Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
100
What is Truman's economic program?
The Fair Deal
100
This man hunted communists after WWII
Joseph McCarthy
100
This initiative provided economic aid to Latin America
The Alliance for Progress
100
What was the name of Johnson's social welfare plan?
The Great Society
100
This Nixon opponent was pro segregation and anti hippie
George Wallace
200
This man stated that the US should focus on the containment of communism
George F. Kennan
200
Our involvement in Vietnam increased after this country left Vietnam
France
200
After this event, the US promised not to attack Fidel Castro
The Cuban Missile Crisis
200
This act authorized the president to take any measures necessary to repel attacks against the US forces and allies in SE Asia
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
200
The National Guard killed students who were demonstrating in support of affirmative action at this school
Kent State
300
Truman sends troops to this country so that he doesn't appear soft on communism
North Korea
300
What was the first major influence on rock and roll?
African rhythm and beats
300
What was the title of Rachel Carson's influential book on the environment?
Silent Spring
300
In this event, the Vietcong attacked major cities throughout South Vietnam
Tet Offensive
300
Due to spending on social programs and Vietnam, the country begins to experience this economic condition in the late 1960s
Inflation
400
When the USSR refused to allow the passage of supplies to West Berlin through its territory, how did Truman respond?
The Berlin Airlift
400
The USSR launched this into space in the 1950s (be specific)
Sputnik
400
This failed mission was supposed to overthrow Castro using a group of expatriate Cubans
Bay of Pigs
400
In the 1960s, what type of specific protest did groups such as SNCC and NAACP use?
sit-in
400
One of Nixon's greatest achievements was a visit to this country
China
500
We still belong to this military alliance that Truman initiated
NATO
500
This country seized the Suez Canal in the 1950s
Egypt
500
Where did Kennedy state "Ich bin ein Berliner"?
Berlin Wall
500
This woman crusades against equal rights for women
Phyllis Schlafly
500
What event caused OPEC to embargo oil?
the 1973 Yom Kippur War
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