Unit 11 & 12: Turning Points & Modern America

The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on

President Kennedy's New Frontier program was most successful in

The main reason that NATO was formed after World War II was to

What officially brought the US into the Vietnam Conflict in a full military role?

What was the major purpose of the Yalta & Potsdam summit conferences conducted by the Allies?

The policy of stopping the spread of communism was known as

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is based on the principle of

This was a reference to Eastern Europe being cut off from the West by the USSR.

Protesters of the Vietnam War were called

Which event led directly to the end of the cold war?

What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, & Berlin Airlift?

American spies that were accused of giving atomic secrets to the Soviets. Convicted & Executed.

The SALT talks and treaties of the 1970's is evidence that the US

The abolitionist, women's suffrage, & civil rights movements are all examples of reform efforts

A population movement that developed in the US post WW II was by the white, middle class moving

For the US the break up of the Soviet Union has had the greatest effect on

The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960's was to

Conclusion that can be drawn from the US experience in the Spanish-American & Persian Gulf Wars

Protests against US involvement in Vietnam grew in the 60's & 70's mainly because Americans

Most recently one goal of women in the US armed forces has been to gain the right to

Who led a successful communist take over in the country of China?

The outcome of the Watergate Scandal reinforced the principle that

The GATT and NAFTA are both based on the belief that

Law that allowed Fed. Gov. to force local officials to allow A. Americans to register to vote

During the Presidency of Richard Nixon the United States policy toward China was

After WW 2, the US was better able to adjust its economy from wartime to peacetime because they

The main reason that the US sent troops to Bosnia in 1995 was to try to

One method the US Federal Government has used to stimulate consumer spending has been to

Situation that resulted from Senator McCarthys search for communists within the US in the 1950s

President Reagan's plan for a defensive shield against enemy missiles

One similarity between the League of Nations & the United Nations is that both were created to

President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society was an effort to solve the problem of

Nov. 9, 1989 this came crashing down & led to the reunion of East & West Germany as one country

Incident on May 1, 1960 between the US & Soviet Union ending the brief "thaw" in hostilities.

The House Un-American Activities Committee was created for what purpose?

Several US Presidents committed military troops to serve in Vietnam in an effort to

During the Vietnam War, serious questions were raised in the US concerning the

The Truman Doctrine was an US foreign policy concerning

Most people who opposed sending US troops to fight in Vietnam War believed that

The use of Fed. marshals to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas was

The formation of NATO in 1949 is a significant event in US diplomatic history because it

Which presidential action best represents the policy of detente

Pres. Nixon Called for the South Vietnamese Army to take a more active role in the fighting

Since the 1950's no US president has run for a third term as president because

A major achievement of President Jimmy Carter was

What principle was most weakened as a result of the Watergate controversy?

Movement that rejected traditional American values during the 1960's was called

Supporters of the Vietnam War were called

One way the Watergate Controversy and the Iran-Contra Affair are similar is that each led to

The primary purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to

Agreement that officially ended US involvement in Vietnam but did not end the conflict?

An outcome of the Korean War was that

The Camp David Accords promoted by President Carter were significant because they represented

Students were killed and others injured protesting the Vietnam War at which college campuses?

US theory if one country falls to communism the rest will follow was called?

Laws passed ending discrimination in employment, voting, &public accommodations.

The Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, & the Cuban Missile crisis all were a result of

In the period following WW II the US developed a policy of containment mainly in response to

Action designed to oppose a political/business policy is closest to the approach used by MLK Jr

Guerrilla fighters who supported the communists in South Vietnam

The US experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

Shortly after World War II, the cold war developed mainly as a result of the

One similarity between the Korean War and the Persian Gulf War is that in each conflict the

From the end of WW II until the 1980's the US carried out its foreign policy mainly by

Today the term "McCarthyism" is used to describe the practice of

One criticism of affirmative action programs is that these programs

In the case Brown vs Board of Education (1954) the US Supreme Court decided that

One of the most heavily guarded borders in the world separating North Korea from South Korea.

Which method is contrary to the principles of Martin Luther King Jr?

Closest the world has come to Nuclear War.

In the 1950's and 1960's a significant factor in the growth of suburbs was the

Arranged for sale of weapons to Iran in return for freeing US hostages & funneled $ to contras

The development of nuclear weapon by India & Pakistan has been criticized by the US gov because

African American group frustrated with poverty & unemployment armed themselves against police

How did the US gov respond to the launch of Sputnik in 1957 by the USSR?

One direct result of the Persian Gulf War was that the US

The successful launching of Sputnik be the USSR in 1957 signaled the beginning of

The main effect of the Marshall Plan enacted after World War II was to

Agency created following launch of Sputnik in order to catch the US back up in the Space Race

Nonviolent protest in NC that was successful in helping desegregate lunch counters & restaurant