Cold War
A struggle in which the U.S. and Soviet Union became rivals but never fought directly in military conflict following WW2
What is the Cold War?
The Baby Boom generation of the twenty years early had now reached adulthood. One of the most prominent groups of the counterculture movement were the hippies, who used drugs to free the mind and rejected materialism.
What is 1970s Social?
She refused to relinquish (give up) a bus seat to a white passenger
Who is Rosa Parks?
Democratic winner of the 2008 presidential election; former senator from Illinois and the first African American president
Who is Barack Obama?
40 million Americans moved to these areas after coming back from WWII. The most famous from this time is Levittown
What are suburbs?
A policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders
What is containment?
After veterans returned home from WWII, they wanted to settle down with a family. Many families started moving to the suburbs to start their families.
What is 1950s Social?
This leader was an advocate for the non-violent movement
Who is MLK Jr?
A terrorist group established by Osama bin Laden to rid Muslim countries of Western influence
What is al Qaeda?
The scandal that began with a burglary of Democratic Party headquarters and led to Nixon’s resignation
What is Watergate?
A 1962 conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union resulting from the Soviet installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lyndon B. Johnson knew that America was a great and powerful country, but he was determined to help America become what he referred to as a great society. Johnson wanted to start up government programs that would help all families and all races.
What is 1960s Political?
Segregation by traditions--in their hearts and minds
What is de facto segregation?
The United States sent troops here first after 9/11?
What is Afghanistan?
U.S. Senator who falsely accused Americans of having communist ties
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
President Truman and the House of Representatives used this to fight communism at home
Many Americans were became tired of all the government spending and did not trust the government as the previous decade came to a close. Conservatives wanted to see a smaller federal government that reduced spending.
What is 1980s Political
This African American lawyer challenged segregation in the courts and was later named a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The 1994 law increased federal resources to apprehend and prosecute men guilty of violent acts against women
What is the Violence Against Women Act?
Segregation imposed (forced) by law
What is De jure Segregation?
President Truman wanted this to be a limited war, but MacArthur invading China threatened a world war.
What is the Korean War?
As veterans and other families grew, they moved to the suburbs by using the highways created by the Interstate Highway Act. President Eisenhower pleased both republicans and democrats with his "Middle Road” Policy.
What is 1950s Political?
Who was the Chief Justice on the supreme court when segregation was eliminated in public schools?
Earl Warren
These were the three countries that were part of the NAFTA agreement?
What is USA, Mexico, and Canada?
A law passed after September 11, 2001 that gave law enforcement broader powers in monitoring possible terrorist activities
What is the Patriot Act?