Red Scare
This is the term for the paranoia that the US experienced during the early Cold War years, where many celebrities and politicians were accused of communism.
What is the red scare?
This is the US policy of limiting the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This man was the main voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and he constantly pushed for peaceful protests to bring about change
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The period from 1945-1963 where America experienced a large increase in its birth rate
What is the Baby Boom?
This amendment officially grants women's suffrage in 1920
What is the 19th amendment?
This couple was accused of espionage and giving the Soviets the secrets to building the atomic bomb. They were eventually executed.
Who are the Rosenbergs?
This plan promises to give military aid to any country in the world that tries to resist communism
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This man advocated for a more aggressive and violent approach to Civil Rights. He established the black power movement and was assassinated in 1965.
Who is Malcolm X?
85% of the new homes that were built during the 1950s were built in these areas
What are suburbs?
This amendment established the direct election of US senators from each state
What is the 17th amendment?
This politician claimed to have a list of over 200 politicians who he accused of being communist.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This plan promises to give economic aid to any nation resisting communism
What is the Marshall Plan?
This court case involving a 9 year old girl officially declared segregation in public schools and "separate but equal" as unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
This vaccine was developed in 1954 by Dr. Jonas Salk
This amendment, passed in 1971, established the official voting age at 18
What is the 26th amendment?
This group was a government project designed to find communists. Most of these investigations targeted Hollywood, which ended the careers of many artists.
What is HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee)?
Eastern European nations that had been recruited to communism by Stalin were known as what?
What are satellite nations?
This act was part of LBJ's Great Society, and officially outlawed discrimination based on race, gender, or religion.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This act, aka "Servicemen's Readjustment Act," this provides money to help veterans readjust to civilian life by allowing them to get their college education, buy a house, or start a business.
What is the GI Bill?
This amendment, passed at the end of the Civil War established that all people born in the United States are citizens of the United States, regardless of race.
What is the 14th amendment?
This project was de-classified in 1995, and revealed that the FBI, CIA, and NSA knew of extensive Soviet spying during the Cold War.
This was the first conflict where the US used military force to try an contain communism
What is the Korean War?
This man, along with Dolores Huerta, created a group known as the United Farm Workers (UFW). They advocated for farmer's rights, as well as equal pay for Hispanic farmers in the southern US.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Eisenhower passes this act, which is the largest public works project in US history. It dedicated $500 billion to build 40,000 miles worth of new road.
What is the Federal Highway Act?
This amendment officially outlaws poll taxes, literacy test, and other things used to stop African-Americans from voting
What is the 24th amendment?