Cold War
What war was fought during the Cold War from 1950-1953?
Korean War
What electronic device became a staple in American households during the 1950s?
Television
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The United States would use military aid to protect countries from communist influence.
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers Union that marched for equal rights for Latino Americans?
Cesar Chavez
What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Authorize President Johnson to use force to protect South Vietnam from becoming communist.
How did Kennedy respond to Soviet missiles being found in Cuba?
Military blockade of the island until Cuba and the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles.
How did the GI Bill contribute to an increase in college education as well as allow people to afford suburban homes?
Provided loans to American veterans.
Which President warned against the military industrial complex?
Eisenhower
Which U.S Supreme Court case desegregated U.S Public schools in 1954?
Brown v. Board of Education
How did the Tet Offensive lead to more Americans to turn against the war in Vietnam?
Showed the capabilities of the Vietcong, and led to many casualties for American troops and South Vietnamese.
What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
To guard against Soviet aggression.
Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy?
Wisconsin Senator who became notorious for accusing people in the media, military, and government of being communist spies and holding hearings.
What was President Lyndon Johnson's set of domestic policy plans that expanded healthcare, education, and welfare called?
Great Society
What was the purpose of Freedom Summer in 1964?
To go through Mississippi and register African-American voters.
What effect did the war have on Johnson's Presidency?
Caused President Johnson to not seek re-election in 1968.
What was the U-2 incident in 1960?
American spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union and proved to the Soviet Union that the U.S was spying on them.
What musical style became popular in the 1950s?
Who was responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswalt
At which march did Martin Luther King, Jr. have his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
March on Washington
Why was the war difficult for the United States to gain any sort of advantage, despite military superiority?
U.S was fighting Vietcong guerilla forces in jungles.
How was Germany split after WWII?
Divided in 4 parts among the Allied Powers, with the U.S, Britain, and France in the west, and the Soviet Union in the east.
What was Levittown?
Mass produced suburban neighborhoods.
After the violence at which civil rights march did President Kennedy call for a civil rights bill?
Birmingham
The Selma march allowed President Johnson to pressure Congress to pass which law?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What was the domino theory?
Belief that if one country falls to communism, all the other countries around it will fall to communism as well.