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100
I was accused of taking money from a campaign fund and using it for personal expenses
Who is Richard Nixon DAILY DOUBLE: After these accusations surfaced, Nixon goes on national television and gives a speech called...? What did he say in it?
100
I was arrested for refusing to give up my seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Rosa Parks DAILY DOUBLE: Rosa Parks' arrest sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During this time, what percent of their passengers did the busses lose?
100
Eisenhower's foreign policy, which was defined as the threat to use nuclear war to stop communist aggression
What is massive retaliation
100
this refers to the significant increase in babies being born after WWII
What is the baby boom DAILY DOUBLE: Describe TWO out of the four causes of the baby boom that we discussed in class
100
this was the new type of loud, enthusiastic, and CONTROVERSIAL music that teens were listening to
What is rock 'n' roll DAILY DOUBLE: Why was it so controversial?
200
my leadership during the Montgomery Bus Boycotts made me a national figure. I was also influenced by Gandhi and his forms of non violent protest
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
this ruled that separate was NOT equal and ordered public schools across the U.S. to desegregate "with all deliberate speed"
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
200
In the Eisenhower Doctrine, this is the specific area of the world that he says the U.S. will aid in order to keep communism out
What is the Middle East
200
this was one of the first and most famous suburbs built in New York
What is Levittown
200
the name of the first artificial satellite to be launched into space by the Soviet Union
What is Sputnik
300
I became the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin dies
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
300
the very first civil rights organization that started to work toward integration and equal rights
What is the NAACP DAILY DOUBLE: What does NAACP stand for?
300
Eisenhower used this organization to carry out his foreign policy in other countries like Iran and Guatemala
What is CIA DAILY DOUBLE: Describe the incidents that happened in either Iran or Guatemala that prompted Eisenhower to send in the CIA
300
this funded millions of dollars into the construction of roads
What is the Interstate Highway Act
300
In the 1950s, this was more important to women than education
What is being married and having children (Housewife)
400
I sent the National Guard to Central High School to STOP nine African American students from entering
Who is Orval Faubus
400
I was a 14 year old African American boy who was brutally beaten and murdered in Mississippi for flirting with a white woman
Who is Emmett Till
400
after Eisenhower refuses to send U.S. troops to aid the French in Vietnam, the French are ultimately defeated at this place
What is Dien Bien Phu
400
this group of writers criticized the American people for conforming to society and losing their sense of individuality
What is the beats/beatniks
400
this was the fear that if one country fell to communism, the rest would come tumbling after
What is The Domino Theory
500
my plane was shot down by the Soviet Union while I was on a spy mission
Who Francis Gary Powers DAILY DOUBLE: Khrushchev tells Eisenhower that the Soviets have shot down a U-2 plane. What does Eisenhower say in response to both the Soviet Union and the American people?
500
civil rights group made up of ministers trying to achieve equality through non violent protests
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
500
the U.S. stops funding this project in Egypt after we discover that their president is cooperating with communist
What is the Suez Canal
500
this is what Eisenhower warns the nation about in his Farewell Address
What is the industrial military complex DAILY DOUBLE: What is the industrial military complex and the fear behind it?
500
this term refers to the convention that was held after the French fall at Dien Bien Phu. It was to determine what was to become of Vietnam
What is the Geneva Accords DAILY DOUBLE: Name TWO of the three things that were decided upon here
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