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What does the term McCarthyism refer to

McCarthyism occured in the 1940s & 1950s, Many people in the USA were accused of being communists with no proof.

Who was vice president during Lincoln second term as president

Andrew Johnson was President Lincoln's Vice President during the second term. Hannibal Hamlin was the VP during the first term. Johnson became President following the assassination.

People of which nationalities moved to germany to seek work in the second half of the 20th century

Turkish

Why did segregationists want to impeach Earl Warren

Segregationists wanted to impach Earl Warren because they disagreed with Brown v. Board of Education.

Why did Eisenhower put the Arkansas National Guard under Army command in front of schools in Little Rock during the effort to desegregate schools

Eisenhower put the Arkansas National Guard under Army command in front of schools in Little Rock during the effort to desegregate schools to keep the guard from being led by the governor of Arkansas and to prevent violence.

What best describes white flight

The movement of whites out of cities and into suburbs.

What was the most significant event of president Lyndon Johnson's term

the passage of civil rights act apex.

Which group led a boycott of grapes to improve working conditions in the 1960s

Latino farm workers

ANS 2 -The United Farm Workers of America.

What caused the higher percentage of minorities in cities in the 1950s

White flight

Why did president Johnson believe that it was important for the United states to win in Vietnam

President Johnson believed in the domino theory. He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.

In an effort to protest segregation in the defense industry a Philip Randolph planned

A march on Washington.

What was one of the first things Gerald Ford did when he became president

Pardoned Richard Nixon for the watergate cover-up

What of the following helped lead to U.S. economic growth in the 1950s

the growth of domestic consumerism

What event most likely cost jimmy carter reelection to the presidency in 1980

The American hostages in Iran and the failed attempt to free them cost Carter votes. Giving away the Panama Canal did not help either.

Which of these was not a result of the red scare

President Truman spoke out against witch-hunting

How did young Americans respond to John f. Kennedys challenge

It can also be They joined the peace corps.

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