Cold War
U.S Policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
What is Truman Doctrine?
Civil Rights leader who is known for his speech, "I have a Dream"
Who is "Martin Luther King Jr"?
Lyndon B. Johnson's program that addressed America's social problems including health care, civil rights, and urban decay
What is the "Great Society"?
Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
What is the "Civil Rights of 1968"?
Popular drink that was originally green
What is "Coca-Cola"
A military alliance formed between the United States, Canada, and ten western European countries
What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Techniques used to provent voting
What is "Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests"?
The belief that if a earby nation becomes communist, the surrounding nations will follow suit; was used as a rationale for containment.
What is "Domino Theory"?
Authirozied the building of national highway system. The new roads encouraged the development of suburbs from the city
What is the "Interstate Highway Act"?
The strongest muscle in the human body
What is the jaw?
U.S and USSR come to brink of nuclear war
What is the "Cuban Missle Crisis"?
Amendment that gave all U.S. citizens equal protection under the law regardless of color
What is the "14th Amendment"?
What is "Medicare"?
Eliminated literacy tests for voters
What is the "Voting Rights Act"
What is the bullfrog
The policy that the United States should prevent communism from spreading to other nations
What is "Containment"
Amendment that abolished the poll tax
What is the "24th Amendment"?
Gap between what the government was reporting and what the media was reporting
What is "Credibility Gap"?
A law that limited the President's right to send troops into battle without Congressional approval
What is the "War Powers Act"?
Fruit that floats in water because it's 25% air
What is an "Apple"?
Two major conflicts (wars) during the Cold War
What is the "Korean and Vietnam Wars"?
Supreme Court decision that made segregation illegal in public schools
What is "Brown v. Board of Education"?
Lyndon B. Johnson undeclared war in Vietnam
What is the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution"?
Made discrimination based on race, religion or national origin in public places illegaland required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis
What is "Civil Rights Act of 1964"?
Common food used as currency in ancient civilizations
What is salt?