HIST 1302- CH. 24 – 25 – Flashcards
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T/F: In 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon proudly told Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev that American women prided themselves on socking their kitchens with the latest appliances.
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Why were there so many strikes in teh year after WWII ended?
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-Employers were unwilling to negotiate with workers -Inflation increased as much as 25% so that workers -Salaries didnt go as far as they had previously -Returning soldiers increased the supply of workers which drove wages down (all of the above)
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The song "little boxes"...
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Bemoans american conformity in the 1950s
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T/F: An upset took place in the general election of 1948 as Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey despite many predictions of the opposite result, and the Democrats also recaptured both Houses of Congress.
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True
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T/F: The world's first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviets in October of 1957 shaking the confidence of the American people.
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True
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization stipulated that...
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An attack on one or more treaty partners would be considered an attack against them all
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The main reason that the Dixiecrats broke with Truman in 1948 and formed their own party was his...
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Support for civil rights
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The Warsaw Pact was...
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A union consisting of Stalins Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries that he controlled after WWII
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T/F: Emmet Till was the first American to attend the University of Mississippi...
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False
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Critics thought NSC-68 was a gross overreaction by US officials to communism until...
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North Koreas invasion of South Korea
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Jackie Robinson is famous for...
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Being the first African American to play major league baseball
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Which of these organizations was created under the National Security act of 1947...
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-Central Intelligence Agency -Department of Defense -United States Air Force (all of the above)
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The Marshall Plan...
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Sought to stem the tide of communism by providing $13 billion in aid to European countries
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The growth of the suberbs did what?
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-Increased racial segregation -Led to post war religious revival -Ended the expiremental gender roles created by WWII (all of the above)
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Why was Truman accused of "losing" China?
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China, an ally during WWII had fallen to communism despite US efforts to prevent it
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As early as March 1946 Churchill realized that Stalin had...
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Taken control of so much of Eastern Europe that it was as if an "iron curtain" had fallen between the East and the West
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Emmett Till was murdered because...
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He supposedly whistled at a white woman working in a grocery store
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Stalin initiated the blockade of the city of West Berlin in order to...
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Keep Western influence and West Germany currency out of the Soviet Zone
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When 9 black students attempted to integrate Central High School in Arkansas in 1957...
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-White mobs protested -The Arkansas National Guard had been called to block the students -President Eisenhower sent thousands of troops to protect them (all of the above)
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After the Chinese entered the Korean War in support of North Korea,...
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UN troops pushed the North Koreans and the Chinese back to the original dividing line about the 38th parallel
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What was the most common reaction of Americans to the Cold War uncertainties?
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Fear and the rise of conservatism
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The Free Speech Movement begun on the campus of the University of California, Berkley is significant because...
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-It inspired political civil rights and anti war protests beyond the academy -Led colleges to challenge their curriculum -Gained national media attention for greater academic freedom (all of the above)
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Which of the following is NOT associated with the New Left?
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Hippies, the Height Ashbury, and Woodstock
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Which of the following are truths about John F. Kennedy?
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-He was a WWII hero -He was Catholic -He was born into a wealthy Irish family
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Which Southern city was sometimes referred to as "the most segregated city in America"?
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Birmingham, Alabama
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T/F: When James Meredith sought to enroll as the first African American student in the history of the University of Mississippi, he was met with such strong resistance that President Kennedy had to send in federal troops to assure his safety.
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True
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The most vocal person to break with the traditional civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. was...
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Malcolm X
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In his Great Society Program LBJ included...
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-Medical care for the poor -Public housing for poor -New funding for higher education (all of the above)
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The Pentagon Papers...
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Showed that the gov't had lied to the public over major events in the Vietnam War to manipulate public opinion
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At the march in Washington in the summer of 1963...
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King delivered his " I Have A Dream" speech
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T/F: The summer of 1965 was a tortured on in America, due to riots across the country that erupted after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.
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True
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The Chicano Movement led by Caesar Chavez...
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Called for national boycott of grapes which resulted in higher wages and better living conditions for workers
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 advocated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the wake of John F. Kennedy's assassination...
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Outlawed discrimination in public facilities and employment based on race, sex, religion, and national origin
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Johnson ran for election in 1964 advocating "mandate for change" which he dubbed the...
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Great Society
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T/F: In addition to massive new funding for education, healthcare, and welfare, Johnson called for stronger civil rights laws, the reform immigration laws, and the creation of cultural programs.
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True
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The phrase "1, 2, 3 what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn" comes from...
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Country Joe and the Fish's Vietnam Song
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to...
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-Outlaw attempts from whites to keep blacks from voting -Abolish literacy tests as a qualification to vote -Amend the flaws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that was supposed to do away with any discrimination
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T/F: President Kennedy embraced the concept of "nation building" which meant that he wanted to help developing nations reach their full potential the program associated with this concept was the Alliance of Progress.
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True
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave President Johnson permission to...
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Do whatever was necessary to take care of the situation in South Vietnam
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All of the following are true about the Black Panther Party EXCEPT...
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It drew from teachings of nonviolent resistance of Mahatma Ghandi
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The growth of America's counter culture showed that many young people, besides condeming the Vietnam War also...
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Rejected traditional American politics, social values, and the cut throat world of business
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Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Kennedy's "nation building" plans?
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Kennedy's 2 biggest concerns early in his presidency were Cuba and Korea
