Post WWII American Figures

This organization was created to review government employees' loyalt ot America due to suspected communist threats in the U.S. (ordered by President Harry S. Truman in 1947).

• McCarran Act

• Loyalty Review Board

• Anti-Communist Committee

• Espionage Act of 1947

What was the purpose of the House of Un-American Activities Commitee? (HUAC)

• To investigate anyone suspected of communism, even if it meant overriding the Constitution to do so.

• To work with veterans who could be valuable assets in finding out who among government employees might be a communist

• To bring awareness to suburban areas that there may be a communist threat

• It ensured equal housing for all, including those who may be suspected communists

Soldiers returning from World War II wanting to settle down and start families, with the support of the GI Bill giving them economic support to do so led to what? (Select the best possible answer)

• An influx of immigrants from other countries wanting the same benefits

• A rise in Communist activity from those who wanted equal rights for all sub groups

• A baby boom with a spike in birth rates

• The development of housing on the outskirts of major cities

What led to poverty in major cities becoming an "invisible" problem in America during this time of prosperity?

• The GI Bill leading to so many receiving benefits

• The McCarran Act forcing people to look past poverty in search of communists

• McCarthyism - people were more concerned with the communist threat than poverty

• Suburbanization - middle-class migration to the suburbs, people no longer lived in the cities and did not encounter poverty daily

what was the purpose of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society?"

• Expand on the ideas found in the New Deal, such as government funding on social welfare projects

• It was designed to allow most communities to form a "Utopian Society," producing more for everyone in the community

• It expanded economic support to returning military servicemen, including housing and schooling opportunities

• To reduce the financial support to lower-class citizens, instead, focusing on the middle-class.

Mexican-Americans and African Americans received full benefits under the GI Bill, just as their white counterparts had, true or false?

• True

• False

Foreign policies during the period after WWII such as the Loyalty Review Board, the House of Un-American Activities Committee led to Americans being concerned with Communism. This was also known as what?

• The rise of Capitalism

• The Red Scare

• The Cold War

• Suburbanization

Who was the U.S. Secretary of State responsible for the Marshall Plan, which aimed to rebuild Europe after WWII?

• A) Dean Acheson

• B) George Marshall

• C) John Foster Dulles

• D) Henry Kissinger

Which American civil rights leader delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March on Washington in 1963?

• A) Malcolm X

• B) Rosa Parks

• C) Martin Luther King Jr.

• D) John Lewis

Who was the first American woman to fly in space, making her flight in 1983?

• A) Sally Ride

• B) Amelia Earhart

• C) Valentina Tereshkova

• D) Mae Jemison