History Final

Rapid demobilization occurred after World War II because

In order to maintain 2 million people in the armed services after World War II Congress:

The Employment Act of 1946 was significant because it committed the federal government to:

What were the provsions of The servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I.'s Bill of Rights)?

During Truman's presidency the Republican Congress proposed the 22nd Amendment to the constitution which stipulated:

What were the terms of the National Labor Relations act (Teft-Hartley Act) of 1947?

Which Truman proposals did congress accept?

The presidential election of 1948 is known for being:

What Fair Deal proposals by Truman did congress reject?

According to Karl Marx private ownership of capital goods and the use of those goods for private gain were the basic causes of:

According to Karl Marx a class war would occur between owners of capital goods, called bourgeoisie, and workers who were called the:

Supporters of communist causes but not joiners of the party were called:

Name the leaders of the Soviet Union up to the 1960s

Within two years after the Loyalty review Board started checking the loyality of employees of the federal government about ___ resigned while under investigation.

The second "Red Scare" in the United States was prompted by:

Who was the state department employee found guilty in 1950 of perjury after denying under oath that he passed US secrets to Soviet agents?

Why did Eisenhower and the Republicans win in the 1952 elections?

Richard Nixon was chosen as Eisenhower's vice presidential running mate because of his:

What was President Eisenhower position on wage and price controls, offshore oil deposits, anti-pollution bills?

What was President Eisenhower's position about federal power, TVA, and public housing?

What New Deal measures were continued during the Eisenhower administration, especially with a Democratic Congress?

The joint US-Canadian construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, opened in 1959, linked bodies of water to the Atlantic ocean.

What were the emphases of the National Defense Education Act of 1958?

What did the Federal Highway Act of 1956 entail?

Know about the independence of the following: Philippines, Netherland East Indies, Indochina, Indian subcontinent.

The Eisenhower administration pursued the "New Look" in foreign policy which stressed:

Mao's Chinese communist government ended its assault on Quemoy and Matsu after secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned about:

In the 1950s and 1960s many British, French, Italian, and Belgium colonies in (what area) won independence.

What Egyptian ruler came to power in 1954 and desired to lead an Arab nationalist movement?

Britain and France got involved in military actions in the Middle East in 1956 because of their concern over?

The US State Department cancelled a loan offer to Egypt for building the Aswan Darn after learning that Egypt was mortgaging its cotton to

The US got Britain and France to withdraw its military forces from the Middle East by threatening to

In 1957 Congress approved the Eisenhower Doctrine which authorized the president to send troops to any nation in the Middle East that asked for help when threatened by:

Secretary Dulles had talked about liberating captive peoples but the US took no actions to help __ in their 1956 revolt

The Eisenhower Doctrine was applied by the president in 1958 when he sent troops to

Eisenhower sent troops to Lebanon because of a threat to it by

In the U-2 Incident what was the U-2, its pilot, its mission, and the results of it being shot down by Russia?

Eisenhower and Khrushchev made plans to hold a summit meeting after the Soviet leaser demanded that the US, Britain, and France do what

In what country was the CIA responsible for the overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz in 1954?

US intervention in Nicaragua in 1954 led too

Who made Cuba the first American satellite of the Soviet Union?

In what Latin American country was the dictator overthrown in 1959, a communist government established, the churches forced to close, and banks and major industries taken over by the government?

The 1960 presidential race between Kennedy and NIxon was notable because they

The name of Kennedy's program was the

In Kennedy's inaugural address he said "...ask not what your country can do for you - ask what

The Kennedy administration was successful in getting Congress to

The Kennedy administration failed to get congress to

The most controversial act adopted by congress was the Area Redevelopment Act whish provided for loans and grants to

The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 authorized the president to

Kennedy got congress to launch the Apollo space program in order to

Kennedy established the ___ corps which was responsible within 2 years of sending 5000 volunteers to help developing nation improve their education, irrigation, agriculture, health, and sanitation.

President Kennedy reacted in 1962 to the decision by steel companies to raise their prices by

Kennedy approved of the invasion of (what country), in part because during the presidential campaign he had been so critical of the Eisenhower administration for being weak in dealing with the communists.

