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100

This was the ideology widely feared in the Post-WWII era.

What is Communism?

100

This group is known as the rival to the United States in the era known as the Cold War.

What is the Soviet Union?

100

This figure is well known for popularizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, even though she was not the first woman to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat.

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

As a reaction to communism, this politician became known for accusing many Americans of being suspected Soviet Spies.

Who is (Joseph) McCarthy?

100

This invention became much more widely available in this period, and allowed people to feel more connected to politics and the news.

What is the Television?

200

This term refers to the shift outside of cities that occurred in the Post-WWII era.

What is Suburbanization?

200

This is the name given to Lyndon B. Johnson’s social policies that would change healthcare and poverty.

What is the Great Society?

200

This leader, known for the Black Power movement, led his people to push for Black Nationalism over desegregation.

Who is Malcolm X?

200

This was the high-stress event when the United States came closest to nuclear war.

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

200

This is the era after WWII where there was a major boost in the US population.

What is the Baby Boom?

300

This is the name given to the group of young people who consider themselves to be liberal, but reject many policies put forth by left leaning politicians

What is the New Left?

300

This is the name of the court case that, legally, ended segregation in public schools.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

300

This collection of letters is widely referenced as the basis for the non-violent civil rights movement for Black Americans.

What is Letters from a Birmingham Jail?

300

This is the name given to the group the United States opposed in the Vietnam War.

What is the Viet Cong?

300

In 1979, this was the location of the worst nuclear accident in US history.

What is Three Mile Island?

400

This religious group/ ideology grew rapidly at the end of this time period, as a response to what they considered as overly progressive policy change.

What is Evangelical (Christianity)?

400

At this major event, thousands gathered to protest both the war and the policies enacted with it.

What is the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

400

This is the uprising that led to a wider push for LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance.

What is the Stonewall Uprising (riot)?

400

This process occurred across the world in the Postwar era, when many formerly colonized nations fought for and/or gained independence.

What is decolonization?

400

This president is known for his push for additional highways and interstates across the United States.

Who is (Dwight D.) Eisenhower?

500

This researcher is known for his publications on Human Sexuality, prompting many to change perspectives in the years leading into the Sexual Revolution.

Who is Alfred Kinsey?

500

This is the new concept where the Defense Department and capitalistic defense industries are strongly intertwined.

What is the Military-Industrial complex?

500

This is the book that inspired many women to push for further rights, describing what they called “the problem with no name”.

What is The Feminine Mystique?

500

This controversy was the first major one of the Reagan administration.

What is the Iran-Contra Affair?

500

This region of the United States saw a large influx in population during this time period, becoming a significant economic force.

What is the sunbelt?

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