1945-1975 Political

Question 1

what limited trumans fair deal promise of lower taxes, social security and civil rights?

Answer 1

congressional opposition

Question 2

how many members did the US communist party have in 1945?

Answer 2

80k

Question 3

what was the house committee of un-american activities (HCUA)?

Answer 3

investigate communist involvement in gov, film, education etc

Question 4

who was the drunk senator who went on a witch hunt for communists in the gov?

Answer 4

joseph mccarthy (reds under the beds speech 1950)

Question 5

what was the eventual outcome for mccarthy?

Answer 5

drunk bully with nothing to back up accusations

he had created anti communist hysteria though

Question 6

what happened when mccarthy accused the military of being communist?

Answer 6

battered by military lawyers, denounced 1954

Question 7

who kept files on 1m communist suspects?

Answer 7

J edgar hoover (fbi)

Question 8

who were executed for being communist spies?

Answer 8

julius and ethel rosenberg

Question 9

summarise ikes presidency 53-60?

Answer 9

republican, conservative, nixon VP, small gov, little for civil rights

Question 10

what was jfk’s new frontier?

Answer 10

tried to tackle poor and civil rights

• unemployment benefit extended
• more aid to poor areas
• increased social security
• however, civil rights bill stuck in congress

Question 11

what was lbj’s great society and list 3 parts of it?

Answer 11

continued jfk’s work

• economic opportunity act 1964
• medicare/medicaid for over 65s
• development act 1964 to replace inner city slums

Question 12

what caused a dems crisis in 1968?

Answer 12

lbj said he wouldnt run again
3 candidates- Robert kennedy (killed 68), eugene mccarthy, hubert humprey
chicago convention ended in violence
hh nominated

Question 13

give 5 difficulties faced by nixon between 1969-74?

Answer 13

• radical feminist/youth movements
• vietnam protests
• dems control of congress
• inflation/1971-74 recession
• racial tensions post mlk

Question 14

who was the first catholic president?

Answer 14

jfk

Question 15

whats a demagogue and whos the best example of one?

Answer 15

a populist politician who uses emotive language to whip up the feelings of the audience

joseph mccarthy

Question 16

summarise ike’s presidential approach?

Answer 16

small gov
conservative
moderate

Question 17

what was the only notable thing ike did for civil rights?

Answer 17

supported the SC in desegregating southern schools

Question 18

who ran alongside jfk in 1960 and why?

Answer 18

lbj

balance ticket/appeal to south

Question 19

when was mlk’s march on washington?

Answer 19

28th august 1963

Question 20

what was the name of the black student who wasn’t allowed in mississippi state uni in 1962?

Answer 20

james meridith

Question 21

when was the civil rights act passed?

Answer 21

1964

Question 22

when did johnson offer a peace agreement to north vietnam?

Answer 22

1968

Question 23

what caused the dems to lose the solid south?

Answer 23

jfk’s radicalness/ the 1964 civil rights bill- they felt betrayed by lbj

Question 24

what gave the 1968 victory to the reps?

Answer 24

wallace running as an independent- split southern vote (he stood for racism, Humphrey didnt)

Question 25

who were nixons plumbers?

Answer 25

secret white house intelligence unit under Liddy and Hunt

Question 26

outline the watergate scandal?

Answer 26

plumbers raided Dems watergate hq
totally denied all (CRP), but this made it worse as investigations started
resignations happened all over nixons administration
tape recordings?
VP agnew resigned 1973 for tax evasion
july 1974- impeachment articles begin in house of reps
9th august 1974- nixon resigns

Question 27

what did nixon do to deal with domestic problems?

Answer 27

• reformed tax system
• rise in social security
• froze wages

Question 28

who leaked the pentagon papers?

Answer 28

daniel ellsberg