Modern History Dates Flashcards
When did the USA successfully test the atomic bomb?
16th July 1945
When did communists in Greece tried to take over the government?
1946
What happened throughout 1947 - 1948?
The remaining countries under Soviet influence in Eastern Europe became communist
By 1950…
… all the countries of Eastern Europe had communist governments and most had become satellite states of the Soviet Union
When was the Truman Doctrine created?
March 1947
(helped any country resisting takeover from communists)
What was the Truman Doctrine backed up with?
The Marshall Plan
(millions of dollars of aid to countries suffering from WW2)
When was the Berlin Crisis?
1948-1949
When did the Soviet Union successfully test its own atomic bomb?
1949
When were Federal Loyalty Boards created?
March 1947
Between 1947 and 1951…
… around 3 million government workers were investigated and up to 3,000 were either fired or forced to resign because they were considered to be a security risk
(no evidence of actual spying was found)
When was HUAC set up?
1938
When did HUAC start public hearings?
In the climate of 1947
When was the Hollywood 10?
October 1947
Hollywood 10: HUAC called…
… 41 writers, producers and directors for questioning about communism in Hollywood.
They named 19 people as communists and 10 were jailed for 1 year for contempt and were blacklisted
When was the Alger Hiss trial and when was he sentenced?
Went to trial in 1949 and in January 1950, Hiss was sentenced to 5 years in prison for lying to the court
When was the Rosenberg Case?
March 1951: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg denied all charges of spying at their trial
Evidence was weak but they were found guilty and sentenced to death - executed on 19th June 1953.
When did Congress pass the McCarren Internal Security Act and what did it do?
August 1950 - made all communist organisations register with the government
When was the McCarren Act strengthened and what did it do?
1952
- communists weren’t allowed US passports
- weren’t allowed to work in certain jobs
- In an emergency, anyone suspected of ‘subversion’ could be put in a detention camp without trial
What in 1953 showed that McCarthy’s actions were popular with the majority of the American public?
Opinion polls in 1953
When were the Army-McCarthy hearings?
1954
What broadcasted on 9th March?
Ed Murrow’s ‘See It Now’ episode on McCarthy, using footage of McCarthy’s speeches and actions to criticise him
When was McCarthy formally condemned by the Senate?
On 2nd December 1954, the Senate formally condemned Joseph McCarthy for ‘improper conduct’ by 67 to 22
When was Plessy vs Ferguson?
1896
When was Brown vs Topeka?
1954
When was Emmett Till’s death?
1955
When was Browder vs Gayle?
1956
When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
1955
When was Rosa Park’s Trial?
5th December 1955 - the day of the boycott
What were the buses like on the 1st day of the boycott?
Nearly empty: approximately 70% of all bus passengers were African American, and around 90% of African Americans didn’t use the buses that day
CRs activists had found a useful method that could bring about change
When was the MIA set up?
On the evening of the 5th December, a group set up the Montgomery Improvement Association, with MLK as chairman
After the bus company not meeting the MIA’s demands, the boycott continued for…
381 days
Causing serious financial harm to the bus company
When was MLK’s house bombed?
30th January
When was the CRs Act and what did it do?
1957
- investigated how African Americans were prevented from voting in different places
- allowed federal courts to prosecute states who tried to prevent people from voting
When was Little Rock?
1957
