Cold War
1950s
1960s
70s-90s
Contemporary
100
a war of threats,propoganda, fear, and between communists and non-communists
What is the Cold War
100

Now that WWII is over, Americans can finally focus on realizing THIS dream..... 

What is the American Dream?

100
sit-ins, boycotts and marches are all examples of this
What is non-violent protests
100

This scandel involved a breakin of the democratic offices in Washington DC

What is The Watergate Scandal

100

The US is powerful, the US spreads their culture, US is perceived as arrogant, they are high exporters of arms, and are known as the world's largest polluter. These are examples of

What is "Why America is hated by other countries"

200
attempt to stop communism from spreading
What is Containment
200

During this decade, birthrates skyrocketed. This is known as the what?

What is the Baby Boom?

200
Malcom X, Martin Luther King and President Kennedy
What are leaders that were assassinated
200

The result of this event led to soaring crude oil prices and an economic decline in the US

What is the Iran Oil Crisis

200

an Osama bin laden terrorist organization that carried out the Sept 11 attacks

What is al Qaeda

300
The relation between the US and this country was affected by NATO, Sputnik and increased aid to other countries
What is Soviet Union
300

Magazines advertising appliances, televisions, clothing, beauty products, food, and toys as well as the rise of fast food during the 1950s are examples of this.

What is consumerism?

300

This organization taught Black Americans to defend themselves, provided services to local communities, and was lead in large part by women

Who are the Black Panthers?

300
this war started when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, claiming it belonged to Iraq
What is The Persian Gulf War
300

resulted from 9/11 and allows the government to secretly wiretap

What is the Patriot Act

400

a physical separation between Western and Eastern Berlin

What is the Berlin Wall?

400
After returning from WW2 many veterns used this to help get loans for housing and pay for education
What is the GI bill
400
This led to Americans not trusting the government, 58,000 American deaths and a controversial draft
What is the Vietnam Conflict
400
single-parent households, diversity in schools and neighborhoods and an aging nation were all due to this
What is population change in the 70s-90s
400

this has caused a cultural shift that has impacted education, literacy, politics and religion. It has freedom of expression and is used widely across the globe

What is the Internet

500

this was a division between the Warsaw Pact and NATO countries

What is the Iron Curtain

500

The creation of this federal system lead to people leaving the cities and moving to newly founded neighborhoods with similar cookie-cutter houses

What is the Interstate Highway System 

500
This gave President johnson the ability to enlarge forces in Vietnam
What is The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
500
Trickle-down economics, reduced government speading and regulation is refered to as
What is Reaganomics
500

This increased US jobs, tore down trade barriers and cuased a growth in US agricultural exports

What is NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement

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