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| 767249457 | John Foster Dulles | served as Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. Had a philosophy called "Brinkmanship" | 0 | |
| 767426792 | the Lonely Crowd | Book written by David Riesman that criticized the people of the 50s who no longer made decisions based on morals, ethics and values; they were allowing society to tell them what is right and wrong. | 1 | |
| 767426793 | MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX | IN HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER warned Americans against this influence | 2 | |
| 767426795 | Ceasar Chavez | organized UNITED FARM WORKERS (UFW); help migratory farm workers gain better pay & working conditions | 3 | |
| 767426796 | The Beats | 1950s; A group of young writers, poets, painters, and musicians who rebelled against the regimented horrors of war and the mundane horrors of middle-class life. | 4 | |
| 771422114 | General Douglas MacArthur | led the "occupation" of Japan after WWII | 5 | |
| 771422115 | Berlin "Blockade" | Russia under Stalin blockaded Berlin completely in the hopes that the West would give the entire city to the Soviets to administer. | 6 | |
| 771422116 | The Fair Deal | Truman's Fair Deal sought to continue and extend FDR's New Deal. Truman managed to win a minimum wage increase, a public housing bill, and an extension of Social Security to more beneficiaries. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS CALL FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, aid to education, civil rights legislation, and the repeal of Taft-Hartley. | 7 | |
| 771422117 | Strom Thurmond | FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, governor of SC, leader of the Dixiecrats, ran for president against Truman under State's Rights Party in 1948 | 8 | |
| 771618478 | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries | 9 | |
| 771618479 | Mao Tsetung | A communist revolution led by this man swept the country of China. He was backed by the Soviets economically, socially, and militarily by the Soviet Union. The West refused to acknowledge him as a leader. | 10 | |
| 771618480 | "Containment" policy | George Kennan's policy established during the Truman administration to contain Soviet influence to what it was at the end of World War II. | 11 | |
| 771618482 | National Security Act | It established the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Passed in 1947 in response to perceived threats from the Soviet Union after WWII. | 12 | |
| 771618483 | Truman Doctrine | Truman asked Congress to support the Greek Government against the Communists in their civil war. | 13 | |
| 771618484 | Inchon Landing | The amphibious landing of UN troop by General Douglas MacArthur behind enemy lines at Inchon in Korea in order to push back the North Korean troops; turning point of Korean War. | 14 | |
| 771618485 | Joseph McCarthy | Republican senator from Wisconsin who accusing the State Department of being infested with Communists and was a major instigator of the Red Scare, McCarthy was later censured by the Senate. | 15 | |
| 771618486 | Bay of Pigs | An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was stopped by President Kennedy. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. | 16 | |
| 771618487 | Cuban Missile Crisis | October 1962: When the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba, President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and ANNOUNCED A NAVAL QUARANTINE OF CUBA | 17 | |
| 771687431 | Geneva Accord | Agreement signed in 1954 that called for French withdrawal from Vietnam and division of the country into two zones | 18 | |
| 772667966 | the Beats | 1950s; A group of young writers, poets, painters, and musicians who rebelled against the regimented horrors of war and the mundane horrors of middle-class life. THEY REJECTED THE CONFORMITY AND AUTHORITY OF AMERINCAN CULTURE by rejecting traditions and emphasizing individualism; inspiration for counterculture of 1960s | 19 | |
| 772667967 | The Power of Positive Thinking | Book written by Rev. Norman Vincent Peale; offered simple how-to course in personal happiness | 20 | |
| 772667968 | Brown vs. Board of Education | 1954 court decision that declared that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional. | 21 | |
| 772667970 | Jimmy Carter | his presidential term was marked by the CAMP DAVID ACCORDS, the BOYCOTT OF THE MOSCOW OLYMPICS, AND the IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS he was a weak leader | 22 | |
| 773442691 | U-2 spy plane incident | Was an American spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union. The United States government denied the plane's purpose and mission, but was forced to admit its role as a covert surveillance aircraft when the Soviet government produced its surviving pilot. Eisenhower denies involvement, but he is proven to be lying. Paris Summit meeting was cancelled as a result. Up until this, we were getting along with Russia. | 23 | |
| 773442692 | Black Power or Black nationalism is represented by | Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, Huey P. Newton | 24 | |
| 773442693 | Musical groups associated with the 1960's "counterculture" | Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Stones, Beatles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, The Who, | 25 | |
| 773544526 | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | a minor naval engagement allowed President Lyndon B. Johnson to authorize the use of military force in Southeast Asia. THIS WAS WITHOUT A FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR BY CONGRESS. (it was unofficial) | 26 | |
| 773544527 | N. O. W. | Supported WOMEN'S rights-formed in 1966 by Betty Friedan. | 27 | |
