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In the common suburban family, the father was usually a __________

A

Veteran of WW2

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What was the nickname given to the 50’s?

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Happy days

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This enabled veterans to receive low interest loans for housing or furthering their college education

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G-i bill of rights

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3
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Office or sales jobs were also known as ___________

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White collar jobs

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Roughly 1/3 of the population in the 50’s lived in the _________

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Suburbs

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The most famous suburb was called __________

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Levittown

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Who built Levittown?

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William Levitt

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Where was the first Levittown created?

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Long Island

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Levitt used the idea of the __________ to rapidly build homes and suburbs

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Assembly line

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9
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Life in the suburbs focused on ___________

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Family, community, church, and school

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10
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Housing construction and car production were large contributors to the ___________

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Post war boom

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11
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Even though times were prosperous, families still dealt with large _________

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Debt

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12
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Family life in the 50’s was characterized by a feeling of ____________

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Togetherness

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Why was there a large baby boom in the 50’s?

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Soldiers returning from the war were ready to settle down, get married, and start a family

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14
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Gas during the 50’s was _______

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Cheap

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This act created the highway system we have today, it was the largest project the federal government ever took part in

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Interstate highway act

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16
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Who proposed the interstate highway act?

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Eisenhower

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17
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These were a group of people who challenged conformity in literature and poetry,

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Beatniks

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18
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Who was the most famous beatnik?

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Jack Kerouac

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What was the name of Jack Kerouac’s book that was controversial because of its vulgar language and use of drugs?

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On the Road

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She led the feminist movement in the 50’s and 60’s..

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Betty Frudain

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What was the name of Betty Fruidans book?

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The Feminine Mystique

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22
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People called Rock and a Roll __________

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The devils music

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Who was the most famous rock and roll musician to emerge in this era?

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Elvis Presley

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This was the first satellite to orbit earth; it was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

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Sputnik

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Why did the launch of Sputnik scare Americans?

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It gave the Soviet Union greater potential to launch missiles

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What did congress create in response to Sputnik?

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NASA

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What does NASA stand for?

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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28
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What did congress promote in schools as a result of Sputnik?

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Better math and science programs; going to college

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29
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What year did the US land the first man on the moon?

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1969

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30
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Whose goal was it to get a man on the moon?

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JFK

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31
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Who did Truman defeat in the election of 1948?

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Thomas Dewey

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32
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This was Truman’s attempt to piggy back off of FDR’s new deal programs

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Fair Deal

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33
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Why was Truman’s Fair Deal never successful?

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He ran up against Republicans and Democrats who thought he was biting off more than he could chew

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34
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Truman’s fair deal involved what?

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Health insurance, education, and fair employment standards

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35
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Although Truman’s fair deal never was implemented it ________________ for future legislation

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Laid the groundwork

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36
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What two Fair deal programs got passed by congress?

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  • increasing minimum wage to $0.75

- expanding social security

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37
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Who was the republican president from 1953-1961?

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Eisenhower

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38
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Eisenhower took in the ideal of _______________, he was conservative on money but liberal on people

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Modern republicanism

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39
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What did Eisenhower do about the New Deal programs left from FDR’s and Truman’s presidencies?

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He kept them

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40
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After WW2, there was a renewed struggle for _____________

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Civil rights

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41
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What factors sparked the renewed spirit for civil rights?

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  • The Cold War
  • Poor living conditions in the south
  • Although African Americans benefited economically from the war, they still lagged socially and politically
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42
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Truman tried to issue ___________ legislation but it was never passed by congress

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Civil rights

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43
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What did Truman desegregate in 1948 through executive force?

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Armed forces

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44
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What little black girl wanted to go to school to A white school for its safety and closer distance from her home?

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Linda Brown

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45
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This famous Supreme Court case ended the separate but equal clause established by Plessy v Ferguson

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Brown vs Board of Education

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Who brought forth Brown v Board of Education to the supreme court?

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Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP

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47
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Thurgood Marshall went on to be the first black ___________

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Supreme Court Justice

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48
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9 African American students famously attempted to enroll and attend an all white school in __________

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Little Rock Arkansas

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Governor of Arkansas, __________, called on the national guard to keep the students of little rock from attending

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Orville Faubus

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What did Eisenhower do about the situation in Little Rock?

