USA

• Reasons for red scare : the cold war


  - fear of communism, USA was a capitalist democracy. The revolution of 1917, the Russian empire wase taken over my communists, wave of anti - communism spread. Terrified they would make USA communist.

  -Beginning of the cold war, last month of WWII, eastern Europe had been liberated from the Nazis by soviet union, they remained in these countries. Saw this as the SU trying to take over Europe, increased red scare.

  - Atomic bombs, 16th July 1945, USA tested atomic bomb, SU hadn't been told - saw this as threat. 9th August, Stalin boosted the soviet atomic research, U.S very scared - biggest threat now had weapon of mass destruction.
• What was the Truman Doctrine?

  It provided aid to anyone who was resisting communism
• Two effects of the Cold War on USA


  - America's help to prevent communist takeover

  -Increasing fear of the red scare
• What was the Berlin Blockade?


  The blockade was a Soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain control. They cut off all road, rail and waterway access to West Berlin, isolating the city. The United States responded by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin increasing tension.
• How many people were forced to resign due to the Federal loyalty boards

  3000
• What was HUAC?


  House Un-American Activities Committee; helped convict suspected communist spies, started calling suspected communists for questioning and sending them to criminal trials.
• What was the Hollywood ten

  It was a group of writers, directors and producers who were arrested
• How many of these writers were named as communists

  41
• What was the Hiss Case?


  Hiss called for questioning about being communist.

  - Hiss denied and Truman dismissed the case however Richard Nixon found evidence that he had been passing info to the Soviets in WWII and he wasn't convicted for that but or perjury instead and sentenced to 5 years
• Who were Ethel & Julius Roseberg?


  Sister and brother in law of Fuchs, a man arrested for passing info on atomic bomb to the soviets - denied charges, sentenced to death in 1951
• Who was McCarthy?


  Senator, Prominent leader of the red scare movement. Held hearings in Public, used bullying and questioning of many suspected communists.
• When was the Brown vs Topeka passed


  1954
• When was the retrial


  December 1952
• When was Emmett Till case


  1955
• What was Emmett Till's mother called

  Mamie Bradley
• How many bus passengers were African American

  70%
• How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

  381 days
• Who organised the car pooling system


  MIA
• How much did the Civil rights act increase voting population by

  3%
• When was little rock

  1957
• When did Eisenhower meet with Governor Faublus

  12th September
• How many troops did Eisenhower send to little rock

  1200
• When were the sit ins

  1st February 1960
• How many people joined the sit ins

  4 --> 300 --> 70,000
• When did the supreme court confirm interstate transport should be desegregated


  December 1960
• Who organised the freedom rides

  CORE and SNCC
• Who was Bull Connor


  He was the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham.
• How many troops were sent to stop rioting outside mississipi university

  2000
• How many of Birmingham were African American

  45%
• How many people marched in washington march

  250,000
• What was the mississippi freedom summer


  SNCC, NAACP and CORE focused on voter registration in Mississippi as it had the lowest % of african americans registered. Less that 7%
• How many freedom schools were set up

  30
• Why was the Selma protests started


  Dallas county had worse percentage of registered black voters than Mississippi
• What was Turn around Tuesday


  When MLK called off the march as King didn't want marchers to confront the police
• How much did registration increase in Mississippi

  6.7% to 67.5%
• How many members were part of the Nation of Islam

  40,000
• What are the names of the two African Americans that did the fist during the olympics


  Tommie Smith and John Carlos
• Who set up the black panthers

  Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
• What did the black panthers set up?


  Medical clinics, free shoes and ran breakfast clubs
• How many major riots were there between 1964-68

  329