US History 1302: Exam 3 – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Who- U.S, France, Great Brittan, China, & Russia What- Ensures Anglo American Influence on world events When-1946 Where-NY/ Courts; Hague Netherlands Why- Security Council can Veto
answer
UN Security Council
question
Who- American Diplomat/ College Professor What- Sent a long telegram to D.C; Containment Theory When-1946 Where- Moscow USSR Why- Start of the Containment of Communism
answer
Dr. George Kennan
question
Who- President Truman What- Asked congress for money to bail out Greece and Turkey. When- 1947 Where- U.S Why- declares war on communism
answer
Truman Doctrine
question
Who- Secretary of State; George Marshall What- To bail out the Western European $12 Billion in 4 years When- 1947 Where- Western Europe Why-
answer
Marshall Plan
question
Who- U.S; USSR What- not a real war but allied countries against each other When- 1946-91 Where- Why-
answer
"Cold War"
question
Who- US. CIA; Air force; nsn; nsc; nsa; usaf What- Creation of permanent intelligence agency and air force When- 1949 Where- Why-
answer
National Security Act
question
Who- US. USSR What- Air supply runs to Western Berlin to feed South Korea (starved by the Russians) When- 1948 Where- West Berlin Why- Russia Tried to starve out West Berlin in order to take over, but they backed down.
answer
Berlin Airlifts
question
Who- Lead by General. Eisenhower What- North Atlantic Treaty Organization When- 1949 Where- Why-
answer
NATO
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
"To Secure These Rights"
question
Who- President What- When-1945-1953 Where- U.S Why-
answer
Harry S. Truman
question
Who- What- When- 1948 Where- Why-
answer
Dixiecrats
question
Who- McCarthy What- Much worse scare that communist were everywhere. When- Where- Why-
answer
Second Red Scare
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Alger Hiss/ Pumpkin Papers
question
Who- Senator from World War I; Fraud; Alcoholic; Scumbag What- Questions everyone if they're commies; goes after Homos (His assistant is a homo) ;Lied about Service. no medal of honor. When- Where- U.S Why-
answer
McCarthyism
question
Who- What- The Forgotten War When- 1950-1953 Where- Korea Why- Armistice Signed at Panmunjom; It never officially Ends (Still on till this day) fighting remains along 38th
answer
Korean War
question
Who- What- to do what everyone else is doing When- 50's Where- Why-
answer
"Conformity"
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
The Kinsey Reports
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Attack on Comic Books in the 50's
question
Who- The King of Rock & Roll; What- Mixed country music with black R&B music When- 1956 Where- U.S.A Why- he changed music
answer
ELVIS
question
Who- I love Lucy/ Ozzie & Harriet What- When- 50's Where- HollyWood Why- Shows how Americans are supposed to be
answer
Television in the 50's
question
Who- Cartoonist What- When- 1955 Where- California Why-
answer
Walt Disney
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Movies in the 50's
question
Who- What- When- 50's Where- Washington State Why- The government is hiding something from us.
answer
UFO Scares the 40's and 50's
question
Who- U.S What- To move military When- 1956 Where- U.S Why- Opened up America to the newly affluent post war generation; results; Fast food restaurants, Hotel Chains, and Amusement Parks.
answer
Interstate Highway Act of 1956
question
Who- What- Conservative financially/ liberal socially When-1952 Where- Why- Birthplace of today's Libertarian
answer
"Dynamic Conservatism"
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Dwight Eisenhower
question
Who- Vice President (his running mate to appease hardliners) What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Richard Nixon
question
Who- Oliver Brown What- Fights for the Desegregation in public schools When- 1954 Where- Why-
answer
Brown v. Board of Education
question
Who- Rosa Parks, a members of the Montgomery Women's Political Council. What- (intentionally) Refuses to get off the white side of the bus, to get arrested; she was fined $14.00; refused to pay & appeals. boycott for a year bus company losses money (black women were the majority to ride the bus) When- 1955 Where- Montgomery Why- Because of this desegregation is everywhere
answer
Montgomery Bus Boycott
question
Who- Civil rights leader; Minister What- He fought for equal rights for all black Americans When- 1955 Where- U.S.A Why- Because of him blacks are equal.
answer
Martin Luther King Jr.
question
Who- 14 year old black boy from Chicago What- Beaten to death by white man When- 1941-55 Where- South Mississippi Why- His open cassette funeral Opened people eyes to segregation.
answer
Emmet Till
question
Who- 9 Black Students; NAACP What- They were sent to an all white school (central high school) by the NAACP to prove to Arkansas that they were smart enough to desegregate all public schools. When- 1957 Where- Arkansas Why- All public schools are now desegregated.
answer
Little Rock Nine
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
U.S. Involvement in Vietnam 50's and 60's
question
Who- U.S Spy What- He was Captured by the Soviet Union When- During the Cold War Where- Why-
answer
Gary Powers
question
Who- VP Nixon V. John F. Kennedy What- When- 1960 Where- Washington D.C Why-
answer
Election of 1960
question
Who- First President of the United States to be assassinated What- " Ask not what your country can do for you...ask what you can do for your country." When- 1961-1963 Where- US Why-
answer
John F. Kennedy
question
Who- JFK's Brother What- Youngest Attorney General "Bull dog" takes down problems; A valuable adviser to his brother When- 1961-1963 Where- U.A Why-
answer
Robert F. Kennedy
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
NASA
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Bay of Pigs Invasion
question
Who- What- a wall built to separate the commies When- Where- Why-
answer
Berlin Wall
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Cuban Missile Crisis
question
Who- What- they felt sad but didn't know why When- Where- Why-
answer
The Feminine Mystique
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
NOW
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Civil Rights Act of 1964
question
Who- Four Black men What- sit it in redcurrants to get equal service When- Where- Why-
answer
Greensboro Sit-In
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
"Freedom Riders"
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
"Letters from Birmingham Jail" 1969 Civil Rights March on DC
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Lyndon B. Johnson
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Great Society
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Robert Weavers
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Thurgood Marshall (1950's - '60s
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Fannie Lou Hamer
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Malcom X
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
March From Selma
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Voting Rights Act of 1965
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Watts Riots
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
SCLC
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
CORE
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
SNCC
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Black Panther Party
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
SDS
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Port Huron Statement
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
1968 Olympics
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Tonkin Incident/ Resolution
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Test Offensive
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Election of 1968
question
Who- What- When- Where- Why-
answer
Star trek
