1950s
1960s
Equal Rights for All
1970s & 1980s
1990s
100
What kind of government did North Korea have?
What is a communist government
100
Who said "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what can you do for your country."
Who was John F. Kennedy
100
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
It was a court case that declared segregation in schools unconstitutional
100
What scandal ended Richard Nixon's presidency?
What is Watergate
100
How did the recession affect life in the early 1990s?
What is millions of Americans lost their jobs and factories moved overseas
200
What kind of government did South Korea have?
What is a free government
200
Why did President Kennedy order a blockade of Cuba?
What is to prevent the Soviet Union from sending missiles to Cuba
200
How did African Americans fight for civil rights?
What is they held marches, boycotts, and sit-ins
200
What three global challenges were faced in the 1970s?
What is the economy slowed, unemployment rose and there were fuel shortages
200
What event caused the Gulf War?
What is Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
300
A temporary end to fighting
What is a cease-fire
300
What happened in November 1963?
What is President Kennedy was assassinated
300
Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
What is she refused to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus.
300
Name two positive things that President Ronald Reagan did for the U.S.
What is cut taxes, worked to end the Cold War, increased military spending
300
Why did President Clinton experience controversy?
What is he became only the second U.S. President to be impeached, or accused of a crime.
400
What started the Korean War?
What is North Korea crossed the 38th parallel and invaded S. Korea
400
What did the Apollo 11 mission accomplish?
What is the first mission to land astronauts on the moon.
400
What was the UFW and what did they do?
What is the United Farm Workers. This group worked to get better wages and working conditions for farmworkers.
400
What happened to the Berlin Wall?
What is people used hammers to break down the wall that divided Berlin
400
What terrorist attacks happened in the 1990s?
What is World Trade Center bombing, Oklahoma City bombing, two U.S. embassies bombed and the USS Cole bombing
500
What was the space race?
What is a competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. in exploring space
500
Why did the Vietnam War divide America?
What is people said that Americans did not have a real reason to be fighting in Vietnam.
500
Who organized peaceful protests throughout the South in support of equal rights?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
500
What events helped end the Cold War?
What is limit missiles, Gorbachev gave people more freedom, ended communism, Berlin Wall torn down
500
How did Congress and President Clinton work together?
What is they compromised to change welfare spending and to balance the national budget
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