The Cold War
60s and Vietnam
Civil Rights
The End of the Cold War
People
100
Policy to keep communism from spreading
What is containment
100
This gave President Johnson a "blank check" to make war in Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
100
These were to two goals of the CRM
What is integration and voting rights
100
Nixon's and Kissinger's policy to avoid rigid foreign policy and investigate each action separately to ensure the US maintained its strength
What is realpolitik
100
Owner of the American Standard Oil Company
Who is John D. Rockefeller
200
Built by President Eisenhower to quickly mobilize the military if the US was attacked
What is the Interstate Highway System
200
This surge by the NVA and Vietcong led to public dissapproval toward the US being in Vietnam
What is the Tet Offensive
200
MLKs answer to the question why he was in Birmingham at that time.
What is the letter from the Birmingham Jail
200
An ease of tension between the US and the USSR
What is detente
200
Science teacher that wanted to challenge the law by teaching evolution
Who is Scopes
300
The art of making your enemy believe that you will start a nuclear war without any intention of doing so...
What is brinkmanship
300
This was a challenge to the 50s culture of conformity
What is the counter culture
300
This group led non-violent sit-ins and marches until it became more mlitant in 1966
What is SNCC
300
This was designed because of the Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion to limit the presidents ability to make war
What is War Powers Act
300
MLK learned non-violent protest and civil disobedience from this man
Who is Gandhi
400
Many believed World War III was going to begin during this thirteen day emergency in October 1962,
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
400
This was Presient Nixons plan to reduce troops in Vietnam
What is vietnamization
400
This bill eliminated literacy tests and allowed federal officials to register voters
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
400
President Reagan's defense system against the Soviet nuclear arsenal
What is Star Wars or Strategic Defense Initiative
400
She was the icon for working women in the factory during WWII
Who is Rosie the Riveter
500
This was built as a response to Kennedy increasing US military strength in Europe and to keep people in the eastern portion of the city
What is the Berlin Wall
500
This led to an increase in new troops joining the military
What is the draft
500
This peaceful event gave Kennedy and Johnson the opportunity to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Bill
What is the March on Washingtion
500
The nickname for Nixon's diplomacy with China
What is Ping Pong Diplomacy
500
He was the trust buster and followed a foreign policy of Big Stick Diplomacy
Who is Teddy Roosevelt
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