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He sent paratroopers to escort the students to class

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51
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Who refused to give up her spot on a bus in Montgomery Alabama?

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Rosa Parks

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52
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Rosa Parks sparked a year long ________ of the bus system

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Boycott

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53
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What did the Supreme Court do as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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They ruled to desegregate the busses in Montgomery

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54
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Where did 4 college students famously sit in at a segregated counter?

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Greensborough North Carolina

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55
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What famous civil rights leader emerged from The Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Martin Luther King Jr

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56
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What famous civil rights organization did MLKJ help lead?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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This civil rights organization provided a way for younger people to get involved in the movement

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Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee (SNCC)

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58
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Who was the doctrine of Civil Disobedience modeled after ?

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Henry David Thoreau

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59
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Who did MLKJ model is ideas of non-violent protest after?

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Ghandi

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60
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Because of the baby boom, Levittown was nicknamed __________ and __________

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Fertility Valley and Rabbit Hutch

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61
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William Levitt went on to build two more Levittown’s in ___________ and ____________

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Pennsylvania and New Jersey

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62
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The Levittown’s were ________ communities

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Diverse

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63
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What group was rigidly excluded form Levittown’s?

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African Americans

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64
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Who led the second red scare?

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Joseph McCarthy

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65
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What major factors contributed to postwar prosperity?

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  • demand for consumer goods

- Cold War

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How did the Cold War boost prosperity?

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  • Marshall Plan and other similar programs helped boost export trade
  • the Korean War helped turnover a brief recession
  • national defense spending
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67
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Which areas benefited the most from the postwar boom?

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The sunbelt areas of the south and west

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68
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Which areas struggled the most after the war?

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New England

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69
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Why did the Plains not prosper much?

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Low prices on crops

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70
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Economic growth ________ towards the second half of the 50’s

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Slowed

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71
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Suburban life was dependent on ________

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Cars

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72
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During the 50’s, people ___________ from their extended family

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Grew apart

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73
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An increase in young kids led to a need for ____________ in schools

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Federal aid

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74
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During the 50’s people attending college ____________

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Increased

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75
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What was the name of the first US satellite sent into space?

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The explorer

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76
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Who did Eisenhower appoint as the assistant for science and technology?

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James R Killian

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77
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What Astronaut flew around the globe in 5 hours?

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John Glenn

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This act authorized federal funding of science and foreign language programs in schools and colleges

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National Defense Education Act

79
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Who was the democratic candidate in the election of 1956?

A

Stevenson

80
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Who was the republican candidate in the election of 1956?

A

Eisenhower

81
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Who was JFK’s father?

A

Joseph Kennedy

82
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What did Joseph Kennedy serve as?

A

Ambassador to England

83
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Why was the role of Kennedy’s father controversial?

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His father had agreed to the appeasement of Hitler at Munich

84
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What college did JFK graduate from?

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Harvard

85
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What branch of the military did JFK enter? What war did he fight in?

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Navy, WW2

86
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JFK was the __________ appointed president

A

Youngest

87
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What religion did JFK practice?

A

Catholicism

88
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Who was the wife of JFK?

A

Jacqueline Kennedy

89
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The nationally televised debates vs ________ helped Kennedy win the election

A

Nixon

90
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How did JFK win the votes of African Americans?

A

He had is brother attempt to get MLKJ out of jail

91
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Who served as VP under JFK?

A

Lyndon B Johnson

92
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Kennedy’s __________ was composed of things he wanted to focus on during his presidency

A

New Frontier

93
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What did JFK’s New Frontier deal with?

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Education, health care, and civil rights

94
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What did JFK increase the minimum wage to?

A

$1.25

95
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Why did JFK have trouble passing some of his new frontier programs?

A

He was unable to break the conservative wing of congress (northern republicans and southern democrats)

96
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In 1963, Kennedy proposes a $13.5 billion __________ bill

A

Tax reduction

97
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JFK funded projects to create ______

A

Jobs

98
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Where did most of JFK’s spending to to?

A

Space program

99
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What mission landed a man on the moon?

A

Apollo mission

100
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JFK was ____ to move on civil rights

A

Slow

101
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Why was JFK slow to move on civil rights?

