Foreign Policy
The name of the main U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
Containment
What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal?
Brown v. Board of Education
What 1963 event featured Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech?
The March on Washington?
In the 1990s, this technology started connecting people around the world and made email, websites, and online chatting possible.
What is the internet?
Which president was impeached during the 1990s?
Bill Clinton
U.S. troops fought this 1991 war to push Iraq out of Kuwait.
Persian Gulf War
Who was the civil rights leader known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and the founding of the SCLC?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Before becoming a civil rights leader, what was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s primary profession?
Minister
This man was found not guilty in the “Trial of the Century” in 1995.
O.J Simpson
What was the name of the domestic terrorist truck bombing on a federal government building that occurred in the United States in 1995?
Oklahoma City Bombing
The name of the free trade agreement the U.S. made in 1993.
NAFTA
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, what a year-long event took place that catapulted Dr. King to national prominence?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What act, passed in 1965, banned literacy tests as a voting requirement?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
This rapper was famous for “California Love” and was murdered in the 90s.
Tupac Shakur
The name of the law passed to help the government stop terrorism.
The Patriot Act
What international civil war did America aid in during the 90s?
Somalia
What organization, founded in 1960 by students, focused on direct action and civil disobedience during the Civil Rights Movement?
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
What influential civil rights leader advocated for Black nationalism and self-defense?
Malcolm Little
Malcolm X
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
This controversial 1993 military policy allowed gay Americans to serve in the armed forces — as long as they kept their identity secret.
"Don't Ask Don't Tell"
The part of the government responsible for protecting against terrorism, created after 9/11.
The Department of Homeland Security
Why did the U.S. invade Iraq?
Thought Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)
What event saw federal troops used to enforce desegregation?
The Little Rock Nine: protecting nine Black students attempting to integrate Central High School in Arkansas
What 1964 legislation ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
This musical renaissance started in Seattle and featured megabands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam
Grunge Rock
What was a motive for Al-Qaeda attacking the United States? And why did they target the Twin Towers and the Pentagon?
U.S involvement in the Middle East, American support for Israel, The Western way of life. Because the twin towers are a symbol of American business, as well as capitalism and the Pentagon because it was a U.S military power.