Final Exam Flashcards
Wat was the Levittown?
It gave veterans affordable housing and created the modern suburbs.
The Dixiecrats (state rights) and Progressives argued that?
U.S. Was picking a fight with USSR and Truman was covering up problems at home by focusing on foreign policy.
The Dixiecrats opposed what?
Civil rights and federal interference in state matters.
Things looked bad for Truman, as _______ was heavy favorite.
Dewey
Truman went on wild “_______ ________” campaign trail with the _______ _______, which was a continuation of FDR New Deal.
Truman went on the wild whistle stop campaign trail with the Fair Deal.
The Second Red Scare was a _______ _________
Hunt for subversives.
Truman responded to GOP with the Executive Order 9835 which authorized the general to?
Make up a list of disloyal organization.
What did the Foreign Policy divide?
The Cold War divides Europe between Western and Soviet spheres of influence. East is Communist West is anti-Communist.
It supports people’s efforts to have free governments.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
What is the policy of the Truman Doctrine?
It is the Containment of Communism where it already exists.
USSR responds with the _______ _______ and starts the Cold War.
Berlin blockade
HST responds with the ______ ______
Berlin Airlift 1948-49
NATO formed in ________
1949.
What year does the USSR develop the A-Bomb?
1949
In 1950 North Korea invades who?
South Korea
The domestic policy was a decade of general affluence BUT?
Internationally a time of nuclear stand off with the USSR
What did the GI Bill do?
It helped returning veterans go to school or get job training
What was the Federal Highway Act of 1956?
It was the Revolution in Highway transportation by massive road building
What was the Consumerism?
It taught Americans to buy credit. It was known as the credit card revolution.
The Baby Boom refers to the high birth rate between ______ and ______
1945 and 1960
During the paradox women’s roles became?
More firmly established however 1/3 of women worked.
What Rock and Roll singer take the youth by storm?
Elvis
The Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954 reserved ________ vs __________ on issue of what?
The Plessy vs. Fergueson case was an issue on separate but equal
The Plessy vs Ferguson case was countered by the _________ _________. This led to forced de-segregation of schools with a major confrontation at Little Rock, Ar
Southern Manifesto
What two main events happened during the 1930?
The worldwide depression and the rise of totalitarian governments.
What caused the Great Depression?(name a few)
1) An unequal distribution of wealth
2) The rich over-speculated in the stock market and brought stocks on margin.
3) The working classes had decreased buying power as unemployment grew.
4) Weak industries continued to overproduce goods that the working class could not buy.
5) Oligopolies controlled prices and kept them high
6) European markets were still recovering from WWI, when the NY stock exchange dropped, the euro markets followed.
7) When the stock market began correcting, panic selling caused more selling and the market collapsed.
How did the Great Depression affected people in the 1930?
1) unemployment
2) Home and farm fore closure
3) Greater losses to minorities and women in employment opportunities
4) Rise of Communist in Labor Unions
5) A basic distrust of the American people for their government and corporations.
How did President Hover respond to the Great Depression?
Hoover did not feel that it was the place of the federal government to interfere in the lives of the people
What were Hoover beliefs about the federal government and U.S. Citizens?
Hoover believed that family, charity, volunteerism and state government should handle the depression troubles.
What was the New Deal?
The New Deal stressed federal government as well as corporate action.
The radio was used to communicate with the people in ______ _______ that told them that all would be well.
Fireside chat
What is the CCC agency?
Men were employed in forestry work.
What was the NRA agency?
Supported business setting prices but also protected the jobs of workers
What was the TVA agency?
Project to develop the Tennessee River Valley for hydroelectric power.
What was the WPA agency?
Public works building projects.
What was the social security act?
A federal tax that would provide a safety valve against homelessness and starvation.
The new deal agenda made Roosevelt and the Democrats widely popular and cause what as a result?
Many African Americans to become democrats
While FDR policies helped some they did not help all and he was criticized by ________ and __________
Liberals and conservatives
What did the conservatives say about FDR policies?
They said that he was leading the nation down the road to socialism and building up the federal government to dangerous levels.
What did the Liberals say about the FDR policies?
Liberals said that his reforms were too little and work too slowly.
Leaders rose up in _______, _________, and __________ that led most nations to imperialism and totalitarianism.
Japan, Italy, and Germany
What is totalitarianism?
It is the governments desire to exercise total control over all aspects of society.
Who were the leaders that rose up in Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Germany-Hitler
Italy- Mussolini
Japan- Tojo
What was the GI Bill of Rights?
It helped servicemen get an education.
What was the Levittown?
It gave veterans affordable housing and created the modern suburbs.
What is the second red scare?
Hunt for subversives
Define McCarthysim?
Synonymous with paranoia but has recently been defended
What is the foreign policy?
Cold War divides Europe between western and Soviet spheres of influence. East is communist and west is anti-communist.
What was the Truman doctrine?
Supports people efforts to have free governments.
What was the Truman doctrine policy?
The policy is containment of communism where it already exists.
