Divided Union: 1945-1959 Flashcards
1
Q
Establishment of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)
A
(Established in 1938) but permanent standing in 1945
2
Q
The Hollywood Ten
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October 1947
3
Q
The Alger Hiss Case
A
August 1948
4
Q
The Rosenberg Case
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18th July 1950
Executed on 19th June 1953
5
Q
The McCarran Act
A
22nd September 1950
6
Q
McCarthy investigates the US Army
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September 1953
7
Q
Brown vs the board of Education of Topeka
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17th May 1954
8
Q
Communist Control Act signed by Eisenhower
A
24th August 1954
9
Q
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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1st December 1955
10
Q
Rosa Parks Arrested
A
1st December 1955
11
Q
Rosa Parks Trial
A
5th December 1955
12
Q
Boycott ends
A
21st December 1956
13
Q
Little Rock High School
A
September 1957
14
Q
First Civil Rights Act
A
1957
15
Q
Within-state travel desegregated
A
1955
