Key Information Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
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When was the Truman Doctrine announced?
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March 1947
2
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When was the Berlin Crisis?
A
1948 - 1949
3
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When did Truman say that any gov. employee can be removed on ‘reasonable grounds’
A
March 1947
4
Q
When was HUAC set up
A
1938
5
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When did HUAC begin public hearings
A
1947
6
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When were Hollywood workers called in to be questioned
A
October 1947
7
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When did Alger Hiss go to trial
A
1949
8
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When was Alger Hiss convicted
A
January 1950
9
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When were the Rosenberg’s Executed
A
19 June 1953
10
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When was the McCarran Internal Security Act passed
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August 1950
11
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When was the McCarran Act strengthened
A
1952
12
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When did McCarthy get condemned
A
2 December 1954
13
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When did McCarthy Die and of what?
A
1957 due to alcoholism
14
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
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1955-1956
15
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When was Brown vs. Board
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1954
16
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How long was the first Civil Rights act since the Fed. Government acted on civil rights
A
82
17
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When and how long was Elanor Roosevelt the first lady
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1933-1962
29 years
18
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When was NOW set up
A
1966
19
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When did Betty Friedan become the first president of NOW
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1967
20
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When did the Women’s Lib movement go to the Ms America Beauty contest
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1968
21
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When was abortion made legal
A
22nd January 1973
22
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When was the limit for ERA to be ratified
A
1982
23
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When was the first meeting for the SDS held
A
1960
24
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When did the protests in Berkeley begin
A
1964
25
When did the students in Berkeley have sit-ins in the administration building
2 December 1964
26
When did the USA join the Vietnam war
1965
27
When were the first sit ins
1 February 1960
28
When were the freedom rides
1961
29
When was the Anniston Fire Bombing
14 May 961
30
When was the Meredith Case
May 1961 = rejected place
June 1962 = Supreme Court Order
31
When were the Birmingham Peace Marches
3 April 1963
32
When was the March on Washington?
28 August 1963
100 years after slavery
33
When were the Freedom Summers
1964
34
When were the Freedom Summer murders
21 June 1964
35
When was the first Selma March
7 March 1965
36
When was the actual Selma March
15 March 1965
37
When was the 2nd civil rights act
1964
38
When was the Voting Rights Act
1965
39
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
AA must attend segregated facilites including schools, restaurants, libraries, cinemas
40
When was Emmett Till murdered?
Summer 1955
41
How many passengers in Montgomery were African American?
70%
42
How many African Americans boycotted the Montgomery buses?
90%
43
How was the MBB maintained?
- Churches provided money to buy shoes (walking much more)
- Car sharing
44
Significance of the MBB
Very successful in Montgomery
- first come first serve
Only applicable to Montgomery
Seen as a catalyst for more change
45
When was the first civil rights act in the course passed?
1957
46
Why was the 1957 Civil Rights act not passed originally in 1956?
Leading Dixiecrat filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes
47
Significance of 1957 Civil Rights Act
Little immediate impact
Important first step
- first time in 82 years that the
federal government acted to
improve civil rights
48
When did the events at Little Rock take place?
1957
49
How many students were enrolled to start in Little Rock?
9
50
How many Federal Troops were sent to Little Rock to protect the AA students
1,200
51
How long after term started could the Little Rock Nine go to school
3 weeks
52
What % of Little Rock citizens were against the integration
72%
53
Why was Little Rock forced to reopen the school and let the AA students in, in 1959
Brown Vs. Board
54
Significance of Little Rock
- The President needed to directly
intervene
- Supreme Court decisions were
being enforced
- Federal Government could
successfully overrule state
governments
- More awareness of the violence
down south
55
What tactic was used during the sit-ins to prevent them from becoming too overcrowded?
'Jail not bail'
56
What Civil Rights groups were involved in the 1960 sit-ins
NAACP
CORE
SCLC
57
Which group originally started the 1960 sit-ins
4 AA students from North Carolina college
58
Significance of the 1960 sit-ins
- Very Successful
- Many businesses suffered huge
losses
- By the end of the year 120 towns
and cities in the south had
desegregated lunch counters
- Much more visible
59
How long after the ruling of desegregated state transport did the Freedom Rides take place?
4 years
60
How many Freedom Rides took place overall?
60+
61
How many freedom riders were sent to jail in Jackson Mississippi alone?
300+
62
What brought an end to the freedom rides?
Integrated bus facilities
63
How many Federal Troops were sent to Mississippi to help Meredith join University?
