People
Identifications
Short Answers
Essay
Dates
100
doctor who found a cure for polio
Who is Jonas Salk?
100
American plan after WWII to rebuild Europe
What is the Marshall Plan?
100
When North Korea attacked South Korea communist, very poor South Korea democracy and rich
What is how the Korean War began?
100
To solve problems between feuding Texas democrats
Why was Kennedy in Dallas?
100
This event took place between 1950-53
What is the Korean war?
200
First African American member of the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
U.S. promise to help any country threatened by Communism
What is the Truman doctrine?
200
Brought national attention for civil rights laws to end discrimination
What was the purpose of MLK march on Washington?
200
3 shots were fired and 2 hit killed President Kennedy when this occurred
What happened as Kennedy's motorcade passed the Texas Book Depository?
200
This took place between 1946-1964
What is The Baby Boom?
300
Leader of Chinese democracy and ally of the U.S
Who is Chiang Kia?
300
The crusade against Communism led by Senator Mc Carthy that relied on little evidence
What is Mc Carthyism
300
Inflation,prices going up and workers going on strike
What economic problems did the U.S. have after WWII?
300
Commission set up to investigate JFK's assassination, Oswald acted alone
What was the Warren Commission and what did it conclude?
300
This event took place from 1955-56
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
400
The President who signed the law that created the interstate freeway system
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
400
U.S. airlifted supplies into West Berlin after the Russians blockaded the city
What is the Berlin Airlift?
400
Despite progress being made many African Americans still faced racism and discrimination
Why riots occurred in major U.S. cities in the mid to late 1960's
400
JFK's head snapping backwards indicative of a gunman being in front and disbelief of magic bullet theory
Why many people criticized the findings of the Warren Commission?
400
This event took place on August 28, 1963
What is the March on Washington?
500
Husband and wife scientist who were convicted of giving the A bomb secrets to Russians
Who is Julius and Ethel Rosenburg?
500
Supreme court case that outlawed segregated schools
What is Brown vs BOE of Topeka?
500
Nato: U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Western Europe their goals were to defend each other if attacked and spread democracy Warsaw Pact: USSR, Eastern Europe their goals were to defend each other if attacked and spread communism
What is two opposing alliances of the Cold War and the goals of each?
500
The consequence for not being successful in school
What is a disappointed mother and a missed opportunity for a purpose filled life?
500
This tragic event took place on November 22, 1963
What is the JFK assassination?
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