Unit 4 US History

The Taft-Hartley bill of 1947

All of the above

Strom Thurmond’s Dixiecrats:

Threatened to splinter off from the Democratic Party because they viewed it as too pro-black

What was the goal of Truman’s mostly failed domestic policy - the Fair Deal?

An extension of FDR’s New Deal to include Civil Rights, Education$ & Public Helathcare Insurance

The informal coalition called the ‘Old Guard’ blocked civil rights reform and expansion of the New Deal between

Conservative Norther Republicans and Southern Democrats

What event first led critics to charge Harry Truman with being soft on communism?

The “Loss of China” or communist victory in the Chinese Civil War after WWII

On thing today’s defenders of Joseph McCarthy tend to leave out is that:

For the most part, he didn’t really know who the Soviet spies in America actually were

Which of the following was NOT true about the Red Scare?

While the Mostion Picture Alliance and FBI went after leftist, they hypocritically embraced right-wing

What parts of our modern economy grew out of Cold War spending?

All of the above

What is true of America’s highways

The interstates were similar to the German Autobahn that Eisenhower had seen in WWII

What presented legal and political challenges for African Americans in the 1950s?

All of the above

Which was part of Kennedy’s New Frontier?

Groundwork (but not final passage) of the Civil Rights Act

One area where Kennedy made progress, though it’s not always enforced to this day, is on:

The Equal Pay Act (for women)

He was the godfather of the conservative revival, the first Republican to win significant electoral votes in the old

None of the Above

Lyndon Johnson:

Signed the most significant civil rights legeslation since the Civil War, making it illegal to discriminate

He’s (at least one reason) why you wear a seatbelt, won’t get fired just before your pension kicks in, buy food with

Ralph Nader

George Wallace:

All of the above

What is true of the 1960s counterculture?

It was infiltrated by the government in the form of an operation called COINTELPRO

The 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago was important because:

It symbolized the party’s disorganization and disagreement over the Vietnam War

How did World War II spark the modern Civil Rights mnovement

All of the above

Who was most directly influenced by Gandhi and Thoreau

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Loving v. Virginia:

Legalized inter-racial marriage across the U.S

Malcolm X:

All of the above

What, according to our text, was true of the Great Society’s war on poverty and racism?

It allowed a significant African-American middle class to emerge in America for the first time.

What complled the US to get involved in Vietnam during the 1950s and early 1960s?

The US favored NSC-68’s recommendation to stop communism anywhere over the Atlantic Ocean

What was President Eisenhower’s goal in response to the 1954 Geneva Convention

To maintain capitalism (or at least the absence of communism) in South Vietnam

How did President Johnson react to rival candidate Barry Goldwater's campaign posture of ramping up military action?

He positioned himself as the saner alternative but then allowed a relatively small-scale naval skirmish

What describes the United States’ military strategy in Vietnam?

Arial bombardment in the North, while trying to clear South Vietnam of communism.

From the Video, how was the campaign in the la Drung vall typical of the ground war in South Vietnam?

They went in mainly to kill communist, not to gain and hold territory, and the Pentagon spun the battle

What was true of the 1968 Tet Offensive?

All of the above

What is one way that President Nixon altered Lyndon Johnson’s strategy in the Vietnam War?

• Vietnamization: Nixon began withdrawing U.S. troops and trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat, reversing Johnson’s large-scale U.S. troop deployment.

• Expanded Bombing: Nixon secretly bombed Cambodia and Laos to disrupt enemy supply lines, while Johnson had limited bombing mostly to North Vietnam.

• Secret Diplomacy: Nixon used back-channel negotiations with North Vietnam and opened relations with China, unlike Johnson’s more public peace efforts.

• "Madman Theory": Nixon tried to appear unpredictable and threatening to pressure North Vietnam, while Johnson avoided risky escalation like nuclear threats.

• Troop Reduction: Nixon steadily reduced U.S. troop numbers from 1969, contrasting Johnson’s massive military buildup.

• Public Messaging: Nixon appealed to the “Silent Majority” and criticized antiwar protesters, while Johnson struggled with public trust after the Tet Offensive.