What was the domestic policy of President Harry Truman called?

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act provided low interest loans for homes, farms, and businesses; one year unemployment pay while searching for job; and paid tuition for soldiers for college. The law is more commonly referred to as the

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 limited the power of what type of group because Republicans blamed the poor American economy on these groups?

Choose the type of person which was least likely to move to the suburbs.

As WWII ended and President Truman progressed in his term as President, he attempts to address the unfairness of segregation in America. Although he urged Congress to pass many measures to eliminate segregation in public facilities, he was only successful in desegregating

Which executive order desegregated the military?

What man was hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers and is seen as the man who desegregated Major League Baseball?

What law provided money to schools for math & science education development as a response to the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik?

Which law created the largest public works project in US history to ensure that the military could respond quickly in an emergency but also led to the creation of the trucking industry, suburbs, and helped to form a sense of national unity?

What is the decade after World War II, when returning soldiers caused a rapid increase in the birth rate, referred to?

The use of television by more and more Americans caused advertisers to shift their focus and budgets to creating television ads (commercials). The type of advertising and show production meant for the entire country lead to the development of

The movement of large numbers of people from the north and northeast to the south and southwest during the modern era is characterized by which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a trait that made John F. Kennedy different from other presidents?

The first televised presidential debate was between which two candidates?

Support from what group helped Kennedy win the election of 1960?

Select all that would apply for the goals of JFK's New Frontier.

What international organization consisted of volunteers serving in foreign countries for two years. They worked alongside the locals to learn their language, promote understanding, teach usable skills, and complete projects that would benefit the local communities.

A tax cut bill, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 were all introduced by ____ but were ultimately passed and signed by ____.

Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic policy was called the

Lyndon B. Johnson waged a war in two areas during his presidency. The international conflict was the beginning of the Vietnam War. The domestic battle was against

What program created by President Johnson was established to prepare poor children to enter elementary school?

What Great Society program was established to give the poor an opportunity to work against poverty in their own communities and to take personal responsibility in their neighborhoods?

What program under President Johnson provided direct aid to the poor in the form of "stamps" that could be exchanged for food at the grocery store?

What Great Society program provided federally funded health care for the elderly and the poor?

Another area focused on by LBJ's Great Society was

What is the name for a series of rulings pertaining to the rights of the accused in America’s judicial system that altered the judicial system to protect the rights of those accused of a crime?

What movement manifested itself in a total rejection of material things and traditional values?

Choose all the movements that took place during the Kennedy/Johnson administration.

What was Nixon's ultimate legacy?

New Federalism centered around a group of middle class Americans who were not shouting and protesting. Nixon called this group the

What practice is the idea of favoring women and minorities in education and job hiring?

What was the name of the consumer advocate who wrote the book Unsafe at Any Speed and went on to advocate for vehicle safety standards, freedom to request documents from the executive branch, workplace health and safety, and safety standards for consumer goods?

Rachel Carson was a consumer advocate who wrote a book about the detrimental affects of using pesticides and drew attention to many environmental issues. What was the name of her book?

What was Nixon's foreign policy called that dealt with the easing of tensions with Communist China and the Soviet Union?

What was the name of the resolution introduced because Congress was concerned that the power of the presidency had expanded too much? The House and Senate passed a joint resolution declaring that the President must notify Congress within 48 hours of committing troops to combat. The resolution also specified that the troops could remain only if Congress declared war.

Nixon improved relations between the US and which of the following countries?

What talks led to the an agreement between the Soviets and the US that limited nuclear weapons?

Who were the pair of journalists who worked for the Washington Post and exposed Nixon's involvement and coverup during the Watergate Scandal?

Gerald Ford, Nixon's successor after his resignation, ruined his political career by

Jimmy Carter was a one-term president because he failed to improve

The Camp David Accords was a peace treaty between which 2 countries?

Select all countries that were a negative political issue for Jimmy Carter during his presidency.

In what country was the American embassy attacked and the staff taken hostage during the Carter administration?

What president encouraged the end of communism in the Soviet Union, a larger military, supply-side economics (AKA trickle-down economics), a smaller national government, and less power for the federal government?

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female

Choose the countries where Reagan worked against communism.

Ronald Reagan was the first president to face a modern day type of attack known as

In the Iran-Contra Scandal, what president was accused of helping the Iran Contra rebels by selling firearms to Lebanon but his involvement could never be proven?

What three issues or events were associated with George H. W. Bush?

What president encouraged the fall of communism in Russia and which was in office when it actually happened?

The Tiananmen Square incident where the government attacked student protestors occurred in what country?

In the Persian Gulf War, UN forces (including American troops) went into Kuwait to protect them against what country?

What health care initiative during the Clinton administration led to the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration?

Which modern presidents have been impeached?

Which president faced the following events:

Hurricane Katrina

9-11

War in Afghanistan

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Whose presidential campaign was the first to be heavily influenced by the internet and social media?

What government organization was exposed by Edward Snowden and his whistleblowing on the government by leaking classified documents?