40's & 50's
Truman's policy that became the norm for future generations to stop the spread of Communism.
Containment
What was the name of the scandal that led to Nixon resigning the presidency (it was a hotel where his handlers broke into democratic files)
Watergate
At the end of Jimmy Carter's term (1979), American hostages were taken at our embassy in this country.
Iran
Court case that established 'separate but equal' facilities, such as bathrooms, waiting lines, etc.
Plessy v. Ferguson
All men are created equal & are entitled to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness - what document was this found?
Declaration of Independence
Housing benefits & free education provided to soldiers after WWII
GI Bill
Lyndon Johnson's main goal was to fight poverty, what did he call his program?
The Great Society
The goal of this group was to promote women's rights and equality in the workplace, even though created in the 70's it led to feminist movement throughout the 80's.
N.O.W. National Organization for Women
This senator led the witch hunts to find suspected Communists, with unsubstantiated accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason.
Eugene McCarthy (McCarthyism)
What happened to the Japanese Americans during WWII
put in internment camps
Plan to rebuild Western Europe after WWII by providing financial assistance, food, clothing, etc. so they would not be enticed to become communist
Marshall Plan
court case that helped overturn 'separate but equal' idea (it dealt with schools)
Brown v. Board of Education
Reagan's policies that focused on tax cuts for wealthiest & reduced government spending for the poorest
Reagonomics or trickle - down - economics
The US almost went to war during the 60's because of this event between US-Russia & Cuba (we waited 13 days for the Russians to respond)
Cuban Missile Crisis
Name one of two things that Washington warned against in his farewell address.
political parties or foreign entanglements
First satellite launched into space (Russian), ushered the space race, and encouraged Americans to improve its technology and its education in science & math
Sputnik
Government group created to help combat pollution (it was in response to Rachel's Carson's book Silent Spring)
EPA or Environmental Protection Agency
Clinton's program that opened up trade with our neighbors
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
This was a bad year year:
MLK was killed
RFK was killed
Police beat up protestors at Chicago political convention
1968
What does the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, and the Kennedy-Nixon debates all have in common?
They were all televised and appealed to America's conscious.
War in the early 50's between Communist North & Free South Korea ended in a stalemate - US & NATO supported the South, what parallel did they divide the country at?
38th parallel
Specific name of the young college students that led the sit-ins in Greensboro, NC, they refused to give up their seats at lunch-counters & were arrested
SNCC (Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee)
What was the name of Ronald Reagan's program to combat the spread of communism and protect the United States from attack?
Strategic Defense Initiative or "Star Wars"
US trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro unsuccessfully, what specific place did this occur?
Bay of Pigs
Name of the foundational document of the woman's rights movement, modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of Sentiments