What were the results of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

Responding to JFK's firm stand over West Berlin the Soviet Union:

Kennedy responded to Khrushchev's attempt to establish communist control over West Berlin by:

Kennedy responded to the construction of missile bases in cuba by:

the cuban missile crisis ended when

internal divisions in the form belgium colony of __ and the involvement there of the US, the UN, and the Soviet Union illustrated the way that the cold war could spread

the 1963 test ban treaty signed by the US and the soviet union

in order to stimulate the economy Johnson for congress to pass the revenue act of 1964 which

the urban mass transportation act of 1964 was a landmark because it involved the federal government in mass transit to deal with the increasing tendency of urbanized areas to

what programs were associated with johnson's war on poverty

what was the purpose of each of the following: job corps, VISTA, CAP, and head start?

what were the provisions of the civil rights act of 1964

which of the following did the civil rights act not prohibit

was the civil rights act far-reaching

what historical measure occurred regarding the civil rights bill and debate in the senate

concerning the 1964 presidential campaign why did goldwater lose, who was george wallace, what were the votes of the southern states, and what was the margin on LBJ's victory

the republican presidential nominee in 1964 who opposed johnson was

johnson's domestic program was called the

one goal of LBJ's great society was that everyone must

johnson got congress to provide $1.1 billion for highway construction, health centers, and resource development for

johnson got congress to establish medicare which is a federally sponsored compulsory medical insurance program of medical aid for

what were the provisions of the housing act of 1965

the first african american cabinet member was

johnson brought major change in immigration policy in the immigration and nationality act of 1965 which

the voting rights act of 1965 stipulated that __ could register voters in states and political subdivisions where less than 50% of the population had been registered to vote in the 1964 presidential election.

what was the purpose and provisions of the "model cities" act?

whose book, unsafe at any speed, inspired the traffic safety act of 1966

probably the main reason for the slow down of great society programs after 1966 was the

the north atlantic alliance experienced strained relations because

charles degaulle of france contributed to the decline of NATO by

in 1964 a roit occurred in __ where native students demanded that their national flag be flown alongside the US flag at balboa high school

president johnson sent troops to ___ in 1965 to restore peace and promote a free elections in a place where he feared communist subversion

which nations were involved in waging war on israel in the 1967 six day war

in 1967 israel launched air strikes first on __ after terrorists raided israel from the golan heights

one result of the 1967 six day war is that

what nation achieved one of the most outstanding military successes in modern history in the 1967 six day war

soviet leader leonid brezhnev: policy or actions regarding nuclear weapons, direct air service to NY, US societ relations, and cold war

in spite of the soviet union invading __ and replacing alexander dubeck, the US continued trying to improve relations with the soviet union

what party was organized by southern delegates after the democratic convention of 1948 nominated truman on a pro-civil rights platform

in its report, to secure these rights, the committee on civil rights appointed by truman denounced

what alabama governor was an unrestrained critic of the supreme court's decisions on civil rights

truman failed in his legislative efforts in 1949 to promote the pro-civil rights agenda because

the oliver brown et al. bs board of education of topeka, kansas (1954) is perhaps the most momentous judicial decision of the century because the supreme court ruled

resistance in the south to the civil rights movement began to grow after the supreme court issued instructions to federal district courts to implement desegregation

the most notorious action in resisting integration occurred in __ where the county board of supervisors eliminated funds from the schools which were closed for 4 years

in resisting integration, virginia implemented massive resistance which included providing __ for parents of children who attended private schools as a result of the closure of public schools

the arrest of __ who refused to give up her seat on a city bus in montgomery alabama in december 1955 led to an effective black boycott of the city transit system

in his civil rights efforts martin luther king organized what organization in 1957 which worked primarily through churched

martin luther king incorporated the "sit-in" into his tactics to achieve civil rights. he got the idea from black college students who staged a "sit-in" at a dime store lunch counter in

by the end of 1961 the public schools of all of the following states except remained completely segregated

who did the university of mississippi board of trustees authorize to accept or reject the application of james meredith to a state univeristy

who sponsored the "freedom riders" to test segregation laws in the south in 1961?

where was the lead bus of the freedom riders fire bombed on mother's day, 1961?

after the arrest of the freedom riders and other civil rights participants in jackson, miss in 1961, who petitioned the ICC to ban segregation in interstate travel

what commissioner of public safety met demonstrators in birmingham with clubs, guns. fire hoses, and police dogs

the main organizer of the 1963 march on washington was

what state was the focus of freedom summer in 1964

in 1963 martin luther king, jr. and __ staged a demonstration of blacks to protest birmingham's segregation practices

martin luther king jr. planned a march throughtout alabama and decided to start from selma because blacks there had been denied

what was the outcome of the civil rights demostrations in birmingham in 1963

in early april 1968 martin luther kind jr was assassinated in memphis tenn. where he had gone to lead a

during the 1963 march on washington martin luther king jr gave a memorable speech entitled

martin luther king jr and marchers went across what bridge at selma on their way to montgomery and were forced by state troopers using tear gas and night sticks to turn around

what were the objectives of the participants in freedom summer

the first major race roit since the end of WWII occurred in the loa angeles suburb of watts after a police officer made a routine traffic arrest and then

the black panthers demanded all of the follwing except

blacks muslims preached all of the following ideas except

black nationalists promoted black pride because they felt

the long hot summer of 1967 saw outbreaks of violence in how many communities

what were the recommendations and conclusion of the kerner commission