Chronology post war Flashcards
1
Q
1941
A
Lend Lease begins
2
Q
1945
A
WW2 ends
3
Q
1947
A
HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) investigate Hollywood 10
4
Q
1948
A
Alger Hiss investigated
5
Q
1949
A
USSR drops an atomic bom
6
Q
1950
A
McCarthy starts claiming there are communists in the government
7
Q
1951
A
The Rosenbergs are put on trial
8
Q
1954
A
McCarthy’s downfall (he accuses the army of being communist)
9
Q
1955
A
Rebel without a Cause is released. James Dean stars.
10
Q
1961
A
JFK becomes president
11
Q
1963
A
Equal Pay Act passed
JFK assassinated
12
Q
1963
A
LBJ becomes president
13
Q
1964
A
Civil Rights Act passed
Economic Opportunity Act passed
Development Act passed
14
Q
1965
A
Voting Rights Act passed
Medicaid and Medicare created
15
Q
1966
A
Model Cities Act passed
16
Q
1968
A
Civil Rights Act passed banning discrimination in housing
