Vocabulary
The rights given to all US citizens by the Constitution
Civil Rights
Who was the first American to enter space?
Alan Shepard
The Cold War was between which 2 countries?
Soviet Union and USA
What legislation offered veterans benefits?
G.I. Bill
The lowest possible pay a worker can make per hour
Minimum wage
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Where did Rosa Park refuse her seat on a bus to a white person?
Alabama
What program of government aid did President Truman propose?
Fair Deal
To separate people from the rest of society because of differences such as skin color or religion
Segregate
Who led the United Nations soldiers in South Korea?
Douglas MacArthur
Ships could travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes by way of the...?
Saint Lawrence Seaway
What is the organization responsible for all of America's activity in space?
NASA
Placing too much importance on things money can buy
Materialism
Who investigated government leaders he suspected of being Communists?
Joseph McCarthy
The Korean War was sparked when ____________ invaded _____________.
North Korea; South Korea
What program sent American volunteers to other countries to help improve the people's way of life?
Peace Corps
Unfair treatment based on a prejudice
Discrimination
Alaska and Hawaii became states under which president?
Eisenhower
What is the period in the United States after WWII called?
Postwar
What is the name of the crisis where President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba until the missile sites were removed?
Cuban Missile Crisis