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APUSH Unit 22- Cold War and 1950's-60's Era
APUSH Unit 22- Cold War and 1950's-60's Era
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What did massive retaliation cause?
The endless amount if proxy wars
A Nuclear Arms race
More Bar Fights
The Cuban Missile Crisis
2
What was the decision of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Segregation in schools based on race was unconstitutional
The end of the Jim Crow laws because it was unconstitutional
A constitutional right to segregate schools based on race
Allowing more black students to go into colleges
3
Which country led the Non-alignment movement?
India
Brazil
Pakistan
China
4
Where is Vietnam divided along?
The 36th parallel
The 17th parallel
The 27th parallel
The 38th parallel
5
The Suez Canal Crisis was….
UK, France successful defeat of Egypt in control of canal
Accident that almost caused nuclear war b/w USSR and the UK
The reason why the British Empire fell.
A humiliating defeat of the UK in the final days of Empire
6
What is the most accurate description of the Beat movement?
Opposed the Cold War and supported environmentalism
The first to use mass media on a national scale
Wanted to be more liberated from gender roles
Rebelled against consumerism and the suburban lifestyle
7
What OPEC Stand for?
Oil Producing Exporting Companies
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Producing Exporting Countries
Oil Producing Exporting Corporation
8
Describe the difference between the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1960
1957: Protection for voters of all races;1960: Free election
The reverse for A.
Both acts= less discrimination in testing literacy -> voting
1957: Prohibit obstructing voting;1960:Protect voters rights
9
What was the theory of “peaceful coexistence”?
World powers = protectors, countries cooperate for peace
Communism and capitalism can coexist with one another
Within America, people of all races can coexist w/ eachother
America must retain peace with nations only if capitalistic
10
Who was the first American astronaut to go into space?
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
11
What is Sputnik?
The first Russian to go into Space.
The first satellite to be successful launched
The First Dog to go to space
A very powerful and illegal drug
12
What is an ICBM?
Interstate Commerce Board Members
International Cooperation Board Members
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Interstate Citizenship Board Membership
13
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr lead?
The Teamsters Union
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Sierra Club
The Civil Rights Movement
14
What was Martin Luther King Jr’s doctrine/philosophy in leading the civil rights movement?
Using nonviolence no matter how much they are attacked
Use violence;oppressors acted violently against black people
Using nonviolence only through actions;but use violent words
Use nonviolence, acte aggressive if opposers act aggressive
15
Where is Korea divided?
The 27th parallel
The 17th parallel
The 36th parallel
The 38th parallel
16
What was controversial of Walter Reuther in his earlier life?
The monopolies he created with Ford Motor Company
Supports communism despite being great labor union leader
His work w/ Socialist party and its presidential candidate
Lack of help to the labor person that worked alongside him
17
What is NOT a motivation or event that Ho Chi Minh initiated/planted?
Gaining independence for Vietnam from the French
Hoping for aid from America because anticolonial rhetorics
Winning the 1954 elections against Ngo Dinh Diem
Fighting in the battle of Dien Bien Phu
18
How did the Military-Industrial Complex come into being?
Outsourcing of making those weapons to the private sector
After WW2, govt -> private companies to make better weapons
After WW2, govt -> big business for demand of military goods
The massive demand for weapons
19
How did the Eisenhower administration respond to the Quemoy Matsu Crisis?
Helped Repub of China defend from the Ppl’s Republ. of China
Persuade the Soviets to send troops to resolve conflict
Provided ships and supplies with less intervention
Helped create a proxy battle against Soviet troops
20
Why was Consumerism all the rage?
Instilled by the propaganda found in mass media
Need to conform to group is most important thing to fit in
The high supply of goods fueled high demand
Capitalism is trendy
21
How did TV affect culture?
It pushed more products for people buy things
It made conforming to the image that was shown more accepted
Nothing, it had no effect
It made blacks out of the mainstream society
22
What influences did Elvis Presley most take to make his music?
Classical
Black rhythms and blues
Gospel music
Jazz
23
What did the GI Bill do socio-economically?
Gave veterans tax credits
Provided money for the soldiers for their service
Provided Free college
All of the above
24
What is the CIA?
The evil organization that commits crimes against humanity
The intelligence branch that gather information the world
Organization that is tasked with protecting the President
Branch of govt tasked to protect the security of the country
25
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Name of the Largest Nuke ever dropped
God of the USSR
The Soviet leader during Eisenhower’s time in office
Tesla's cousin
26
What was John Foster Dulles’s approach to confronting communism?
Use“brinksmanship” to push the Soviets near the edge of war
Taking a moderate role to communism, only interact for trade
Promote democratic values in US; deter people from communism
Securing numerous proxy wars in order to combat communism
27
The Interstate Highway did what?
Built Interstate Highways for the populace
Built a few roads for the military
Nothing, absolutely nothing
Built Interstate Highways for military to quickly respond.
28
What is most notable about Marilyn Monroe?
Her modeling career
Her acting that lead her to be a notable feminine figure
Instilling the “dumb blonde” stereotype in pop culture
The disgust people had for her because she was too “sexy”
29
What is NOT a cause of the Civil Rights movement?
Govt's lack of focus, give more civil rights to black people
Labor unions with black memberships
A growing urban black middle class
Political mobilization of blacks with the Democratic Party
30
Who became leader of the AFL-CIO in December 1955?
Jimmy Hoffa
George Meany
David Beck
Howard Florey
31
Who is Fidel Castro?
Revolutionary that overthrown US backed Dictator@Haiti
Revolutionary that overthrown US backed Dictator@Puerto Rico
Revolutionary that liberated Cuba from US Annexation
Revolutionary that overthrown US backed Dictator in Cuba
32
Why did OPEC come into existence?
To take over the world
To compete against the seven sisters
To better control the oil prices
To protect themselves
33
Nasa was made to do what?
To promote science among the youth
To be the best propaganda machine that America ever had.
To go into space
Prove to world that US isn’t as smart/er than the Soviets
34
What helped alleviate some tensions between America and the Soviet Union?
The space race
The U-2 Crisis
The theory of peaceful coexistence
The open skies proposal
35
This invention attracted many young people in concerns of music
Television
Records and record players
The radio
Jukebox
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What were one of the events or ideologies that was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement?
The ideologies of the Beat Movement
The integration of black and white music in pop culture
The death of Emmett Till
The theory of peaceful coexistence
