tp8 (1945-1980)

Question 1

yalta conference 1945

Answer 1

stalin agreed to join the war against the japanese. germany split into 4 zones each controlled by either USSR, USA, france and UK. berlin divided between 4 occupying powers

Question 2

potsdam conference 1945

Answer 2

Germany would be occupied by the Americans, British, French and Soviets

Question 3

cold war 1945-1991

Answer 3

rivalry between US and SU bc of communism

Question 4

truman doctrine 1947

Answer 4

protect dem countries from communism

Question 5

marshall plan 1948

Answer 5

proposed that US provide assistance to Europe

Question 6

NATO 1949

Answer 6

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, US

Question 7

warsaw pact 1955

Answer 7

Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania

Question 8

NSC-68

Answer 8

Truman to support a massive build-up of both conventional and nuclear arms

Question 9

HUAC 1938

Answer 9

investigate domestic communism

Question 9

korean war 1950-1953

Answer 9

NK wanted SK to be communist, Truman assisted SK

Question 10

federal employee loyalty program 1947

Answer 10

investigate communism in federal employees

Question 10

2nd red scare 1940’s-1950’s

Answer 10

communist activity on the rise; hollywood actors and mccarythism (early 1950’s)

Question 11

schenck vs. us

Answer 11

defendant did not have a 1st Amendment right to express freedom of speech against draft during WW1

Question 12

yates vs. us

Answer 12

stating that “organize” meant to form an organization, not to take action on behalf of an organization (communism)

Question 13

sra 1944

Answer 13

helped veterans get education/financial help

Question 14

taft-harley act

Answer 14

significantly reduced the power of unions in business by preventing unions from performing protestss

Question 15

baby boom

Answer 15

1946-1964

Question 16

federal housing admin

Answer 16

provided mortgages to ppl at low interest rates

Question 17

sun belt

Answer 17

after 1945, ppl began moving to ca, fl, etc.

Question 18

sclc 1957

Answer 18

encourage nonviolent protests against racism

Question 19

eisenhower doctrine 1957

Answer 19

gave us permission to involve in the middle east

Question 20

nidh 1956

Answer 20

construction of 42,500 miles of roads

Question 21

operation wetback 1954

Answer 21

eisenhower rounded up undocumented mex immigrants

Question 22

bay of pigs invasion 1961

Answer 22

kennedy unsuccessfully tried to overthrow castro regime in cuba

Question 23

vietnam war 1945-1975

Answer 23

communist NV against SV

Question 24

war powers act 1973

Answer 24

required pres to contact congress 48 hrs before deploying militia