Civil Rights Leaders
Refused to give up a seat to a white person and helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was Rosa Parks?
Youngest elected president of the United States who was later assassinated
Who was John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
This wall was built by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to divide this Germany city into Communism and Free sections
What was the Berlin Wall?
What is minimum wage?
People born between 1946-1964
What are "Baby Boomers"?
Civil rights leader who led a series of peaceful protests and was arrested several times for his beliefs
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr?
1st American man in space
Who was Alan Shepard?
13-day standoff between the Soviets and the United States over missile sites in Cuba
What was the Cuban missile Crisis?
Supreme Court case that ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Unfair treatment based on a prejudice
What is discrimination?
1st black baseball player in the major leagues
Who was Jackie Robinson?
Traveling evangelist who preached and attracted crowds to his crusades
Who was Billy Graham?
Two wars that were fought to prevent Communism from spreading into free nations
What are the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
Federal project that built the major interstate-highway system
What is the Federal Aid Highway Act?
Rights given to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution to be treated equally including the right to be free from unfair treatment or discrimination in a given setting
What are civil rights?
1st black Supreme Court Justice
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Soviet astronaut who became the 1st man in space
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
Alliance between the Unites States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy, and several less powerful nations who agreed to provide military support for each other if attacked
What is NATO?
Program where volunteers go to other countries to help improve the lives of others
What is the Peace Corps?
Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) that started in 1945 and ended in 1991 over political, economic, and scientific issues
What is the Cold War?
Who were Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy?
Person who assassinated JFK and was killed two days later
Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?
Policy of giving military and economic aid to countries under Communist threat
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Legislation that offered veterans benefits such as help with paying for college and buying a house
What is the G.I. Bill?
Idea that buying more goods and services is desirable and beneficial