Period 8: 1945-1980 Flashcards
1
Q
Kennan containment
A
1946
prevent spread of communism
2
Q
Employment Act
A
1946
goal to have full employment
3
Q
Atomic Energy Act
A
1946
establish Atomic Energy Commission
develop better bombs
4
Q
President’s commission on Civil Rights
A
1946
advocate rights
5
Q
Philippines get independence
A
1946
6
Q
The Marhsall Plan
A
1947
economic aid to Europe after WWII
7
Q
Taft Harley Act
A
1947
80 cooling period not to strike
labor leaders must sign Non-Communist oath
8
Q
Truman Doctrine
A
1947
financial commitment to nations fighting Communism
9
Q
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
A
1947
anti-communistic oaths
10
Q
National Security Act
A
1947
created CIA
11
Q
Jackie Robinson
A
1947 breaks color barrier
12
Q
Election of 1848
A
Truman defeats Dewey and Thurman (DixiCrat)
13
Q
Truman desegregates armed forces
A
1948
14
Q
Berlin Blockade
A
1948
Berlin Airlift
15
Q
Alger Hiss Case
A
1948
convicted of purgery
16
Q
Nuremberg Trials
A
1948
17
Q
NATO
A
formed 1949
18
Q
Russia’s first atomic bomb
A
1949
19
Q
Department of Defence
A
created 1949
20
Q
West and East Germany
A
created 1949
21
Q
Fair Deal
A
1949
most don’t pass
Housing Act (construction increases)
minimum wage increases
22
Q
Korean War
A
begins 1950
enter because of containment
23
Q
Denis v US
A
1950
upheld Smith Act under “clear and present danger clause”
24
Q
US-Japanese Treaty
A
1950
bases in Japan
25
ANZUS
1950
Australia, New Zealand, US ally
26
MacArthur fired by Truman
1950
invades China
27
Election of 1952
Eisenhower (Will end war) defeats Stevenson
28
Krushchev
1953 in control of Russia
29
McCarthy hearings
1954
brought down Joseph McCarthy
30
Brown v Board of Education
1954
overturns Plessy v Ferguson
31
SEATO
1954
alliance Turkey, US, Iraq, Iran
32
Geneva Conference
1954
reduction of nuclear weapons, divide Vietnam along 17th parallel
33
Mao bombs Taiwan
1954
Eisenhower threatens to send troops in and A-bomb
34
China bombs Taiwan
1954
Eisenhower sends in troops
China backs off
35
Montgomery bus boycott
begins 1955
Rosa Parks
36
Warsaw Pact
1955
USSR and Eastern European allies unite to counter NATO
37
Election of 1956
Eisenhower re-elected
ended Korean "War" and balanced budget
38
Suez Crisis
1956
Egyptian President nationalizes canal
39
Beat Generation
begins 1956
40
Interstate Highway Act
1956
building federal roads
movement into rural area
creation of suburbs
41
Eisenhower Doctrine
1957
extends to Truman Doctrine to Middle East
help fight Commies
42
Domino Theory
1957
if one country fell to Communism, it would undermine another that one would fall, producing a domino effect
43
Baby Boom
peaks 1957
44
Civil Rights Act of 1957
1957
create permanent civil rights commission
supervise voting
45
Little Rock 9
1957
school desegregation
46
Sputnik
1957
launched by Russians
first successful launch
space race
47
National Defense Education Act
1957
funding to math, science, and language programs
48
NASA
formed 1958
49
Cuban Revolution
1959
Castro invades
50
Labor Reform Act
1959
protects employees
51
Alaska and Hawaii
admitted as states 1959
52
Greensboro sit-ins
1960
53
Civil Rights Act of 1960
1960
federal government registers black voters
54
Election of 1960
Kennedy (Dem) defeats Nixon (Rep)
1st TV debate
55
National Liberation Front
formed 1960
Viet Cong formed
56
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1961
attempt to overthrow Castro
fails
57
Trade Embargo on Cuba
1961
58
Alliance for Progress
1961
build up Third World nations to the point where they could manage their own affairs
59
Berlin Wall
built 1961
stop crossing
60
Peace Corps
1961
encouraged US citizens to help third world countries
61
OPEC
1961
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
oil trade
joined together to protect themselves
62
Cuban Missle Crisis
1962
USSR sends missiles to Cuba
