Cold War
What was containment?
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is communism
A system where the government owns everything.
Who is Harry Truman?
President during most of WWII and started the Cold War era.
What is conservatism?
Political belief favoring less government and traditional values.
What is the Marshall Plan?
The U.S. plan that gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Civil Rights activist who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is the 17th parallel?
The dividing line between North and South Vietnam.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Resigned after the Watergate scandal.
What is the Religious Right?
Movement of conservative Christians gaining political power in the 1970s–80s.
What is the Berlin Wall?
The wall that divided a German city from 1961–1989.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
This act banned segregation in public places (1964).
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Communist leader of North Vietnam.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
President during the Great Depression and WWII.
Who is Richard Nixon?
President who appealed to the silent majority.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The 1962 crisis that nearly caused nuclear war between the U.S. and USSR.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She refused to give up her bus seat.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The U.S. president who greatly increased troop levels in Vietnam.
Who is George W. Bush?
President during 9/11 attacks.
What is stagflation?
Economic problems of the 1970s combining inflation and unemployment.
What is the Cold War?
The rivalry between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This act protected voting rights for African Americans (1965).
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
The event that gave the U.S. Congress reason to escalate the war in 1964.
Who is Barack Obama?
First African American president.
What is the New Right?
Conservative backlash against government programs like the Great Society.