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WHITTAKER CHAMBERS

This person was vital in bringing down Alger Hiss. He hid major evidence in a pumpkin patch.

CLOSED SHOP

A workplace where only union members could be hired.

TRUMAN

Which president candidate used a strategy known as whistle-stop tours to

help him get elected?

TRUMAN AND DEWEY

Who were the two main candidates that ran for president in 1948?

TAFT-HARTLEY BILL

This bill was passed by Congress to take away some of the power that unions had from the National Labor Relations Act.

TRUMAN

Which president passed the “Fair Deal”?

HUACTHE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES

COMMITTEE

What was the name of the committee that was set-up during the Great Depression

to investigate against communism?

This future president used the Alger Hiss case to advance his career in the

Senate.

MCCARTHY

The Republican Senator who played a major role in trying to implicate everyone

in Truman’s administration as being communist.

VIGILANTES

Self-appointed doers of justice

BLACKLISTING

The effort to brand people as Communists and prevent them from

holding jobs.

EISENHOWER AND STEVENSON

Presidential candidates in the 1952 election

EISENHOWER

Who won the 1952 Presidential Election?

Who did Eisenhower have as his Vice-President?

In 1957, the Soviets shocked the U.S. by sending Sputnik I into space. What did

the U.S. create because of this?

MCCARRAN ACT

Anti-Communist measure proposed by Congress in 1950

KENNEDY

Presidential candidate in 1960 who effectively used the electronic media to portray himself as

witty and youthful

TRUMAN

Gained labor support when he vetoed the Taft-Hartley Bill

STRIKES

After World War II, rising prices and low wages resulted in many labor union

________.

CONSENSUS DECISION MAKING

Eisenhower’s method of problem solving through group effort, which is known as

___________, helped his popularity.

Dwight Eisenhower encouraged development of hydroelectric and nuclear power plants. True or

Eisenhower instituted the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, which was used and abused to evaluate the

loyalty of government employees. True or False

Because of pressure from the Republicans and business leaders Truman lifted the

price cap on products after World War II causing inflation. True or False

The press (newspapers) declared that Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey before the

final total had been registered. True or False

Nixon and Kennedy both were big into the cold war and had moderate views on the issue of

civil rights.True or False

EISENHOWER

Which President was very active in creating highway

systems?

ROSENBERGS

This couple was found guilty of handing over top secret bomb specifications to the Soviets.

SOCIAL SECURITYMINIMUM WAGE

HOUSING

The “Fair Deal” hit on 3 major issues. What were

RIGHT-TO -WORK LAW

Legislation outlawing union shops that require new workers

to join.

REPUBLICANS

When the 80th Congress convened in January, the majority of the

seats were filled by what party?

A closed shop is…

A shop that can only hire union workers

Why did people “Like Ike”?

Military experienceNo scandals attachedOffered to go to Korea

What was the importance of Ike’s relationship with Nixon?

Nixon was Ike’s VPReputation for being tough on CommunismStrengthened Ike’s public image

How was Truman viewed by the public?

UnpopularPro Union

Lax on commies

What trial lawyer said, “Have you no decency, sir?”

Joe Welch

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