US removes missiles from Turkey and USSR from Cuba
63
Baker v Carr
1962
end of gerrymandering - manipulating voting districts
64
Engel v Vitale
1962
prayer in public schools were banned on violation of first Amendment
65
Students for a Democratic Society
1962
SDS
condemned anti-Democratic tendencies of large corporations, racism, and poverty
66
Kennedy assassination
1963
Oswald
Johnson becomes president
67
Test Ban Treaty
1963
no testing in atmosphere or ocean
US, USSR, Britain
68
March on Washington
1963
MLK I Have a Dream Speech
69
The Feminine Mystique
1963
Betty Ferdan
70
24th Amendment
1964
outlaws poll tax
71
Vietnam War
US enters 1964
Tonkin Gulf
1 bullet fired at US ship causes war
72
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1964
Johnson can police Vietnam
73
War Powers Act
1964
restrained president's ability to commit troops overseas
74
Economic Opportunity Act
1964
Job Core for youth training
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
Office of Economic Opportunity - establish Equal Opportunity Laws
75
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964
public accommodations could not be segregated and that nobody could be denied access to public accommodation on the basis of race
76
Great Society
1964
Platform for LBJ's campaign
stressed 5 P's: Peace, Prosperity, anti-Poverty, Prudence, and Progress
77
Medicare and Medicaid
1965
aid to elderly
78
Higher Education Act
1965
Federal scholarships
79
Detroit Race riots
1965
army sent in
80
Voting Rights Act
1965
allowed for supervisors to register Blacks to vote in places where they had not been allowed to vote before
81
Department of Housing and Urban Development
established 1966
82
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
1966
promote car safety requirement
83
Miranda v Arizona
1966
the accused must be read his/her rights
84
National Organization for Women
1966
NOW
advocate equal rights
85
25th Amendment
1967
Allowed VP who becomes Pres to pick a new VP
86
Election of 1968
RFK shot - Nixon elected
87
Nixon's "New Federalism"
1968
returning power to the states
88
Civil Rights Act of 1968
1968
attempted to provide Blacks with equal opportunity housing
89
Vietnamization
begins 1969
slow withdrawal of troops from Vietnam
90
Nixon Doctrine
1969
reducing number of troops abroad by helping nations economicaly and militarily
91
Armstrong
1969 walks on the moon
92
Kent State
1970
protest war
troops sent in
4 die
93
Reed v Reed
1971
outlaw sexual discrimination
94
Desegregation/busing
1971
kids bused to black/white schools
95
New EConomic Policy
1971
wage and price controls to curb inflation
96
Election of 1972
Nixon re-elected
97
Nixon visits Red China and Russia
1972
eases tensions
98
SALT1
1972
Nuclear arms limitation agreement
99
Watergate Scandal
1972
burglarizing and wiretapping the national headquarters of the Democratic Party
investigation lead by Baker
100
Equal Rights Amendment
1972
ERA
proposed the 27th Amendment, calling for equal rights for both sexes
101
Treaty of Paris
1973
ends Vietnam war
troops withdrawn
Vietnam temp. divided again
102
Gideon v Wainwright
1973
court decided that state and local courts must provide counsel for defendants in felony cases
103
Roe v Wade
1973
restricting abortion is unconstitutional
104
Nixon resigns
1974
Ford pardons Nixon
105
Vietnam becomes communist
1974
106
US ship Mayaquez attacked by Cambodia
1975
crew rescued
107
South Vietnam becomes communist
1975
108
Election of 1976
Carter defeats Ford
109
US gives up rights to Panama Canal
1977
110
Department of Energy
created 1979
111
Department of Education
created 1979
112
Fuel shortage
1979
113
Camp David Accords
1979
Peace between Israel and Egypt
114
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
1979
SALT II
with Russia
removed after Russia attacked Afghanistan
115
Three Mile Island
1979
power plant failure emits in Pennsylvania
