Chap 23-26 Flashcards
During WWII war engulfed nearly the entire glove for 8 years
False
Lend-Lease
Let the US loan weapons instead of selling them to Britain
The US entered the war in
1941
What did the Neutrality Act prohibit?
the sales of arms and ammunitions to nations at war.
FDR ran for a 3rd term.
True
In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans were eager to place Japanese Americans in interment camps
True
Women were not allowed to take part in the war efforts.
False
What sealed the fate of WWII?
the dropping of the atomic bomb
The Marshall Plan was aimed at
restoring Europeans faith in capitalism
The Berlin Airlift was not a success
False
The Korean War
ended in a stalemate
How long did the Chinese Civil War last?
25 years
What popular movies came out due to the nuclear fallout?
Hawaii Five-O and Godzilla
When it came to fallout shelters, the government . . .
recommended people build their own at their own expense and distributed pamphlets with suggested floor plans.
The “Hollywood Ten” were blacklisted in Hollywood even after being found not guilty of having communist ties.
True
On October 4, 1957 . . .
the Soviet Union sent Sputnik into outer space.
The republicans were a huge fan of the New Deal after the war.
False
Truman intervened . . .
when railroad workers went on strike.
A good example of a rags to riches tale during this time would be
Elvis Presley
During the 1950’s per capita consumption
rose.
During this time modern artists formulated a new mode of visual art called
abstract
During the civil rights movement, what forms of media relayed the types of racial violence that was occurring?
Television and Magazines
The Supreme Court overturned the Plessy v. Fergusson in 1947
False
Name 3 examples of TV shows of the time.
The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver & Father Knows Best