Early Cold War
The threat of this prevented America and the Soviets from engaging in traditional warfare.
What is a nuclear attack?
The theory that if America didn't stop communism in Vietnam it would continue to spread throughout Asia.
What is the domino theory?
The goal of the civil rights movement.
What is equal rights?
After a few weeks and intense air and missile attacks, The U.S. quickly won this war in 1990.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
The 2008 presidential election saw the first one of these win the race.
What is an African American?
America gave financial aid to Europe after WWII and prevented the spread of communism in Western Europe through this plan.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This conflict fought between 1955-1975 resulted in destruction of land and millions of casualties in an American defeat.
What is the Vietnam War?
In order to disenfranchise African Americans, these tests were required to vote.
What are literacy tests?
America and its allies invaded countries harboring terrorists after this catastrophic event.
What is 9/11?
This city in Louisiana was hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina.
What is New Orleans?
Between WWII and 1969, American households went from having almost none of these to every household watching the moon landing on it.
What are televisions?
A period during the Cold War defined by an easing of tensions and less nuclear weapons between the USA and USSR.
What is detente?
These separated African Americans in society and made them feel like 2nd class citizens.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Due to a lack of communication during a terrorist attack, 22 U.S. government agencies were reorganized under this new government umbrella.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
The election of this president showed America was capable of change.
Who is Barack Obama?
The G.I. bill, baby boom and popularity of the automobile lead to the growth of these.
What are the suburbs?
In the 1980's, tensions would increase again due to the Soviet invasion of this middle eastern country.
What is Afghanistan?
Exceptable answers include: What are: force, intimidation and/or violence?
Many American soldiers lost their lives in these two wars fought in the Middle East.
What are the Afghanistan War and the 2nd Persian Gulf War/War in Iraq?
This agency was criticized for poor planning and a slow response during Hurricane Katrina.
What is FEMA?
These were the two alliance The United States and the Soviets created during the Cold War.
What is NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
resulted in increased travel and trade between east and west Europe as well as the creation of 15 new countries.
What is the fall of the Soviet Union?
This Act made it illegal to disenfranchise African Americans through poll taxes and the Grandfather Clause.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This Act expanded the government's surveillance powers and enhanced law enforcement agencies' ability to investigate and prosecute suspected terrorists.
What is the Patriot Act?
Due to the damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, many residents were forced to do this.