2,000+
64
By how many federal Troops was Meredith guarded by for the year in university until he graduated?
300
65
Significance of the Meredith Case?
The President was willing to take direct action to enforce the Supreme Court rulings
66
What was MLK's way of protesting
Non-violent Direct action
67
Why was MLK so popular?
- Well Educated
- Well-spoken
- Non-violence
- Worked with all races
- Showed respect for the US system
68
How many children were arrested during the Birmingham Peace Marches?
1,000
69
What did Chief 'Bull' Connor set on the Birmingham Protestors?
Police Dogs
High pressure fire hoses
70
What was the impact of the Birmingham Marches?
- A negotiator was sent to figure out an agreement but the Governor of Alabama
- This stirred up violence - bombings of AA houses
71
Between 1947 - 1951 how many government workers got investigated
3 Million
72
How many gov. workers were fired or forced to resign after being investigated?
3,000
73
How many extra police were brought in for the March on Washington 1963?
1,000
74
How many National Guard were on Standby for the March on Washington 1963?
2,000
75
How many people marched as part of the March on Washington 1963?
250,000
White and Black
76
Importance / Significance of the March on Washington 1963
- Showed huge support for Civil
Rights
- Brought lots of publicity
- size of march
- celebrities (Bob Dylan)
- Put further pressure on politicians
- Fixed MLK as leader of the civil
rights protests
77
How many AA were registered to vote in Mississippi in 1964
>7%
78
How many AA were successfully registered to vote by the end of the freedom summers?
1,600
79
How many AA tried to register to vote after the Freedom Summers?
17,000
80
Why was Selma one reason the Civil Rights movement started to break apart?
Many protestors wanted to directly confront the police and began to question the non-violent approach
81
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 say
- Segregation + Discrimination was
banned
- Voter registration test had to be fair
and the same for all
82
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 say?
- Set up 1 fair national testing for
voter registration
- Own voting qualifications were
banned
- unless approved by fed. gov.
- Federal Examiners to supervise registration
83
Percentages of eligible AA registered to vote in Alabama and Mississippi 1964 /1968
Alabama
1964 - 19.3%
1968 - 61.3%
Mississippi
1964 - 6.7%
1968 - 67.5%
84
Reason for the Growth of Black Power
- AA were frustrated with the slow
progress made
- Anger about lack of employment
and worsening conditions in
ghettos
- AA were encouraged to be proud of
their race, culture and heritage
85
At what event was black power first properly introduced
1968 Olympics
86
What were some points in the Black Panthers 10-point plan?
- Freedom to run own black community
- Full employment
- Decent housing
- End to police brutality
87
What schemes did the black panthers introduce?
- Medical clinics for free healthcare
- Breakfast clubs before school
- Free Shoes
- Classes on Black History
88
When did the Race riots start?
July 1964
89
How many major riots were there?
329
90
How many people were killed in the race riots?
200+
91
How many California National Guard were enforced during the largest race riot
14,000
92
How many people were part of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement
14,000
Around of half the Berkeley students
93
Why were there so many anti-Vietnam war protests?
- American Tax payers were funding the war
- The draft system was unfair
- those who didn't go to
university were drafted
- poor whites and mainly
African Americans
94
How many anti-war protests were there overall
100
95
What was the campaign called which made abortion legal?
Roe vs. Wade
96
When was abortion ruled legal?
22 Jan 1973
97
Who opposed the Women's Movement?
Phyllis Schlafly
98
How many states ratified for the ERA
35 of the required 38 states
99
Which type of Woman did the Woman's Lib movement think could only be fully liberated?
Lesbians
100
What did the Women's Lib organise during th 1968 Miss America Contest?
A protest
- held boards
- gave out leaflets
-Threw away products which felt
showed that society only valued
women for their looks
- eg. bras
101
What was the job of the 'White House Plumbers?'
To prevent leaks of private information
102
When were CREEP arrested for breaking into the Democrats headquarters?
17 June 1972
103
When did Nixon finally release the tapes to the Committee?
October 1973
104
When did Nixon release all of the tapes without cut out parts?
April 1974
105
What was wrong with the tapes released in October?
Many sections were cut out with up to 20 minutes missing
106
What was the public shocked by once all of the full tapes were heard
Nixon used lots of crude and rude language which was indicated through 'expletive deleted'
107
What did President Ford do in 1976 as he took over as president
he pardoned Nixon
108
What were some of the new laws introduced after the Watergate scandal?
1973 - all committee meetings had to be open to the public
1974 - limit on campaign spending
