Vocab.
Voca II
People
People II
Conflicts
100
A contest between nations to build bigger and more powerful weapons.
What is an arms race.
100
A person that has served in the military.
What is a veteran.
100
This President told Congress after WWII that he believed that the U.S. must assist free people when they needed help."
Who is Harry Truman.
100
Vice President to Kennedy. Became President after John F's assassination. In charge during space race and Vietnam War.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson.
100
SOviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.These missile were capable of reaching Washington D.C.. This led to a blockade of Cuba
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
200
A plan for saving and spending income.
What is a budget.
200
The rights that countries guarantee their citizens.
What is civil rights.
200
Ordered a blockade of Cuba to stop weapons from entering or leaving Cuba. (President)
Who is John F. Kennedy
200
First man in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin
200
Communist North Korea attempted to overrun Democratic South Korea which led to conflict
What is the Korean War Conflict
300
Ending the seperation of people by racial or ethnic group.
What is desegregation.
300
The competition between the USSR and the USA to send people into space.
What is the space race.
300
Went to court against the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas because her child was not getting a good education.
What is Linda Brown
300
First American in space
Who is Alan Shepard
300
America went to the aide of South Vietnam when they were invaded by North Vietnam
What is the Vietnam War
400
An agreement between two sides of a fight to stop all fighting.
What is a cease-fire
400
This type of government allows ordinary people to own businesses and the control the production of goods and services.
What is capitalism.
400
Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks.
400
First American astronaut to circle the moon
Who is John Glenn
400
Rcae between U.S. and USSR to put a rocket into space
What is the space Race
500
Large increase in the number of babies born after WWII.
What is the baby boom.
500
This type of government is controlled entirely by the government. The government owns all the resources and controls the production.
What is Communism.
500
Helped to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. I have a dream speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
500
First to land on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
500
Bonus Question: This actor is the worst Batman Actor. He played Batman in th 1950's and 1960's
Who is Adam West
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