| 1940s/50s |
| #1 |
This policy by George Kennan suggested how the U.S. handle communism. |
Containment |
| #2 |
The Truman Doctrine focused on this area of the world, while the Eisenhower Doctrine focused on this part of the world. |
Greece, Turkey; Middle East |
| #3 |
The Dixiecrats were an important part of the 1948 election. Why? |
white supremacists that won some electoral votes |
| #4 |
Which of these places did the CIA not intervene in the 1950s? Iran, Philippines, Guatemala, East Germany |
East Germany |
| #5 |
Eisenhower policies toward Native Americans reflected this infamous 1887 law |
Dawes Severalty Act |
| 1960s |
| #1 |
The purpose of Freedom Summer in 1964 Mississippi |
register black voters |
| #2 |
The three "p's" that led to some of the upheavals of the 1960s |
population bulge, prosperity, protest |
| #3 |
Which of these policies did Kennedy not pursue: tax cut, Trade Expansion Act, flexible response, medicare, New Freedom |
medicare |
| #4 |
The U-2 incident aborted this scheduled event |
Meeting between USSR and U.S. in Paris |
| #5 |
The reason why Kennedy seemed unable to get his legislative programs passed. |
Weak electoral results, opposition in Congress |
| 1960s |
| #1 |
The results of the Cuban Missile Crisis |
Khrushchev out, U.S. not invade Cuba, missiles out of Cuba and Turkey, military buildup of USSR |
| #2 |
As a reaction against the "red scare" of the 1950s, Attorney General Robert Kennedy turned the attention of the FBI to this. |
stopping organized crime |
| #3 |
Reasons for the feminist revival in the 1960s |
Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique, sexism in liberal movements, employment discrimination |
| #4 |
The Nixon Doctrine stated this. |
financial and moral aid to nations fighting communism, but not soldiers |
| #5 |
As a challenger in the 1968 Democratic primary to Lyndon Johnson, Eugene McCarthy's main issue was this. |
The war in Vietnam |
| 1970s |
| #1 |
The cause of the 1973-74 oil embargo |
U.S. support for Israel in 1973 Arab-Israeli War |
| #2 |
The "White House Tapes" revealed this about Nixon and Watergate. |
He knew about the cover-up. |
| #3 |
In his "Malaise" speech, President Carter suggested this. |
The American people lacked faith in themselves and their government |
| #4 |
"One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" describes this event. |
America landing on the moon |
| #5 |
The SALT I agreement specifically did this. |
Limited anti-ballistic missiles of the U.S. and U.S.S.R. |
| Grab Bag!!! |
| #1 |
True or false: The skepticism about authority that emerged in the U.S. in the 1960s was a new phenomena in American History |
False |
| #2 |
Eisenhower's greatest asset as President was what? |
The love and adoration of the U.S. public |
| #3 |
NSC-68 was controversial because it called for this. |
a massive military buildup |
| #4 |
France opposed the involvement of this country in Europe in the early 1960s. |
America!!! |
| #5 |
The Pentagon Papers revealed secrets about this. |
America's secret escalation of the war in Vietnam |
