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Republican or Democrat
REPUBLICANREPUBLICANDEMOCRATDEMOCRATDEMOCRATREPUBLICAN
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?
NIXON
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?
NIXON
Who did Eisenhower have as his Vice-President?
NASA
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.
TRUE
Dwight Eisenhower encouraged development of hydroelectric and nuclear power plants. True or
False
FALSE
Eisenhower instituted the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, which was used and abused to evaluate the
loyalty of government employees. True or False
TRUE
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
FALSE
The press (newspapers) declared that Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey before the
final total had been registered. True or False
TRUE
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
they?
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