned were set to enroll in a formerly whites only school. However, governor Faubus of Arkansas used state guard troops to keep them from enrolling, forcing Eisenhower to send the army to escort the kids.
What Nation will be recognized during this period?
Israel, the Jewish home nation.
What was the Interstate Highway Act?
Federal funding for over 42,000 miles of interstate freeways. Helped create thousands of jobs.
Why is Vietnam known as a Living Room war?
Because of the abundance of TVs. in the US, citizens were broadcast daily reports from reporters regarding the brutality of the war.
What is 'New Federalism?'
Nixon's policy of distributing a portion of federal power to state governments.
What was the Iron Curtain?
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Banned all Racial Discrimination in private facilities open to the public
What country did the CIA successfully lead a coup in?
The CIA will overthrow the democratic government of Iran and put in a pro-US military dictator (The Shah)
What was JFKs 'New Frontier?'
Main goal was to eradicate poverty. Introduced food stamps and helped the Unemployed.
What happened to the USSR in 1991?
The USSR will collapse, ending the Cold War
What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
After overthrowing the Shah, Iranian citizens under the command of the Ayatollah stormed the US Embassy and captured 53 Americans. They will be held for 444 days until Reagan is inaugurated.
What was the Marshall Plan?
(Bonus for naming 2 countries that benefited from this)
Policy created by the US government that would allow the US to lend out money to nations in Europe it would consider allies to help rebuild after WWII.
This will assist Italy, England, France, Western Germany, and many others.
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Prohibited discrimination at the polls for voting such as literacy tests and grandfather clauses
What is Brinkmanship?
The practice of pursuing dangerous policies to the limits of safety before stopping right at the edge. (Political Chicken)
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
Created by LBJ's Great Society to provide medicine and health maintenance to the elderly.
Describe Perestroika and Glasnost
Perestroika: Economic Reform
Glasnost: Openness
What was Watergate?
(Bonus for what happened afterwards)
A scandal that ended Nixon's Presidency. Members of his reelection committee will sneak into the DNC offices at watergate and try to plant bugs. When he finds out, Nixon will try to cover it up, leading to his impeachment.
Nixon will resign knowing that he'll be voted out, but his replacement, Gerald Ford, will pardon him from any crimes.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The idea that Communism needed to be contained by any means necessary. Under the containment policy of the Truman Doctrine, the US would use whatever it needed to keep communism from spreading.
What was the 24th Amendment?
Prohibits states from placing a poll tax on elections.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
After the overthrow of Cuba's dictator by the communists led by Fidel Castro, the USSR planned on building nuclear missile sites on the island. The US fought against this, blockading the island of Cuba from USSR transport ships. Eventually, the hostilities will cease, and the US will pull their missiles from Turkey.
What was LBJ's 'Great Society?'
Focused on education and job training to help disadvantaged people break the cycle of poverty. Policies like Project Head Start helped the underprivileged perform in school.
What was Détente?
(Bonus for naming one of the countries that Nixon will visit)
Policy used by Nixon to ease the hostility/tension between the US and USSR?
He'll visit China and Russia.
What is Reagan Economics?
Ronald Reagan's economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics" by opponents, included large tax cuts and were characterized as trickle-down economics.