A

He wanted to keep the votes of the southern democrats

102
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Eventually, what opened up the eyes of JFK to increase his fight for civil rights?

A

The violence in Birmingham

103
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JFK made high level African American __________ in government jobs

A

Appointments

104
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JFK created the ________ which allowed high schoolers to volunteer two years after graduation in a developing country

A

Peace corpse

105
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Where was JFK visiting when he was assassinated?

A

Dallas Texas

106
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Who was the gunman who shot JFK?

A

Lee Harvey Oswald

107
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This was issued by chief justice Earl aware and said that Oswald was the sole culprit in the assassination of Kennedy

A

Warren Report

108
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What was JFK’s top priority from the moment he entered office?

A

Foreign policy

109
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Why was JFK critical of Eisenhower?

A

He decreased defense spending

110
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JFK wanted to move the US away from the old policy of _________

A

Massive retaliation

111
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Who was JFK’s appointed Secretary of Defense?

A

Robert McNamara

112
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What did Kennedy and McNamara use to diversify the ways the US responded to crises around the world?

A

Flexible Response

113
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The new Flexible Response involved creating the __________

A

The Green Berets

114
Q

The US had previously had a good relationship with the Cuban government led by _________

A

Batista

115
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Who overthrew the Batista regime in Cuba?

A

Fidel Castro

116
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Who did Castro get aid from?

A

Soviets

117
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Castro declared he would turn Cuba into a ___________ government

A

Communist

118
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Who was the Soviet leader at the time?

A

Nikita Khrushchev

119
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How long did it take for the US to take action after the announced alliance of the Soviets and Cuba?

A

Not very long

120
Q

This was a failed CIA mission to topple the Castro regime

A

The bay of pigs

121
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The Bay of Pugs operation was meant to start an uprising of ________ to take down the government.

A

Locals

122
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Why did Khrushchev create a wall in berlin?

A

To stop the flow of talent and brains to the west

123
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Who was president when the Berlin Wall fell?

A

George Bush

124
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In October of 1962, a U2 spy plane took pictures of ______________ in Cuba

A

Missile sites

125
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At first, what did Khrushchev say about the sites?

A

He denied them publically

126
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What did JFK and his advisors decide to do about the missile situation in Cuba?

A

Quarantine them

127
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A _________ was put in place from Russian to DC so leaders could contact each other in time of crises

A

Hotline

128
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What were the conditions for Khrushchev to take the missiles out of Cuba?

A
  • US must never invade Cuba

- US must agree to remove missiles from turkey

129
Q

Vietnam was a _______ colony

A

French

130
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JFK used his flexible response to send __________ advisors to Vietnam to aid and train them

A

Advisors

131
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The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), encouraged citizens to test the new law to desegregate buses. These bus rides became known as ________

A

Freedom rides

132
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What was the most hate filled segregated city in the United States?

A

Birmingham

133
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What did MLKJ nickname Birmingham because of the inequality and violence?

A

Bombingham

134
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Who was the racist Police Chief of Birmingham?

A

Eugene Bull Conner

135
Q

In kings famous ___________________, he promised to make civil rights a national ordeal

A

Letters from Birmingham jail

136
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Who led the March on Washington?

A

MLKJ

137
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What was the march on Washington in protest of?

A

Unfair employment and discrimination

138
Q

The March on Washington commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the _____________

A

Emancipation Proclamation

139
Q

In front of what monument did King give his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech?

A

Lincoln Memorial

140
Q

Lyndon B Johnson used his ___________ to get the votes he needed

A

Johnson treatment

141
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LJB was more __________ thank JFK

A

Persistent

142
Q

Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

A

Lyndon B Johnson

143
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What did the Civil Rights Act do?

A
  • Made segregation illegal

- Created an Equal Opportunity Employment Commission

144
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Who ran for the democrats in 1964?

A

Lyndon B Johnson

145
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What did LBJ campaign for in 1964?

A

Civil Rights and to fight the war on poverty

146
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Who did LBJ run against in the election of 1964?

A

Barry Goldwater

147
Q

This act banned literacy tests and provided for federal registrars to help African Americans vote

A

Voting Rights act of 1965

148
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This was LBJ’s social pieced of legislation aimed at fighting the war on poverty; included programs for basic necessities

A

The great society

149
Q

This program allowed kids to go to preschool

A

Headstart

150
Q

These were the health insurance programs passed by LBJ’s administration

A

Medicare and Medicaid

151
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What new department did LBJ add to the cabinet?

