Civil Rights
Korean War
The American Dream
The Cold War
Miscellaneous
100
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
100
What is the purpose of the 38th parallel?
To separate North and South Korea
100
“But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes”
Elvis Presley
100
What year did the Cold War start?
1947
100
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
A five star American General
200
What is the name of Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speech?
The "I Have A Dream" speech
200
Who is was the prime minister of Cuba at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
200
What is the name of the show that starred Lucille Ball?
“I Love Lucy”
200
What was the name of the pact the Soviet Union developed after Nato was developed?
Warsaw Pact
200
Who was Jackie Robinson?
First Black Professional Baseball Player
300
In what town was Emmett Till beaten and murdered for flirting with a white woman?
Money, Mississippi
300
What president was responsible for firing General Douglas MacArthur?
Harry Truman
300
What was the name for the traditional family as part of the American Dream?
Nuclear Family
300
What was another name for the Korean War?
“The Forgotten War”
300
Who was the first Black Professional Football Player
Kenny Washington
400
What is the most important organizations of the civil rights movement?
SNCC or Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
400
When was the start and end of the Korean War?
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
400
What was Levittown?
Large suburban developments built by William Levitt
400
How did the Olympics impact the Cold War?
Proved which country was stronger
400
Who was Nat Clifton?
First Black Professional Basketball Player
500
What started the Plessy vs. Ferguson trials?
An African American passenger (Homer Plessy) refused to sit in a Jim Crow train car
500
On what day did President Truman launch airstrikes against North Korea?
June 27
500
Who was the first U.S. president to resign the office?
Richard Nixon
500
What two things did the United States represent during the Cold War?
Democracy and capitalism
500
Who wrote On The Road and was a leader of the Beats Movement?
Jack Kerouac
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