It's a Chilly War
The Soviet Union Collapsed in this year
What is 1991?
This New York music festival took place in 1969, highlighting the growing popularity of rock music. Totally rad yo!
What is Woodstock?
Martin Luther King delivered this famous speech during his March on Washington in 1963
What is "I Have a Dream"
The 2020 Pandemic was caused by this virus
What is Covid-19?
This term is a play on a President's name, who was adamant about the policy of "trickle-down economics"
What is Reaganomics?
This country, led by Fidel Castro, emerged as a Communist threat to the United States
What is Cuba?
This technological advancement became the center of life in American's homes, with one of these being owned by every 3.3 Americans.
What is the television?
This act effectively banned inequitable voting practices that had harmed African Americans for years
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq is also known as ISIL
What is ISIS?
This President sparked off the "Great Society" initiative, aiming to effectively end poverty and hardship in the United States
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This Republican senator caused a scare in the states, accusing many political rivals (and some celebrities too!) of being Communist
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This national celebration regarding the concerns over air and water pollution was celebrated in 1970
What is Earth Day?
This revolutionary court case overturned the decision made by Plessy v. Ferguson, arguing separate was inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
George Bush's (the younger one folks!) bipartisan education act to improve student performance and close the achievement gap
What is No Child Left Behind?
This President sent National Guard troops to Kent State University, four young protesters were killed
Who is Richard Nixon?
This Russian leader denounced Joseph Stalin in 1956 and requested for "peaceful coexistence"
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
This 1968 Democratic convention included protest and property damage from anarchists and Yippies alike
What is the Chicago Convention?
This book, written by Betty Friedan, encouraged middle-class women to take on professional careers, leading to more activism for women's rights.
What is the Feminine Mystique?
Vladimir Putin responded to a changing Ukraine by annexing this peninsula in 2014
What is Crimea?
The Affordable Care Act, passed by this President, required insurance agencies to accept new patients regardless of pre-existing conditions
Who is Barack Obama?
These are the two major reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, calling for openness and a restructuring of the Soviet Economy
What is Glasnost & Perestroika
This Free Speech Movement in California, calling for an end to restrictions on college students' political engagement, took place on this campus.
What is the Berkeley Campus of the University of California?
This leader of the Black Muslim organization criticized Martin Luther Kings pacifism and called for more direct, violent action
Who is Malcom X (or Elijah Muhammad)?
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)?
This President was not in favor of raising taxes. "Read my lips, no new taxes."
Who is George H. W. Bush?