match the the description with the definition
The Definitions
1. Truman Doctrine
2. Containment
3. Marshall Plan
4. G.I. Bill of Rights
5. National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
6. McCarthyism
7. Sputnik I
8. NASA
9. Brown v. Board of Education
10. Executive Order 9981
The Description
1. Foreign policy that sought to prevent the spread of communism in Europe.
2. Created as a result of Sputnik I.
3. Sought to prevent the spread of Communism and stabilize politics to develop democracy and free-market economies.
4. Determined that "separate but equal" has no place in education.
5. Gave low interest loans for homes and new businesses, and grants for attending college.
6. Accusations of disloyalty, subversion, and treason with no evidence.
7. Resulted in increased funding got science and math education.
8. Idea that the U.S. was prepared to use any means necessary to contain communism.
9. Ended the segregation of the armed forces.
10. Passed in 1956 to provide transportation for troops and supplies, also changed population patterns and aided in growth.
1. Truman Doctrine - Idea that the U.S. was prepared to use any means necessary to contain communism.
2. Containment - Foreign policy that sought to prevent the spread of communism in Europe.
3. Marshall Plan - Sought to prevent the spread of Communism and stabilize politics to develop democracy and free-market economies.
4. G.I. Bill of Rights - Gave low interest loans for homes and new businesses, and grants for attending college.
5. National Interstate and Defense Highways Act - Passed in 1956 to provide transportation for troops and supplies, also changed population patterns and aided in growth.
6. McCarthyism - Accusations of disloyalty, subversion, and treason with no evidence.
7. Sputnik I - Resulted in increased funding for science and math education.
8. NASA - Created as a result of Sputnik I.
9. Brown v. Board of Education - Determined that "separate but equal" has no place in education.
10. Executive Order 9981 - Ended the segregation of the armed forces.
Multiple Choice: In Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience,” she states:
“Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism—
The right to criticize.
The right to hold unpopular beliefs.
The right to protest.
The right to independent thought."
What purpose did Senator Smith intend her words to serve in the midst of the Second Red Scare?
Responses
She acknowledges that thinking independently and holding unpopular beliefs is unwise in politics.
She acknowledges that thinking independently and holding unpopular beliefs is unwise in politics.
She challenges the Senate to criticize and protest those who “shout the loudest about Americanism."
She challenges the Senate to criticize and protest those who “shout the loudest about Americanism."
She condemns those who would criticize the government for identifying and punishing Communists.
She condemns those who would criticize the government for identifying and punishing Communists.
She identifies the hypocrisy of blaming those who criticize the government as being un-American.
She identifies the hypocrisy of blaming those who criticize the government as being un-American.
Multiple Choice: Use the symbol of a US federal agency to answer the question.
The US government created this agency in response to...
Responses
the discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba.
the discovery of Soviet missile installations in Cuba.
the intensification of the space race with the Soviet Union.
the intensification of the space race with the Soviet Union.
the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island power plant.
the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island power plant.
the need to combat the guerrilla techniques of the Viet Cong.
the need to combat the guerrilla techniques of the Viet Cong.
the intensification of the space race with the Soviet Union. (The correct answer refers to the creation of NASA.)
Multiple Choice: Use the graph of the number of Bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States between 1899 and 1960 to answer the question.
Which statement best explains the reason for the dramatic increase in degrees conferred between 1939 and 1950?
Responses
The number of degrees awarded sharply increased due to the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
The number of degrees awarded sharply increased due to the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
The number of degrees awarded sharply decreased due to the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
The number of degrees awarded sharply decreased due to the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
The number of degrees awarded sharply decreased due to the passage of the Fair Deal.
The number of degrees awarded sharply decreased due to the passage of the Fair Deal.
The number of degrees awarded sharply increased due to the passage of the Fair Deal.
The number of degrees awarded sharply increased due to the passage of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Multiple Choice: How did US education change as a result of the Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union?
Responses
Spending on public universities declined due to a focus on training young citizens for military enlistment.
Spending on public universities declined due to a focus on training young citizens for military enlistment.
Schools were desegregated due to declining graduation rates and concerns of falling behind the Soviet Union.
Schools were desegregated due to declining graduation rates and concerns of falling behind the Soviet Union.
Funding for math and science education increased so the nation could beat the Soviets in the Space Race.
Funding for math and science education increased so the nation could beat the Soviets in the Space Race.
The first private schools were established due to concerns about communist sympathizers in public schools.
Funding for math and science education increased so the nation could beat the Soviets in the Space Race.
Fill in the Blank: In 1954, the Supreme Court in
overturned the decision in
. The court held that segregation was inherently unequal and a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and was therefore prohibited in public institutions.