The two policy statements that formed the basis of Cold War foreign policy
What were containment and the Truman Doctrine
100
This international body sent troops to Korea
What is the United Nations
100
The Supreme Court case that provided for the integration of schools
What is Brown v. Bd. of Education
100
Turning the civil war into a war between the United States and North Vietnam is known as
What is Americanizing the war
100
The notion that African Americans should celebrate their own customs, traditions and uniqueness rather than integrate into white society is known as.
What is Black Power
200
Top secret document that called for increased government spending and mobilization of public opinion during the cold war
What is NSC-68?
200
This Indian Ambassador was denied service at a restaurant in the Houston Airport causing US credibility to diminish internationally
Who is G.L. Mehta?
200
This group that promoted non-violence was responsible for organizing many of the sit-ins during the fight for Civil Rights
What is Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
200
The act that provided President Johnson with virtually unlimited authority to deploy troops to Vietnam is known as
What is Tonkin Gulf resolution
200
Riots involving police and anti-war protestors outside of this event in 1968 highlighted the growing discontent with the Vietnam Wat.
What is Democratic National Convention
300
This Act created the CIA
What is National Security Act (1947)
300
Cold war paranoia led to a witch hunt for communists led by this Senator
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
300
Freedom Summer was an effort to expand civil rights in which Constitutionally protected area?
What is voting rights
300
The United State's first major offensive which involved significant bombing of North Vietnam was known as
What is Operation Rolling Thunder
300
This group was founded in 1966 to promote the rights of women and pressure the EEOC to investigate gender discrimination claims.
What is National Organization of Women
400
The USSR moved nuclear weapons into Cuba following which failed attempt to remove Castro.
What is Bay of Pigs invasion?
400
The CIA orchestrated a coup in this South American country to oust a leftist President who had nationalized the land of the United Fruit Company
What is Guatamala?
400
This landmark bill prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin or gender in the area of jobs, public accommodation, and federal programs.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964
400
The war in Vietnam led to this movement that rejected hypocritical middle class values
What is counterculture or hippies
400
This bill enabled the government to provide loans, unemployment insurance, and tuition stipends to veterans returning from WWII
What is GI Bill
500
Theory that if one country falls to communism, others will fall behind it
What is Domino Theory?
500
The Space Race began when the Soviet Union launched this satellite into space
What is Sputnik?
500
President Johnson's vision of America was known as
What is the "Great Society".
500
This major North Vietnamese offensive in 1968 led directly to Johnson's decision not to seek re-election.
What is the Tet Offensive
500
This act outlawed the "closed shop" and enabled workers to accept jobs without having to join the union.