Cold War
The US will act to stop communism from spreading in Latin America
Kennedy Doctrine
I refused to give up my seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in December 1, 1955, sparking a bus boycott that lasted over one year.
Rosa Parks
During his Ed Sullivan Show appearance, the cameras shot his performance from the waist up to avoid televising his scandalous gyrations.
Elvis Presley
Finish this statement:
Between 1946 and 1964, a baby was born in the US every ________>
What is "10 seconds"
Johnson's Great Society program was designed to fight this war.
War on Poverty
If one country falls to communism, more will follow.
Domino Theory
We integrated Central High School in September 1957, backed by federal troops.
Little Rock Nine
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Who.
the British Invasion
Goodbye Babies
What were babies born after their fathers deployed
Despite prosperity in the US, during the 1960s, over 20% of the population was living in poverty, affecting these two age groups most prominently.
Elderly (over 65), young (under 18)
The US will secure and protect the territorial integrity and political independence of nations in the Middle East requesting aid against covert armed aggression from any nations controlled by international Communism.
Eisenhower Doctrine
I became the spokesman for the Nation of Islam, calling for black separatism but later changed my views and sought to forge ties with whites.
Malcolm X
According to this popular television show, he knows best
Father
True or False: In the post-war era, birthrates in higher income countries surpassed those in lower income countries
False
These federal social insurance programs guaranteed access to health care for the elderly and disadvantaged.
Medicare and Medicaid
A 13-day standoff between the US and Soviet Union in October of 1962 concering ballistic missle deployment in Italy, Turkey, and Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This overruled policies preventing blacks from voting and provided federal oversight for voter registration and elections.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Hailing from Pottsylvania, this duo on the R0cky and Bullwinkle show were surely Russian spies.
Boris and Natasha
Baby-boomers represented the largest number of draftees during this war.
The Vietnam War
This program provided rent subsidies and home ownership aid for low-income Americans.
Housing and Urban Development Act (HUD)
This mutual-defense organization was formed in response to NATO in May 1955.
The Warsaw Pact
This organization of African American church leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., provided leadership and support for the Civil Rights Movement.
Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC)
In the 50s and 60s, this young, artistic group rejected the mores of conventional society
beatniks
Many baby-boomers were raised here due to the affordability of Levittowns and their fathers' GI Bills
the suburbs/suburbia
This implemented and oversaw War on Poverty programs, including job training, AFDC, VISTA, CAP, rural assistance, and Social Security benefit increases.
Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO)