Odds and Ends
What word means "a belief that God doesn't exist?"
atheism
first American in space
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was designed to protest the arrest of whom?
Rosa Parks
How did the Korean war end?
a truce
Medicare was designed to provide medical care to which kind of people?
senior citizens
Who developed the ARPAnet?
Leonard Kleinrock
first American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?
Fidel Castro was the communist leader of what country?
Cuba
This connected all parts of America for safer travel.
Interstate Highway System
Who invented the modern computer operated by a mouse?
Douglas Englebart
first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Give at least two ways people engaged in peaceful protests against racial segregation.
sit-ins, freedom rides, March on Washington
What world organization was formed for nations to work together to solve their problems?
United Nations
What was the name of President Johnson's plan that he pushed during his presidency?
The Great Society
What law helped ensure that Americans could vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
NASA mission that had the first successful moon landing
Apollo 11
What law outlawed discrimination in public places, such as public schools, government facilities, and programs?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
During the ___________, the United States and Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons against each other for 40 years.
Cold War
The first ______________ built by the United States was the Shippingport Atomic Power Station.
nuclear power plant
The case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, the government ended what?
segregation in public schools
The _____________ was made by communists to separate the two parts of Berlin.
Berlin Wall
What was the U.S.S. Nautilus?
America's first nuclear-powered submarine
What did the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 guarantee?
civil rights of Native Americans wouldn't be taken away by tribal governments
The National Security Act established plans for national security, such as founding this?
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
The GI Bill of Rights made these available to servicemen returning from the war.
low-interest loans
Explain changes that occurred in the United States because of the civil rights struggle during the 1950s and 1960s.
Answer should include at least four of the following:
1. Schools no longer segregated (Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka).
2. Public places, including schools and restaurants, no longer segregated (Civil Rights Act of 1964).
3. Employment discrimination outlawed (Civil Rights Act of 1964).
4. Voting Rights of all Americans protected (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965).
5. More black Americans and other minorities began holding public office.
6. Fair housing was protected (Fair Housing Act of 1968).
7. Native American Civil Rights protected (Indian Civil Rights Act)
What did the Fair Housing Act of 1968 ensure for all Americans?
equal housing rights for all Americans, regardless of skin color, religion, or national origin