The 1950s Flashcards
(23 cards)
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22nd amendment
passed as a reaction to FDR’s 4 terms as president
limits president to 2 terms
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Brown v Board of Education
year- 1954 sup. court case
results in the desegregation of elementary schools
separate is not equal
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Dien Bien Phu
the site of the French losing to the Viet minh
resulted in division of Vietnam (north and south)
communist influence in north; American influence in south
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McCarran Internal Security Act
Law that required communist organizations to register with the govt.
-groups considered subversive would be investigated
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Sputnik
Soviet Artificial satellite first in space to orbit earth
started the space races
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NASA
National Aeronautics Space Administration
non military space program
contains scientists, laboratories, researchers
part of the space race
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Interstate Highway Act
set of $25 billion trust to create a federal highways
system promoted by Eisenhower for military and security purposes
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
1958- response to Rosa Parks arrest
Af. Ams would boycott public transit for over a year
-bankrupted the company
resulted in the desegregation of the busing system
Fidel Castro
leads a rebellion and overthrows military govt of Cuba
adopts a communist style of leadership
Rosa Parks
becomes an icon of the civil rights movement after she refuses to move for a white man on a bus and gets arrested
Dwight D. Eisenhower
elected pres in 1952 and 56
a republican
Douglas MacArthur
commander of US and UN forces in Korea
got fired for trying to expand the war
Elvis Presley
king of rock and roll
one of 1st mainstream r and r music
controversial because mixed black and white and gyrated too much
Jonas Salk
Polio vaccine creator
saves millions of lives
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
American couple executed after charged with espionage- giving info to the Soviets
Joseph McCarthy
A republican senator from Wisconsin who claimed to have a list of communists working in the state department
would set off fear of communism and used his power to investigate subversive people and organizations
-eventually discredited
Short Answer: Understand the significance of the polio vaccine and how it impacted the US and the world
Polio is an infectious disease
vaccination decreases incidences of polio by 99%
stopped epidemic spread word wide
Short Answer: Describe what suburbs are and why people would move there
suburban- residential areas on the outside of cities;
people move there cause they can afford housing;
improved rail and road systems allow them to move
Short Answer: Understand how television impacted Americans’ lives
w/in 1950s over 1/2 of Americans own a television
know as the golden age of television because of increased in # of stations, types of broadcasts, and how many people it reaches
Short Answer: When did Alaska and Hawaii become states
1950s
Medium Answer (5 sent): know: what the Cold War was, when it occurred some notable events what caused it
-took place in mid 1940s to early 90s;
-period of tension between the Soviet Union and U.S.
plays out militarily, economically, and technologically
-caused by fundamental diff of capitalism and communism ; us is concerned with Capitalism–free ownership, etc, Soviet wanted communism- public ownership, and controls production amount and prices
notable events-
-Korean War- North and South Korea fight after north crosses 38th parallel…ended with armistice
-Space Race began when soviet u. sent sputnik (1st artificial orbiting satellite) Oct 1957; re-enters atmosphere in1958 where burned up
Essay: Describe in detail why it happened, when it happened (dates) who was involved the result
Civil Rights Movement:
1965-1968, was a movement in the US for Af. Americans to end discrimination and segregation
-Triggered by Rosa Park’s arrest
-began in 1965 was by boycott that was supposed to be one day but, turned into 1 year
—riders carpooled, walked, used bikes, rode horses, etc.
—damaged bus company’s financing
—Court ruled Alabama’s racial seg. laws for buses unconstitutional
Essay: Describe in detail why it happened, when it happened (dates) who was involved the result
Korean War:
June 1950- July 1953
-Planned to reunify north and South Korea but…
-North Korean (communist) army crossed 38th parallel
-South Korea (capitalist) led by Douglas MacArthur, the US and UN retaliate due to worry of communism spreading
-Victory at Inchon allowed US to recapture Seoul
-UN troops drive N. Korea back to 38th
-China comes to help N.Korea b/c afraid the UN wouldn’t stop at the Yalu River (border b/t N.K. and China)
–China defeats US army pushing fight back to 38th parallel
-MacArthur removed from command by Truman after trying to expand war and sending ultimatum to destroy cease-fire efforts
-rest of war consisted of little territory change
Armistice calling for cease-fire and demilitarized zone at 38th parallel was established
casualties unknown- estimate US lost 54,000 and Koreans combined 5 million