A

US department of Housing and Urban Development

152
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This program issued by Johnson provided job training for high school dropouts

A

Job corpse

153
Q

Federal spending _______ during LBJ’s presidency

A

Increased

154
Q

What happened to Johnson’s great society as the war escalated?

A

Massive budget cuts were made to fund Vietnam

155
Q

The counter culture movement of the 60’s challenged _________

A

Conformity

156
Q

What Mexican American leader created the National Farm Workers Association?

A

Cesar Chavez.

157
Q

This was a militant style Civil Rights group that came into prominence in 60’s

A

The Black Panthers

158
Q

Who led the Black Panthers?

A

Huey Newton, Bobby Seale

159
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Who took over the SNCC and turned it into a more militant style group?

A

Stockely Charmichale

160
Q

What was the title of Kennedy’s published book of speeches?

A

The strategy of peace

161
Q

JFK and Khrushchev tried to work out the Berlin crises in ______

A

Vienna

162
Q

This program offered economic aid for Latin American countries

A

Alliance for progress

163
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Who was the leader of Southern Vietnam

A

Nao Dinh Diem

164
Q

Who led communist vietnam?

A

Ho Chi Minh

165
Q

What was the communist military also called?

A

Viet Con

166
Q

Who was appointed JFK’s Attorney General?

A

Robbert Kennedy

167
Q

Who led the Supreme Courts change from its conservatory ways?

A

Earl Warren

168
Q

Who did JFK appoint to the Supreme Court giving them a liberal advantage?

A

Arthur Goldberg

169
Q

This Supreme Court decision said that if you cannot get a lawyer one will be appointed to you

A

Gideon vs wainwright

170
Q

This Supreme Court decision ruled that you could not be interrogated without defense council present

A

Escobedo vs Illinois

171
Q

This Supreme Court decision ruled that you have to be read your rights at the time of arrest

A

Miranda vs Arizona

172
Q

Supreme Court case that ruled that Tennessee had to redistribute their legislative seats to give citizens equal representation

A

Baker v Carr

173
Q

This Supreme Court case banned school prayer

A

Engel vs Vitale

174
Q

North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked what American ship in the Golf of Tonkin?

A

The Maddox

175
Q

What other ship did the US sent of Vietnam as a result of the attack on the Maddox?

A

C. turner Joy

176
Q

What did Johnson do about the Golf of Tonkin affair?

A

He ordered air strikes in N.V

177
Q

What did a Johnson ask congress as a result of the Golf of Tonkin affair?

A

Authority to take all war measures necessary

178
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What was the political result of the Golf of Tonkin Affair?

A

It began the downfall of LBJ

179
Q

This was the site of a Vietcong attack on an American base that took nine lives

A

Pleiku

180
Q

LBJ used Pleiku as an excuse to do what?

A

Order bombardment of N.V targets

181
Q

In 1965, what did LBJ authorize for the war?

A

American combat troops

182
Q

Who was the American General in Vietnam?

A

William Westmoreland

183
Q

The first student rebellion happened at _________

A

UC Berkely

184
Q

Who led the free speech movement at Berkley?

A

Mario Savio

185
Q

This was a radical student group that wanted to get rid of poverty, racism, and violence

A

Students for a democratic society

186
Q

This was a Vietcong attack on the south that greatly stirred public opinion away from the war

A

Tet offensive

187
Q

Was the US and S.V successful in stopping the tet offensive?

A

Yes

188
Q

The tet offensive was the __________ of Vietnam

A

Turning point

189
Q

This democratic Minnesotan senator challenged LBJ for his nomination

A

Eugene McCarthey

190
Q

Senator of NY, __________ also fought for the democratic nomination in the election of 1968

A

Robert Kennedy

191
Q

Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?

A

Sirham, Sirham

192
Q

Who entered the presidential race from a third party?

A

George C Wallis

193
Q

Who did George C Wallis run for?

A

American Independent Party

194
Q

Who was George Wallis?

A

Racist governor of Alabama

195
Q

Who won the election of 1968?

A

Nixon

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