Presidents
This President is associated with the Bay of Pigs Invasion
John F Kennedy
This person was the first person to set foot on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
What were the three main axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
In the Truman Doctrine, President Harry Truman pledged to support who?
Turkey and Greece
What was Rosa Parks known for?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott/Sitting on a bus
This President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
Harry Truman
This person was the Cuban leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Fidel Castro
Which country did Hitler invade to start World War 2?
Poland
Split them into four zones of occupation
What did Plessy V Ferguson (1896) decide?
It upheld/allowed segregation (Separate but Equal)
This President gained powers from the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon Johnson
This person is who the Warren Comission said acted alone in killing JFK
Lee Harvey Oswald
What historical event contributed to the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy?
World War 1
Where/how did the Korean war end?
At the 38th parallel, approximately where it started. It was a stalemate.
Which Civil Rights leader pushed for black seperatism?
Malcolm X
This President used the idea of Vietnamization to get the USA out of the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon
This person was the commander of UN forces in Korea, and is associated with the Bonus Army as well as the Pacific Theatre in WW2
General Douglas MacArthur
When World War 2 started, the United States had what foreign policy?
Isolationism
What effect did the franchise system and multinational corporations have on the American economy in the 1950's?
They offered business growth and a sense of comfort
What was Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy when pushing for civil rights?
Civil disobedience/nonviolent protesting
This President is most strongly associated with the Marshall Plan in 1948
Harry Truman
This person was the leader of the Communist North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
What was the main purpose of the GI Bill of Rights?
Provide federal funds for veterans to attend college
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
Provide economic aid to European countries threatened by communism
What was the name of the child who was killed in Mississippi and had an open casket funeral to show how brutal Jim Crow Laws were?
Emmit Till