Am. History 2 Ch.24 – Flashcards
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Which state saw the greatest population increase between World War II and 1975?
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California
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Dwight Eisenhower appointed which kind of individuals to his cabinet?
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Wealthy businessmen to run the government like and efficient business
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Which vehicle was used most effectively for initializing institutional change during the civil rights movement in the 1950s?
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The Supreme Court
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Which Supreme Court decision did Brown overturn
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Plessy V. Ferguson
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Which organization did Martin Luther King Jr. Establish?
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SCLC
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Who warned against the dangerous powers of the military-industrial complex?
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Bill Levitt, coupled with the GI Bill, gave many Americans the opportunity to
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Buy a home
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Which middle eastern country did president Eisenhower use the CIA to overthrow a government in the early 1950s, in large part because it attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields
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Iran
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In the 1952 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon's checkers speech
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Reflected the growing importance of television in American life
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Modern republicanism included
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The expansion of core New Deal programs
