World War II
What was the name of the symbol used to encourage women to work in WWII industries?
Rosie the Riveter
The Red Scare in the 1950s, a hysteria of accusing people of being communist spies was called...
McCarthyism.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
To end voting restrictions that disenfranchised (took away the vote) African American voters.
What Great Society Program provided greater access to college education for millions of Americans?
The Cold War policy designed to stop the spread of communism was called....
Con.tainment
What event started the US involvement in World War II?
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The effort to remove government workers suspected of being homosexual was called...
the Lavender Scare
What group opposed civil rights activism: White Citizens Councils, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or Little Rock Nine?
White Citizens Councils
True or False, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, Job Corps, and Food Stamps are Great Deal Programs that STILL exist today.
TRUE!
The Cold War policy of pushing conflict to the edge of war, applied during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was called...
Brinkmanship.
What did the Double V campaign and Executive Order 8802 have in common?
They both were efforts to end racial discrimination during WWII
How did older Americans view the development of Rock-n-roll?
They didn't like it because it challenged their beliefs.
Who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957?
The Little Rock Nine
What law, passed as part of Johnson's Great Society, that outlawed discrimination in public spaces
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Cold War Policy that encouraged President Johnson and others to escalate (increase) US involvement in Vietnam was called ___________, believing if a country became communist, communism would infect its neighbors like dominos falling.
Domino Theory
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. United States?
Japanese Internment was allowed (constitutional) as a wartime security issue.
What change in transportation allowed for the rapid growth of the suburbs?
The Interstate Highway Act
How was the Native American rights movement different from other civil rights movements in the 1960s?
They wanted more independence and autonomy, where as others wanted more inclusion in society.
What was the effect of Great Society and Vietnam Spending on the National Debt?
It increased.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
The border was drawn at the 38th parallel and North and South remain divided and hostile.
How did ending World War II affect the relationship between the US and Soviet Union?
It made them "frenemies"/ started the Cold War.
What was the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
separate-but-equal is UNequal (segregation was unconstitutional)
Which law passed in the Disability Rights movement required public schools to support students with learning differences?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
What was one law passed as part of the Great Society programs that reduced traffic congestion and pollution?
Urban Mass Transit Act
What alliance was created to provide mutual defense between the U.S. and Western Europe?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)