US History Ch 35-36 midterm review

Which of these did the CIA NOT DO in the 1950s?

When Stalin tried to cut off the democratic West Berlin, the allies (Americans) responded with

JFK sent Federal Marshalls and soliders to help James Merdith and integrate?

Cold War relations were at a low point when JFK became President due to

Truman did not run again in 1952 due to

JFK attemped to improve the status of women in the US with

A business model where locations are individualy owned yet the same products are available is called a ?

In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan argued that women in the 1950s were

This communist leader was victorious in the Chinese Civil War

Which of the following did the US not face following WWII?

JFK would increase the possibility of winning the space race by?

The March on Washington was held to?

The three major components of the New Frontier were?

Who wrote the Beat Generation classic On the Road.

An organization of young people who participated in sit-ins, marches and other protests

In 1963 the CIA approved the assassination of which leader?

To combat communism Truman began

JFK had enough and sent a Civil Rights Bill to Congress after watching the violence from?

All were effects of the Soviet A bomb test except

After the USSR launched the first satelite in 1957, then US pushed Science and Tech at Universities through which law?

John F Kennedy asked Americans to be pioneers in his?

McCarthyism damaged and suppressed the

The law that created the NSA & CIA was called

The program that provided financial aid to Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism

Which is not a provision of the McCarren Act

The Truman Doctine attempted to contain communism by offering US to

The USSR established this in response to NATO in 1955

The "Candy Bomber" was associated with which Cold War event

After the corrupt leader Jiang Jieshi loses the Chinese Civil War, he flees to

Which was a signal that Americans were not pleased in 1946?

In 1952, Richard Nixon saved his political career in what became known as

According to the Warren Commission who killed President JFK?

President Eisenhower warned the nation of the

Robert Kennedy held what key position in JFK's administration?

The Truman Doctrine was part of George Kennan's Cold War policy of

Which of the following was not a JFK program or policy?

Who was the world leader that first used the term "iron curtain" in a speech in Missouri

Which President first commited aid to France in its' fight with Ho Chi Minh in Indo China?

What did Americans fear after WWII?

What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?

The Korean war began in June of 1950 when

Nixon used his popularity in the Hiss case to become

The GI Bill allowed WWII vets to

The Kennedy Administration first active steps to assist the Civil Rights Movement occured when ?

According to the Supreme Court the doctrine of "Seperate but equal" was overturned in what case?

The US did all of the following in the Reconstruction of Japan EXCEPT

All contributed to the end of the Korean War EXCEPT

In 1948 Democrats & Republicans disagreed on?

What two politicans were engaged in the "Kitchen Debate"?

What called for an enormous increase in military spending to expand the during the Cold War

In his enemies from within speech, McCarthy claimed

The law that created the NSA & CIA was called

The Federal Housing Authority contributed to white flight by?

What of the following did IKE fail to accomplish?

The Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress focused on?

A failure of the early years of the United Nations included:

The US was known as the "Affluent Society" during the 1950's. What does the word affluent mean?

McCarthy's reign of terror ended when he

This seperates the two nations of North & South Korea

All were passed parts of Truman's Fair Deal except?

Which of these best describes Eisenhower's political ideology?

What anti-communist law was passed in 1950?

Another effect of the Cold War was the emphasis on

Which of these WAS NOT an element of rebellion during the 1950s?

The Republican 1952 formula for victory- K1 C2 meant?

One large corporation owning other corporations in multiple industries was known as a

What was JFK's position in South Vietnam?

During the 1950's Americans migrated to the

Alger Hiss a former state department offical was convicted of?

After WWII Stalin's greatest concern was

Truman creates this during the Cold War to investigate federal employees

What communist dictator came to power in a revolution in Cuba in 1959?

Who took control of Iran after Operation Ajax in 1953?

How did IKE respond to Great Britain, France and Israel attacking Egypt after nationalizing the Suez Canal?

JFK was assassinated while riding in a convertible in what city?

Which of the following was not decided at the YALTA Conference?

Dr. Martin Luther King answered critics and justified the movement in what writing?

Betty Freidan referred to limited women's jobs as the ?

Which of these was the most notable characteristic of society during the 1950s?

This international military alliance pitted the democratic west (US) against the communist east

In the Checkers Speech, Nixon was the first politician to clear his name using

This incident precipitated the issuing of the Eisenhower Doctrine

Which politican was most associated with 1950's brinksmanship?

Which of the following was issued at the Potsdam Conference?

To enforce the Supreme Court's decision to integrate public schools, Eisenhower sent troops to

What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?

What was the name of the Chicago teen murdered in Mississippi in 1955?

Truman fired him for insubordination during the Korean War when he wants to go to "total war"

How did conservative Republicans in Congress react to JFK's New Frontier Proposals ?

President Truman could be described as

What issue forced the divison within the democratic party in 1948?

Name IKE's commercial catch phrase 1952?

Which was one of the key items decided at Yalta?

The largest generation by population are

The literary movement that challenged literary traditions and norms in the 1950s was called

Who brought mass production techniques to home construction?

How did America react to news that the USSR was the first to put a man in space in 1961?

Since Congress would not pass his legislation Truman called them the

In which nation did an anti-Soviet uprising occur in 1956 that was brutally put down with no assisstance from the US?