The Cold War
Competing ideologies (beliefs) of the Cold War
Democracy/capitalism vs. Communism
This event ended the US monopoly of the atomic bomb
1949 - USSR successfully detonated their own atomic bomb
A law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans
Servicemen's Readjustment Act (1944), aka GI Bill
Famous speech by MLK given in August, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"I Have a Dream"
This group coordinates federal programs to combat pollution and protect the environment.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Main US and Soviet concerns (need one concern of each!)
US - economic prosperity, rebuilding of Europe
USSR - security, keep Germany weak, expected capitalist countries to attack them.
Junior Senator from Wisconsin, became the main character in the hunt for communists.
Joseph McCarthy
New genre of music what resonated with the teenagers.
Also - name the most famous musical artist of this genre.
Rock n' Roll; Elvis Presley - the "King" of rock n' roll
Political protests of the New Left that was mostly expressed by young people through rebellious styles of dress, music, drug use, and, for some, communal living.
New Counterculture
On orders from Committee for the Re-election of the President (CREP), five men break into Democratic National Committee headquarters tapped phones, stole campaign information. Leads to the resignation of Richard Nixon
Watergate Scandal (1972)
Policy of the US to stop the spread of communism
Containment Policy
The term used to describe the second Red Scare and locating communists. Accusations usually unfounded, vague, little evidence. Destroyed hundreds of people’s reputations
McCarthyism
The practice of denying a creditworthy applicant aloan for housing in a certain neighborhood eventhough the applicant may otherwise be eligible forthe loan.
Redlining
Act that provided for
⭑protection of voting rights for all Americans
⭑opening of public facilities (restaurants, hotels, stores, restrooms) to people of all races
⭑a commission to protect equal job opportunities for all Americans.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Act requiring employers to pay equal wages for equal work
Equal Pay Act of 1972
Term used to describe the split between western and eastern Europe + who coined the term
The Iron Curtain; Winston Churchill
Name an actual communist spy that was covered in class
Alger Hiss, Klaus Fuchs and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Reason for the reduction of movie go-ers in the 1950s
More homes had television, watching shows like I Love Lucy.
Supreme Court Case that resulted in Law Enforcement Officers being required to inform all suspects of the 5th and 6th amendment rights.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Reasons for American withdrawal from the Vietnam War
Growing anti-war sentiment on the home front, failed tactics against the guerilla warfare against the Vietcong, the war was costing too much.
An agreement signed by the US and 11 other countries with the intent of safeguarding the freedom and security of its members through both political and military means, including collective defense.
Also, how did the USSR respond?
NATO! The USSR formed the Warsaw Pact in response.
Committee created to hold public investigations into communist subversion
House Un-American Activities (HUAC)
DOUBLE JEOPRDY!!!
Ambitious reform program urging Congress to enact several programs/reforms
The Fair Deal
Who is the most associated with the Black Panther movement? (three names)
Malcom X, Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton
The Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed an embargo on the US after their involvement in the Yom Kippur War
1973 Oil Embargo