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Who were the 'Dixiecrats'?
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Republicans who favored maintaining segregation in the South in support of the principle of states' rights
southern Democrats who walked out of the 1948 convention to form the 'States' Rights Democratic Party'
southern labor organizers who campaigned against passage of the Taft-Hartley Act
members of the national press corps who covered the story of Strom Thurmond's breakaway from the Democratic Party
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Besides failing to unionize the South, what other intended goal did Operation Dixie not meet?
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weakening the political control of conservative Democrats in the South
lessening the influence of the Communist Party in America
creating more military bases in the South
ending segregation in southern public schools
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Who were the 'Dixiecrats'?
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Besides failing to unionize the South, what other intended goal did Operation Dixie not meet?
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What was the result of the Korean War?
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What was the significance of the formation of NATO?
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Which U.S. policy was first tested by the invasion of Korea?
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Which of the following was a result of McCarthyism in the 1950s?
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This provided aid to the Soviet-occupied zones in Western Germany.
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This provided political, military, and economic support to nations under threat from communism in Greece and Turkey.
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The policy of 'containment' can best be described as?
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The 'Iron Curtain' was a term used in reference to the division between the capitalist West and the communist East.
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Which of the following was a result of McCarthyism in the 1950s?
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This provided political, military, and economic support to nations under threat from communism in Greece and Turkey.
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This helped rebuild the cities and infrastructure of Western European countries damaged during World War II.
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Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the division between communist and non-communist nations in Europe?
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Which event heightened the Red Scare in the United States during the early years of the Cold War?
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Which of the following statements is true of the Fair Deal?
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What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings?
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What did the McCarran-Walter Act authorize?
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Why were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed?
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What did NSC-68 call for?
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The Cold War is best defined as:
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Which US President is associated with the policy of containment during the Cold War?
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The term 'McCarthyism' refers to:
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The 'Red Scare' can best be described as:
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What event heightened the Red Scare in the United States during the early years of the Cold War, leading to accusations of communist infiltration in the U.S. government?