The Cold War
Post-War Years at Home
The Civil Rights Movement
Kennedy and Johnson
Era of Activism
100
This foreign policy initiative resulted in the gift of $13 billion to democracies in Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan
100
Term for a group of different sorts of businesses owned by a single parent company.
conglomerate
100
Brown v. the Board of Education ruled this long-standing doctrine unconstitutional in education.
separate but equal
100
Program which provides medical insurance to poor Americans.
Medicaid
100
Founded in 1966, this organization fought to secure abortion rights and state support for childcare and to end gender discrimination.
National Organization for Women
200
The entry of this country into the Korean War caused the conflict to bog down in stalemate.
China
200
The invention of this in 1947 made possible the development of computers and other electronic devices.
the transistor
200
In 1957, nine black students attended school in this city under the protection of National Guard troops.
Little Rock
200
Failed effort in 1961 to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
200
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring drew attention to the harmful impact of this on wildlife.
DDT
300
This defensive alliance was formed in 1955 in response to the formation of NATO.
the Warsaw Pact
300
A major medical advance of the 1950s invented by Dr. Jonas Salk.
the polio vaccine
300
This initiative in 1961 aimed to insure desegregation of inter-state transportation.
Freedom Rides
300
Soviet concession to end the Cuban missile crisis.
removed nuclear missiles from Cuba
300
This magazine founded in the 1970s addressed arguments/issues from a feminist perspective.
Ms. magazine
400
During the Second Red Scare, he made a political reputation by claiming that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government.
McCarthy
400
Following World War II, this law made it possible for former soldiers to get low-cost mortgages and educational stipends.
the GI bill
400
In 1960, this form of demonstration was particularly successful in getting students involved in the Civil Rights movement.
sit-ins
400
This education and job training program was part of President Johnson’s war on poverty.
Job Corps
400
This division of government, established in 1970, is responsible for the enforcement of environmental regulations.
Environmental Protection Agency
500
The execution of this couple for treason was part of heightened fears of espionage in the Second Red Scare.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
500
The building of Levittown in Pennsylvania was part of the growth of these.
suburbs
500
He questioned the policy of non-violence and preached black separatism and self-sufficiency.
Malcolm X
500
This group concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.
Warren Commission
500
He organized Latino farm laborers in the 1960s and 1970s.
César Chavez
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