Final Ch. 23

Why was it unlikely the Soviet Union was going to embark on a new military campaign in the years following World War II.

The communist nation had suffered more than 20 million casualties along with immense devastation

In the 1950s what did totalitarianism describe

Fascism, nazism and communism

How did Harry trim and loyalty review system target homosexuals working for the government

Homosexuals were considered susceptible to blackmail and thought to be lacking the manly qualities necessary to fight communism

How did the Soviet focus on social and economic rights I. The Cold War human rights debate affect American attitudes

In the climate of anti communist hysteria, it prompted many Americans to condemn these rights as a first step to socialism

Why did southern democrats fear losing their position in the Democratic Party following its national convention of 1948?

Party liberals under the leadership of Hubert Humphrey had added a strong civil rights plank to the party platform

The charges against which of the following organizations led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy in 1954

The army

Why did nearly 5 million workers walk off their jobs over the course of 1946?

The removal of price controls resulted in a drop in workers real income

Why did the US allow west Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of nazi Germany.

The successful Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a military United west

How did white supremacists take advantage of anti communist rhetoric

They charged af-am civil rights leaders with a communist agenda

Why did American policy makers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe under the Marshall plan

They were afraid that if they did not help with the recovery, Western European nations might fall into the soviet sphere of influence