UNIT 8 LEQ Flashcards
set up with rep. pressure investigated the background of more than 3 million federal employees. thousands resigned or lost their jobs
Loyalty review board
illegal to teach or advocate for a gov’t overthrow or belong to an organization that supports such
prosecutions under the Smith act
made it unlawful to support a totalitation gov’t restricted employment and travel of those in a communism organization created detention camps for subserves
McCarran Internal Security Act
established in 1939 to seek out Nazis but switch to communist post war
HUAC
Alger Hiss denied he was a communist and gave docs to chamber (communist) he was convicted and sent to prison
Hiss Case
Americans were convinced spies gave the soviets plants for their atomic bombs. Civil rights groups blamed anti-communist hysteria for this “atrocity”
Rosenberg Case
Rep, senator from WI, used this hysteria to advance his political career
McCarthy
push for progressive measures like an increase in minimum wage, national health insurance, etc
Employment Act
Helped more than 2 million and 5 million more receive other job training, leads to a post war boom
GI Bill
reacting to FDR’s long tenure congress place official limits to presidential terms in 1951
22nd amendment
Checked the power of unions by outlawing closed shops (union requirement), states could pass “right to work laws”, outlawed secondary boycotts, and have the president the power to invoke a 80 day cooling off period before a strike endangering safety could be called
Taft-Harley Act
Urged congress to adopt an ambitious reform program to provide national health insurance, federal education aid, civil rights legislation, funds for public housing, etc
The Fair Deal
program for farmers to reduce production and increase income
Soil Bank
called for aid to education, federal healthcare support, urban renewal, and civil rights
JFK’s new frontier
Tariff reductions with the new European economic community of western European nations
Tariff Expansion Act
the latter helped consumer spending and jobs, which fostered economic growth
Great Society
101 members of Congress sign this condemning the court for “clear abuse of judicial power”
Southern Manifesto
A team of NAACP lawyers led by marshall argued that segregation of black children in public schools was a violation of 14th amend.. court agreed and overturned brown v board of edu case
Brown Decision
Organized minister for the cause (civil rights)
SCLC
to promote voting rights and ending segregation
SNCC
Rosa Parks was an active member of the NAACP refused to give up her seat for a white passenger and was arrested
Mont. Bus Boycott
court ordered desegregation of Arkansas schools judge Orval faubus ordered the state’s national guard to prevent the little rock 9 from entering little Rock Central hs
Little Rock
