chapter 26

Question 1

Truman carried out Roosevelt’s plan for ________-

Answer 1

final victory and world peace

Question 2

a law that provided financial and educational aid for soldiers returning from war

Answer 2

G.I. bill of rights

Question 3

ww2 and the post-war economic boom officially ended what

Answer 3

the depression

Question 4

removed labor abuse and curbed the power of labor unions

Answer 4

Taft Harley act

Question 5

Truman’s economic plan for America aided by socialist policies

Answer 5

fair deal

Question 6

gave the president power to fix wage and price ceilings

Answer 6

defense production act

Question 7

made it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the US govt.

Answer 7

smith act

Question 8

designed for the surveillance of communist party activity

Answer 8

internal security act

Question 9

state dept. official who transferred information to the SU during war

Answer 9

Alger hiss

Question 10

former communist party member and Soviet spy who sold out Soviet spy rings

Answer 10

Whittaker chambers

Question 11

executed for selling secrets to Russia

Answer 11

Julius and Ethel rosenburg

Question 12

senator who led an investigation into the american govt. for communist spies which was unsuccessful

Answer 12

Joseph McCarthy

Question 13

nominated as rep. candidate with Richard Nixon as his VP

Answer 13

Dwight. d. Eisenhower

Question 14

who easily won

Answer 14

Eisenhower

Question 15

secretary of state

Answer 15

John foster

Question 16

who organized the dept. of health and welfare

Answer 16

Eisenhower

Question 17

who promoted less government involvement in business and economy

Answer 17

Eisenhower

Question 18

newly unified organization of labor in america; who was the first president of it

Answer 18

George meany

Question 19

joint project with canada that gave America a 4th coast of transportation

Answer 19

st. Lawrence seaway

Question 20

allowed for private commercial development of atomic power

Answer 20

atomic energy act

Question 21

allowed us to join the international atomic energy agency

Answer 21

atoms for peace programs

Question 22

democratic control of the house; served during 3 opposing congresses

Answer 22

1958 midterm election

Question 23

what’s was the two new states

Answer 23

Alaska and hawaii

Question 24

Kennedy social welfare program for america

Answer 24

new frontier

Question 25

the govt, ran large deficits and created a __________

Answer 25

false prosperity

Question 26

jfk was shot and killed in Texas

Answer 26

November 22, 1963

Question 27

jfk assassin

Answer 27

Lee Harvey oswald

Question 28

Lee Harvey was murdered in custody by who

Answer 28

Jack ruby

Question 29

who was sworn in after the death of jfk

Answer 29

Lyndon Johnson

Question 30

defeated ______ in the election of 1964

Answer 30

Barry Goldwater

Question 31

outlawed poll taxes

Answer 31

24th amendment

Question 32

LBJ's welfare program

Answer 32

great society

Question 33

prohibited racial discrimination in public places

Answer 33

civil rights act

Question 34

strengthened previous voting right laws

Answer 34

votings rights act

Question 35

1st black American cabinet officer

Answer 35

Robert c. weaver

Question 36

prohibited discrimination in renting or selling houses

Answer 36

fair housing act

Question 37

jfk brother assassinated by sirhan sirhan

Answer 37

Robert f. Kennedy

Question 38

main cause of inflation

Answer 38

deficit spending

Question 39

court ordered busing was used as a means to end _________

Answer 39

segregation

Question 40

whip inflation now, was a fords campaign to stop what

Answer 40

inflation