Postwar America
Who was not a subject of Red Scare investigations?
Alben Barkley
What Supreme Court decision found that "separate but equal" schools were fundamentally unequal and unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What effect did U.S. covert actions have on American influence in Latin America and the Middle East?
Communist sympathy and anti-American sentiment increased.
What was the premise of The Organization Man?
Conformity to bureaucratic norms could make workers incapable of independent thought.(IDK)
What was one result of the car culture that developed in the postwar era?
Congress passed legislation to construct the interstate highway system.(Not sure)
What is one reason the U.S. economy grew significantly after
Consumers were eager to spend money once wartime rationing and restrictions were lifted.
Which was not an impact that television had on society in the 1950s?
It became an educational tool in classrooms.
Why did civil rights become even more important to blacks following World War II ?
Jim Crow laws still prevented blacks from full participation in American life, despite service during the war.
What was the key message of Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail?
Laws that are unjust should be broken.
Which U.S. general was fired by President Truman near the end of the Korean War, and why?
MacArthur for insubordination
How did the civil rights movement change in the late '60s?
Many black leaders began to take a more militant approach to civil rights.
What was one reason for the pressure to conform in the 1950s?
McCarthyism promoted the notion that being different was cause for suspicion.
What did Lyndon Johnson support to provide for the needs of the poor and elderly?
Medicare and Medicaid
What act signaled the beginning of the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North and South Korea remained separate with a demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel.
Which event did not play an important part in the civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks leading the march on Birmingham
Which was an early event in the Cold War?
Stalin kept troops in Eastern Europe instead of holding promised elections.
Which laws passed during the Johnson administration eliminated segregation in public places and discrimination in voting?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What happened when developers built affordable, mass-produced houses in places such as Levittown?
The suburbs grew.
How did John F. Kennedy's inaugural words to "ask not what your country can do for you ¾ ask what you can do for your country" affect young voters?
They inspired young people to work for their country.
What prevented computers from having an impact on everyday life in the 1950s?
They were too large and expensive for personal use.
Which civil rights advocate became a Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What name was given to the U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to countries to restrict the spread of communism?
Truman Doctrine
What was McCarthyism?
a tactic of spreading fear with often baseless accusations of communist activities in the United States
What expression describes the tremendous change in population following World War II ?
baby boom
American diplomat George F. Kennan urged the U.S. government to adopt a policy "firmly opposing Soviet expansion and keeping communism in check."
containment
Which was not a part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society educational reforms?
establishment of the U.S. Department of Education
Which was not an element of President Dwight Eisenhower's foreign policy?
increase the size of the military
What contributed to John F. Kennedy's election to the presidency?
televised debates
What did the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and adopting "in God we trust" as the national motto signify about life in the 1950s?
that there was a religious resurgence
What was the Berlin Airlift?
the American and British response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin
What military alliance did the Western bloc of nations form to defend against Soviet aggression?
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What helped fuel postwar consumer spending?
the ease of obtaining credit
What was the Iron Curtain?
the imaginary wall separating communist countries from democracies
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
the policy that committed American aid and troops to protect the Middle East from communist aggression
In his farewell address, what did President Eisenhower caution the nation against?
the power of the military-industrial complex
Why did the United States implement a policy to help Japan recover and rebuild after World War II ?
to develop an Asian ally against communism
Why did the United States support the overthrow of an elected Guatemalan president?
to protect U.S. business and prevent the spread of communism
Why did the CIA support covert activity to restore the shah to power in Iran?
to protect oil interests and prevent the spread of communism
