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GCSE USA Booklet 3 Flashcards

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1
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What policy did JFK announce in 1960 to improve the lives of ordinary Americans?

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Great Society

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What was the name of the plan set up in 1947 to help European countries rebuild after WW2?

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Marshall Plan

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3
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Which race riots took place in 1965 and 1967?

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Watts riot and Detroit riots

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4
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Who had 170 hit singles from the 1950s?

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Elvis Presley

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5
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What does the CORE stand for?

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Congress of Racial Equality

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What did the House Committee of Un-American Activities do?

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Investigated communist sympathisers in the government, education and film industry

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Where did Martin Luther King organise a march to encourage blacks to register to vote in 1965?

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Selma

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8
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What % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

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65%

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9
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During the 1950s, what percentage of the world’s goods did the USA produce?

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50%

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10
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What does the SNCC stand for?

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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

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How did President Eisenhower solve the problem in Little Rock?

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Sent in state troopers to protect the students for 6 weeks.

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12
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How many US soldiers were there by 1950?

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600,000

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13
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Which famous boxer joined the Nation of Islam?

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Cassius Clay/ Muhammed Ali

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Who was the anti-Communist director of the FBI in the 1950s?

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J. Edgar Hoover

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Which act of government from 1964 wanted to replace inner-city slums?

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The Development Act

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16
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By how much was the US standard of living higher than people in Britain?

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Three times

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17
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What was the act of government from 1965 which banned literacy tests?

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Voting Rights Act

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18
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How many blacks and whites were involved in the March on Washington in 1963?

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200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites

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19
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How much money did the GI Bill of Rights set aside to help veteran soldiers with education and medical expenses etc.?

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$13 billion

20
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What organisation did Betty Friedan set up in 1966?

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National Organisation for Women (NOW)

21
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What did the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Topeka Act introduce?

A

Segregated schools had to allow black children in ‘with all deliberate speed’

22
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How many new homes were built in 1965?

A

240,000

23
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During the 1950s what happened to the USA’s GNP?

A

It doubled

24
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What was Malcolm Little better known as?

A

Malcolm X

25
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What common effect did the Berlin Blockade, Korean War and China becoming communist have on the USA?

A

Made them scared of communism

26
Q

What did the Supreme Court make available to unmarried couples for the first time in 1972?

A

Contraception

27
Q

Which black woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955?

A

Rosa Parks

28
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What % of households had a TV by 1958?

A

83.20%

29
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Which group had 2000 members and were effectively a private, black army?

A

Black Panthers

30
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Who was the famous spy who served in Truman’s government?

A

Alger Hiss

31
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How many cities had desegregated lunch counters following the Greenboro sit-ins?

A

126

32
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What did the Roe vs Wade case allow and when was this?

A

Abortion, 1973

33
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Name a teenage rebel

A

Marlon Brando and James Dean

34
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How much did President Johnson spend on education?

A

$1.5 billion

35
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How many Hollywood actors were on the blacklist for being communist sympathisers?

A

150

36
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What was the name of the town in Arkansas which failed to allow 9 black students to attend?

A

Little Rock

37
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What was the name of the senator who started the 1950s Red Scare?

A

Joe McCarthy

38
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What group did the civil rights movement help set up in the Montgomery bus boycotts?

A

Montgomery Improvements Association

39
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What percentages of blacks were registered to vote in Mississippi in the 1950s?

A

5%

40
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Who headed the Nation of Islam?

A

Elijah Muhammad

41
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What was the post-war generation known as in the USA?

A

The baby-boomers

42
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Which president signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?

A

President Johnson

43
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What was the famous anti-Communist slogan in the 1950s?

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There’s a Red under every bed.

44
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Which two organisations provided medical care for over-65s?

A

Medicare and Medicaid

45
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What does the SCLC stand for?

A

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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