Chapter 19 Review Cold War Politics

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Chapter 19 ReviewCold War Politics
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• What did President Truman do to respond to the
  label of being soft on communism?
• Federal Employee Loyalty Program in 1947

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• What was the name given to the use of
  intimidation and unfounded accusations in the
  name of fighting communism?
• McCarthyism

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• In 1946 many Republicans were elected to office
  because of their opposition to what group of
  government programs?
• The New Deal

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• Who was the Democratic candidate for president in
  1960?
• John F. Kennedy

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• Truman faced a battle in his own party during
  his bid for reelection over what domestic issue?
• Civil Rights

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• In 1946, there was growing resentment towards
  what political party because of postwar
  shortages?
• Democratic party

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• During what era were a lot of Americans attracted
  to communism?
• Great Depression Era

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• What was the name of Trumans famous campaign
  trip in 1948
• Whistle-stop tour

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• Name a domestic accomplishment of Eisenhowers
  time in office.
• Extended Social Security Increased Unemployment
  Compensation ? the Min. Wage ? Funding for
  low-income housing Highway Act of 1956

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• How did many workers and unions fight the
  diminishing purchasing power of wages following
  WWII?
• Strikes, increased demands

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• During the 1960 presidential campaign, what was
  televised for the first time?
• Debates between Kennedy and Nixon

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• Who first explored the issue of Communist
  influence in the New Deal and continued its
  search for communism in the U.S. after WWII?
• House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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• In a bizarre twist to the Alger Hiss case, where
  did investigators find new evidence to rekindle
  their case against him?
• Whittaker Chambers Pumpkin Patch

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• What Republican candidate did Truman defeat in
  the 1948 Presidential Election?
• Thomas Dewey

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• Who was convicted and executed for selling atomic
  secrets to the Soviets during the 1950s?
• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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• What was the name of the legislation that sought
  to ban closed shops and wanted to allow
  right-to-work laws?
• Taft-Hartley Bill

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• Fighting in this conflict left Truman with less
  money to fund his Fair Deal programs
• The Korean War

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• In a politically savvy move, who did Dwight
  Eisenhower choose as his running mate in the 1952
  election that helped him keep the conservative
  vote?
• Richard Nixon

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• Who was the Senator from Wisconsin who rose to
  power by accusing government officials of
  Communist leanings w/o any credible evidence?
• Joseph McCarthy

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• In 1950, Congress wanted stronger anti-Communist
  laws and got them with the passage of what act?
• The McCarran Act

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• Of those people who watched the Nixon/Kennedy
  debate on TV, who was most likely to be declared
  the winner?
• John F. Kennedy

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• Name one success of Trumans Fair Deal.
• Social Security extended to more people Min.
  wage ? The Housing Act of 1949

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• What was the name given to the Southern Democrats
  that broke from the Democratic party to form the
  States Rights Party?
• Dixiecrats

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• When people were branded as Communists it often
  kept them from holding jobs, what was the name of
  this practice?
• Blacklisting

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• Who became the perfect target for HUAC because of
  the influential positions he formerly held in the
  U.S. Government?
• Alger Hiss

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• How did Truman react to the passage of the
  Taft-Hartley Bill through Congress?
• Vetoed it called it a slave labor bill

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• What event helped increase Americans fear of
  communism during the cold war?
• Development of Soviet weapons

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• Eisenhower relied on group efforts within his
  cabinet to make decisions, what is this method
  called?
• Consensus decision making

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• What resulted after Truman lifted the WWII
  limits on prices?
• Inflation rose to 25, P?