Exam 3

Question 1

Truman Doctrine

Answer 1

Who: Harry Truman
What: Wanted to stop communism by all means necessary
When: 1947
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Plan to stop the spread of communism. Turkey and Greece were the first to benefit from this policy

Question 2

Korean War

Answer 2

Who: China, North Korea, and UN
What: Police action appeared by UN
When: 1950-53
Where: Korean Peninsula
Why: Military involvement by the US and its allies to stop communist aggression when communist North Korea invaded South Korea

Question 3

I Love Lucy

Answer 3

Who: Lucy
What: Family oriented series
When: 1950s
Where: Hollywood
Why: Showed impact of television and more tolerance in society (Interracial Marriage, Not traditional house wife, and Female Main Character)

Question 4

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 4

Who: Rosa Parks
What: Refusal to ride Public Bus Transportation
When: 1955
Where: Montgomery, AL
Why: Ended segregation in public busses and rose Martin Luther King Jr. As the leader of the civil rights movement

Question 5

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 5

Who: LBJ
What: Law which prohibits discrimination on voting because of race or color
When: 1965
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: This law allowed for an increase number of African Americans to register to vote in the Jim-Crow south.

Question 6

Tonkin Incident/Resolution

Answer 6

Who: LBJ/Congress
What: Authorization by congress to allow the President to fight in Vietnam while not declaring it
When: 1964
Where: Washington D.C.
Why: Gave President LBJ the means to escalate the Vietnam conflict without any restrictions

Question 7

Cuban Missle Crisis

Answer 7

Who: Soviet Union and Cuba to United States
What: 14 Day Confrontation
When:1962
Where: Washington D.C.
Why:Point where Cold War escalated

Question 8

March on DC

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