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what was dwight d. eisenhower’s position during ww2?

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supreme commander of the allied forces and oversaw d-day invasion

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what controversy did richard nixon have to address during the campaign? how was the issue resolved?

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he had received money from an unidentified source so he hosted a televised public speech

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what 2 states were admitted to the union during eisenhower’s term?

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alaska and hawaii

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what was the problem with the road system and how did eisenhower solve it? what eisenhower’s inspiration?

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the road system was underdeveloped and the audubon inspired him

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what did the kefauver committee investigate?

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organized crime in labor unions

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what did the kefauver committee investigate?

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organized crime in labor unions

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what did the kefauver committee investigate?

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organized crime in labor unions

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what did the kefauver committee investigate?

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organized crime in labor unions

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what raised questions about whether eisenhower would be able to run for a second term?

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a major heart attack in 1955

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explain the plessy vs. ferguson supreme court ruling:

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the supreme court decision that said separate but equal facilities were acceptable

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why did african americans challenge the separate but equal doctrine?

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they were rarely equal

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what did the brown vs. board of education decision say about separate but equal?

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that it was unconstitutional and had no place in educational

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how did the southern school districts react to the brown decision?

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with resistance

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what did the governor of arkansas do in 1957 to prevent the integration of central high school in little rock?

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he called the national guard

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what groups were formed in many cities to resist racial integration?

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the white citizens council

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what black woman’s actions began the montgomery, alabama, bus boycott? what were her actions?

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rosa park and she didn’t move from her seat

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how did the bus boycott end?

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supreme court declared segregation in city bus systems were unconstitutional

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what was the main issue that the federal civil right laws of 1957 and 1960 addressed?

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voting

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what caused racial segregation in northern schools?

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they weren’t allowed to live in the same neighborhoods (blacks and whites)

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who became the leader of the soviet union after joseph stalin?

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nikita khrushchev

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what proposal did president eisenhower make at the 1955 geneva summit?

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exchange military blue prints and allow surveillance

21
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what was the kitchen debate?

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nixon and khrushchev debated about different philosophies of life

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what incident disrupted the 1960 summit meeting in paris?

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the soviet union shot down an american spy plane

23
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people in what european country attempted to revolt against soviet domination in 1956?

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hungary

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what middle eastern country was the focus of a conflict in 1956 regarding the suez canal?

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egypt

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into what middle eastern country did the U.S. send troops in 1958?

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lebanon

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who seized power in cuba in 1959 with cautious support from the united states?

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fidel castro

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who was the communist leader that declared a new government in north vietnam in 1945?

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ho chi minh

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what the dividing line between north and south vietnam?

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17th parallel

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what russian accomplishment punctured american pride on october 4, 1957?

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sputnik, the soviet union’s first artificial satellite into orbit

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why do you think this was a cause for concern in the united states?

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russia could attach a nuclear weapon on the satellite and hit the united states

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what passenger did sputnik II have on board?

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a live dog named laika

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when did the united states launch its first successful satellite?

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january 31, 1958

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what 2 other accomplishments in space did the soviet union achieve by 1961?

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lunik hit the moon and the soviets became the first to send a man in space

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what new government agency assumed control of the american space program from the military?

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NASA (national aeronautics and space administration)

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what does ICBM stand for?

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iner-continental ballistic missiles

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what 2 missile capabilities did the united states and the U.S.S.R. try to achieve?

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ICBM and first strike ability and capability to respond quickly to an attacking country

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what was NORAD?

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north american air defense, a radar system that kept watch for incoming missiles over the north pole

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what area of american life received increased federal funding in response to the space race?

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education, math, science, and foreign languages

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what industry is a good indicator of the economy’s strength?

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home construction

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what areas of the country saw especially large population increases in the 1950’s?

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south and southwest

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how did church membership change during the 1950’s?

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it was rising

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what phrases were added to the official U.S. vocab in 1954 and 1956?

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“under God” and “in God we trust”

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what 3 important motion pictures released in the 1950’s were set in biblical times?

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the robe, the ten commandments, ben-hur

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what communication device came to be in almost every american home in 1950’s?

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television

45
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what music became popular with american youth?

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rock and roll

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economic prosperity during the 1950s led to widespread what?

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materialism

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what were some ironies related to the increase in church membership during the 1950s?

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people did it to blend in with society, it wasn’t the same as the increase of discipleship

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what the was the direction of the teenage subculture?

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rebelling against the standards of the adult generation

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