| 773544530 | Ho Chi Minh | 1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; he used guerilla warfare to fight against anti-comunist, American-funded attacks (under the Truman Doctrine); his brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable. | 28 | |
| 773544531 | The Feminine Mystique | written by BETTY FRIEDAN, 1963 analyzed the problems of middle-class American women and argued that they were being denied equality with men | 29 | |
| 773595921 | Silent Majority | a term coined by Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign to refer to his assertion that many Americans were tired of chaos, student protests, and civil rights agitation & were eager for a conservative federal government | 30 | |
| 773595922 | Brinkmanship | A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests; the willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down | 31 | |
| 773595924 | Woodstock | 3 day rock concert IN upstate NEW YORK. August 1969, exemplified the counterculture of the late 1960s | 32 | |
| 773595925 | 1950's and early 1960's "family" TV shows | I Love Lucy, Leave It to Beaver, Ozzie and Harriet, Batman, The Brady Bunch | 33 | |
| 773595926 | Domino Theory | The idea that countries bordering communist countries were in more danger of falling to communism unless the United States and other western nations worked to prevent it. | 34 | |
| 773595927 | REAGANOMICS | Tax CUTS REDUCTION in spending SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS DEREGULATION: Postal Service, Airlines, Banks Open Trade | 35 | |
| 773595928 | Social/Domestic events in the Clinton administration | - "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - in military - Pro-Abortion - Commitment to reform the nation's health insurance/care system - "Hillarycare" (1993) - Violence in culture: *"Columbine" - World Trade Center bombing (1993) | 36 | |
| 773595929 | Persons involved in the Clinton sex scandals | Monica Lewinsky - Linda Tripp - Paula Jones | 37 | |
| 1434691148 | What was the Radical Republican objective in their plan for Reconstruction? | Elimination of the power and influence of the planter class | 38 | |
| 1434691149 | What did STALWARTS refer to? The term refer to a faction within the Republican Party. | Supporters of U.S. Grant for president; Against reconciliation with South | 39 | |
| 1434691150 | What did HALF-BREEDS refer to? The terms refer to a faction within the Republican Party. | Wanted reconciliation with South; Some civil service reform; Supporters of Maine senator James Blaine | 40 | |
| 1434691151 | What did "MUGWUMPS" refer to? | Left the Republican party because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine. They supported Democrat Grover Cleveland. | 41 | |
| 1434691152 | Who was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War? | William McKinley | 42 | |
| 1434691153 | Alfred T. Mahan | Wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783. he argued that a nation needed a large navy to protect its merchant ships and defend its right to trade with other nations thus prompting the US to build a large navy. | 43 | |
| 1434691154 | Who was Samuel Gompers? | Samuel Gompers was the founder of American Federation of Labor. •His goals were higher wages, better working conditions, and better hours of labor. | 44 | |
| 1434691155 | Huey Long was from ___________ | Louisiana | 45 | |
| 1434691156 | The New Deal was a program during the ___________ administration. | Roosevelt | 46 | |
| 1434691157 | Mark Twain called the time period 1870-1890 the ______________ | gilded age | 47 | |
| 1434691158 | First big business in the United States | railroads | 48 | |
| 1434691159 | Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in _______ | steel | 49 | |
| 1434691160 | The "liberal" movement of the early 1900's was called the ___________ movement. | Preogressive | 50 | |
| 1434691161 | For the industrial worker in the late 19th century, the focus went from individuals producing products to ______________. | factory production | 51 | |
| 1434874094 | Great Society legislation | Lyndon B. Johnson: Major expansion of government; Civil Rights Act of 1964; Voting Rights Act of 1965; Medicare and Medicaid; War on Poverty; programs offering significant federal aid to education | 52 | |
| 2568337501 | Marshall Plan | an American initiative to aid Europe after the end of World War II. | 53 | |
| 2568452253 | Port Huron Statement | Manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) written by Tom Hayden which criticized the federal government | 54 | |
| 2573062669 | Elijah Muhammad | founder of the NATION OF ISLAM | 55 | |
| 2573070049 | Black Panthers | Black militant political organization -revolutionary black socialists -challenged police brutality -ran a free breakfast program for school children | 56 | |
| 2573117644 | 1970's organized feminism was successful in these areas | -more liberal abortion laws -passage of the Equal Rights Amendment -women's studies programs on college campuses | 57 | |
| 2573194945 | The counterculture movement consisted of | -communes -concerts like Woodstock -drugs like LSD and marijuana | 58 | |
| 2573224122 | President Richard Nixon | he called on the "great silent majority" for their support as he worked for "peace with honor" in Vietnam. | 59 | |
| 2573243228 | Kent State massacre | Four killed, nine wounded by Ohio National Guard during protest of U.S. INVASION OF CAMBODIA, 1970 | 60 | |
| 2573267690 | After over a decade of struggles due to the Great Depression and years of rationing due to World War II, Americans embraced the economic boom of the 1950s. This WIDESPREAD PROSPERITY was one reason for the | 1950's CONSENSUS culture | 61 | |
| 2573287847 | The Lonely Crowd, a book by David Riesman | argued that the character of people in the 1950's was NOT shaped primarily by family or religion but rather was STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY PEER CULTURE AND THE MASS MEDIA. | 62 | |
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