The Early Cold War
This 1947 doctrine declared that the United States would fight the spread of Communism anywhere
Truman Doctrine
Unions in the 1950s fought for this, it assured that a single income support an entire household
Family Wage
This famous decision ended legal segregation in our nation’s schools.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
He was famous for advocating “Law & Order” even though his presidency ended in scandal
Nixon
This resolution gave LBJ the authority to expand the War in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
He rose to fame on the strength of accusing the State Department of harboring Communists
Joseph McCarthy
This referred to federal programs’ practice of naming white neighborhoods desirable and integrated or mainly poc neighborhoods as “undesirable”
Redlining
A lifelong activist, she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, but he came to be known as the leader
Rosa Parks
Many believe that the deciding factor in the Kennedy Nixon 1960 election was this
Televised Debate
This is the name for Nixon’s policy of “easing tensions” of the Cold War
Détente
This plan was intended to spur economic development in war torn Europe to provide a defense against communism and new markets for American business
Marshall Plan
The Republican victory in the 1946 election led to a series of anti-labor laws, most famously _________, which allowed states to pass “open shop” laws
Taft-Hartley Act
This organization of students started when the ______movement took off across the south
SNCC; Sit-in Movement
Name the two near catastrophes with Cuba that took place during JFK’s presidency
Bay of Pigs Invasion; Cuban Missile Crisis
For many Americans the moment of watching the US Embassy under attack in this event of Vietnam convinced them that the Vietnam war was unwinnable
Tet Offensive
Ultimately, more Americans accused of being _________ were fired during the Red Scare, so it’s often been nicknamed the __________
Gay; Lavender Scare
From movies like Rebel without a cause to books like Catcher in the Rye, parents in the 1950s feared what among their children
Juvenile Delinquency
This city’s protests against busing & school integration in the 1970s symbolized how far the CRM still had to go
Boston (Detroit is also acceptable)
Although roundly defeated in 1964, his platform is often seen as the beginning of the New Right
Barry Goldwater
This foreign policy crisis crippled the Carter Administration
Iran Hostage Crisis
This was the nickname for the CIA’s international activity during Eisenhower’s presidency, name at least 3 countries where they intervened…
Dirty Wars; Iran, Guatemala, Cuba
These 3 laws helped pave the way for the rise of the suburbs
[GI Bill, Federal Highway Act, FHA]
It was after protests in this city that JFK announced his support for civil rights legislation. It was after protests in this city that LBJ announced his support for voter rights legislation
Birmingham; Selma
This famous Supreme Court decision required that arrestees be read their rights
Miranda vs. Arizona
After promising to end the war in Vietnam, Nixon actually expanded the war into these two countries.
Laos; Cambodia