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AP Unit 19 Barnette
Ike and Kennedy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHo was Fulgencio Batista? | He was the Communist ruler of Cuba who was overthrown by FIdel Castro. |
| Who developed the Peace Corps? | John F. Kennedy |
| What does the Peace Corps do? | They go overseas to work on volunteer projects in developing projects (ex: 3rd world countries overridden with AIDS etc) |
| Who was Rosa Parks? | 1955 she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white person. She was "The First Lady of Civil Rights" and an active member in the NAACP |
| What is the Eisenhower Doctrine? | Similar to the Truman Doctrine in that they both seek to defend countries threatened by communism, HOWEVER< Eisenhower was particularly concerned with the Middle East (because of our growing dependency on oil). |
| What was the the significance of the "military-industrial complex"? | Ike warned against he growth of the MIC. It is described as an all-too friendly relationship that may develop between defense contractors and government forces. "War for Profit" can be dangerous. |
| Who was Ho Chi Minh? | The Communist LEader of N. Vietnam |
| Who was Ngo Dinh Diem | He was the first President of south vietnam. We supported him at first, but then eventually assisted in his assassination (covertly... CIA) |
| What is the SCLC? | Southern Christian Leadership Conference- an African American Civil rights organization. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Was the first President of this group. |
| What was the Bay of Pigs? | Kennedy's biggest disaster. The US organized Cuban exiles to lead an attack to overthrow Castro. They arrived at the Bay of Pigs and it was a complete disaster and unsuccessful. |
| What was Kennedy's action during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962? | He remained calm and ordered that Cuba be "quarantined". He set up a blockade. |
| Who planned the Bay of Pigs? | Eisenhower |
| Who executed the Bay of Pigs? | Kennedy |
| What was Dien Bien Phu | A disastrous defeat for the French in Vietnam. It ended with French withdrawal. |
| What was the economy like in the US during the 1950s? | It was growing. Most people lived well and spent well. Highest standard of living. (though there was an "invisible" 1/5 of the population below the poverty line). |
| Who shot JFK? | Lee Harvey Oswald |
| Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald? | Jack Ruby |
| Who was Betty Friedman | She wrote "The Feminine Mystique" and influenced the women's rights movement |
| Who was against Betty Friedman? | Phyllis Schlafly. She wrote that too many rights for women- including "equal pay" would be bad for women. Women might end up being drafted. |
| Who was Earl Warren? | He was the Supreme Court Justice between 1953-1969. He ended up ruling on MANY huge Supreme Court Cases on Civil Rights and Privacy including Brown V Board of Education |
| What did Brown V The Board of Education do? | Desegregated Schools |
| Who was CORE | Congress of Racial Equality. Civil Rights group that sponsored the Freedom Rides |
| What were the Freedom Rides | When African Americans rode various forms of public transportation in the South to challenge the local laws or customs that supported segregation |
| Describe the average 1950s individual | Conformist. Very influenced by others. "Other-directed". All about "Keeping up with the Jones"- care about what your neighbors think. |
| What was Martin Luther King, Jr's attitude about ending segregation? | He was vocal, but peaceful. He was about civil disobedience- protests, but non-violence. |
| Who was Nikita Khrushchev? | Soviet Leader after Stalin's death. Built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to separate east and west berlin (East Berlin= communist). He also developed a close relationship with Fidel Castro. |
| When Hungarian Rebels tried to overthrow a communist regime, what did the US do in response? | Nothing. We were very afraid of getting involved so close to the Soviet Union. We did not want to be a part of WW3! |
| Why was creating a federal highway system important to President Eisenhower? | Amidst the Cold War (political and military tension between the US and USSR after WW2 until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union), it was important that in event of an attack, US citizens could have routes of escape |
| What was significant about the 1960 election? | It was a very close race. It was the first televised debates. |
| Who ran in the 1960 election? | Nixon- Republican and Kennedy-Democrat |
| What did the Warren Commission do? | They investigated the Kennedy Assassination to find out how many people were involved. ` |
| WHat happened AFTER Rosa Park was arrested? | other organized bus boycotts |
| What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 do? | It protected African Americans' voting rights. |
| What does SNCC stand for? | Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Civil Rights Group led by students who organized bus boycotts etc. |
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