Social Science Review

The brutal attack by police against peaceful demonstrators in Selma, Alabama became know as

To prevent Communist revolutions in other countries, Eisenhower used covert operations ran by

The group that advocated for true participatory democracy were known as the

Detente was achieved all these ways EXCEPT:

This attempt by the US to remove Castro was an embarrassment to America.

Social Security Act→ a program where US tried to help Latin American countries overcome poverty

Who emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union 3 years after the death of Joseph Stalin?

In 1946-64, 78.3 million babies were born in the US, a result of

The political, social, and cultural conflicts of the 1960s reached a climax in

Community Action Program→ founded by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act by empowering the poor

Under which administration did the military transition to an all-volunteer force?

Who did Lyndon B. Johnson chose as his VP in 1968?

After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream media began to

Which of the following were programs in the Great Society?

President Johnson's program to end poverty.

Who said the USSR would continue to expand unless we prevented the takeover of small countries?

Bombing of the _ Trail was controversial because it affected neutral countries such as Cambodia

Lyndon B. Johnson began building his Great Society programs with what as their forefront?

What agency established under Kennedy helped bring about the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

President Roosevelt's "four freedoms" included all of the following EXCEPT

Turning point in the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese troops & Vietcong waged an offensive attack

what percentage did the nation's income per capita grow between 1945 and 1960?

J. Edgar Hoover's Counter Intelligence Program was NOT known for

Franklin D. Roosevelt's legislative agenda was known as the

Nixon admin. enganged in converting operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

MLK went to Memphis Tennesse on April 4, 1968, where he was

To counter enemy tactics in Vietnam, American troops embarked on missions known as

Sen. Joseph McCarthy was from

What did Roosevelt refuse to tackle?

Kennedy's VP and successor Lyndon B. Johnson was from which southern state?

On April 17, 1961, armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at

The US entered the Vietnam War for all these reasons EXCEPT:

What group urged African Americans to arm themselves and confront white society?

Voters supported Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 election because of their

Black Pride expressed itself in all of the following ways EXCEPT

In 1957 __________ reached a high (a record that still stands today)

Which New Deal program was aimed at providing stability for the elderly?

Who invented the first credit card?

Who wrote The Other American?

Nixon's policy of Vietnamization of the war in Vietnam called for

The vast majority of new home construction in the 1950s was found in

Rachel Caron's book that helped lead to the creation of the EPA.

Due to the Bracero program, the country witnessed a increase of immigrants from

Stonewall Riots 1969→riots in NY by homosexuals,marked the beginning of the gay rights movement

Young men are required to serve in military. Used when there is a shortage of voluntary troops

Nixon’s plan for the gradual withdrawal of US forces as South Vietnamese took over fighting

The top-secret Pentagon papers were leaked and published by the

SNCC activists formed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party which focused on

Betty Friedan's book that provided a voice to women that felt unfulfilled by working at home

The policy of keeping communism within its existing borders

The decision by __ to bomb Ho Chi Minh Trail led to protests at college campuses across the US

John F. Kennedy and his family are

Who was the author of The Feminine Mystique (1963)?

Idea that if a nation falls to communism its neighbors will also fall under communist control.

The_______ scandal caused President ________ to resign before he could be impeached.

Who released the pentagon papers to The New York Times?

The extent of the black urban crisis gained national attention in August 1965 during the

The launch of this led to the creation of NASA.

The _________________ said that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy alone.

Which program did Lyndon B. Johnson's administration NOT create?

Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser throughout his administration was

Nixon's New Federalism largely dismantled

Militant African American leader who MOST challenged MLK Jr.'s goal of peaceful integration was

Policy that gives special consideration to women &minorities to make up for past discrimination

Which writer convinced Lyndon B Johnson to launch his war on poverty?

What did Kennedy propose to improve relations between the US and Latin America?

Who was accused of killing Kennedy that had previously spent time in the Soviet Union?

Operation Rolling Thunder was

This event brought the US and USSR close to nuclear war in October of 1962

the Beatnik -> group of writers/artists in the 1950/60s who were critical of American society

What 1973 Supreme Court ruling changed the abortion laws significantly?

ROTC → people at the local level; average voters, not professional politicians

He did not seek reelection because he was too unpopular because of the Vietnam War.

African American men and women allowed their natural hair grown long in a style known as the

Roman Catholic Priests Daniel and Philip Berrigan served time in prison for

What was detente?

Classified gov't documents about US involvement in Vietnam that were leaked to the press in '71

What typically triggered riots in cities throughout the country in the 1960s?

The first official combat troops in Vietnam were under the US military Commander General

On November 22, 1963 __ was assassinated and __ was sworn in as President of the United States.

Nixon used this as a reason to withhold tapes during the Watergate scandal.

To help the poor, Johnson created the _____which had programs such as Medicaid & Head Start

All of the following gov contracts for war materials contrib. to eco. during WW2 EXCEPT

After the Civil Rights Act(1964) the black civil rights movement's focus in the south became to

Who was the youngest president? → Kennedy (43)

Compared to earlier campaigns the 1960 election made new use of

Protesters and police clashed outside of the Democratic National Convention in 1968 held in

Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to