End of WWII/ Cold War
1950s/Korean War/CRM
JFK/LBJ/Vietnam
Nixon/Carter
Reagan
100
What president signed the Interstate Highway Act
Eisenhower
100
King of Rock n' Roll, blended rock music with black R&B blues music.
Elvis Presley
100
Why were people so interested in the Kennedy family?
"normalcy", openness, invited the media, nuclear family, attractiveness, style.
100
The Watergate Scandal took place where?
Democratic National Headquarters in Washington D.C.
100
When were the Iranian Hostages released
1980- the day Reagan took office
200
Order for Japan to surrender unconditionally or face severe consequences.
Potsdam Ultimatum
200
largest amphibious landing during the Korean War
Landing at Inchon
200
Who was Jack Ruby?
Night club, mafia owner who shot Lee Harvey Oswald.
200
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong
200
What symbolized the fall of communism in Europe? What year did this take place
Fall of the Berlin Wall: November 1989.
300
1400 trained Cuban exiles, 90 killed, $53 million to release captured
Bay of Pigs
300
Non-conformist, not into material possessions, more interested in the arts and literature in the 1950s
Beatnik
300
What immediate action did Kennedy take during the Cuban Missile Crisis? What was the goal of this action?
Quarantine of Cuba, stop soviet ships from supplying necessary equipment to make missile sites active.
300
What was Cater's background? What events did he face during his administration?
1 term governor, traditional values, peanut farmer. Love Canal dumping, Blizzard in North East, Middle East tensions, Gas shortages.
300
President Reagan represented which political party? Why do you think the was elected president?
Republican, Americans not happy with Carter administration
400
10 western nations form a defensive alliance against the Soviet Union.
NATO
400
Where did the Freedom Riders travel from, and why did they choose the route they covered?
Wash. D.C., went through the segregated south to protest segregated facilities.
400
Misrepresented information provided to Americans regarding the progress of the Vietnam War.
Credibility Gap
400
Largest U.S. partial nuclear meltdown
3 mile island: Pennsylvania
400
What was Reagans background?
Actor, governor of California
500
Who was Francis Gary Powers?
U2 spy plane pilot that was shot down over the Soviet Union, survived but was held captive until 1962
500
Describe how Malcom X got his name, explain his beliefs of names for African Americans
Slave Name
500
Who was assassinated in 1968
RFK/ MLK, Jr.
500
2 Washington Post investigative reporters who broke the Watergate Scandal.
Woodward and Bernstein
500
The Cold War ended with what president?
Reagan
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