Cold War Moments
There was a civil war between these countries. The superpowers at the time decided to help these countries. The War ended in a ceasefire, America accomplished their goal
What war was this?
Korean War
Ended Segregation in Public Spaces
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Executive order 9981
integrated armed forces
Pulls America out of Vietnam War
Richard Nixon
The "I have a dream" speech was given at this march.
March on Washington
Cia trained a lot of refugees to try and train them to take back Cuba
What is Bay of Pigs
Ending Poll Taxes and Literacy Test was apart of what?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What caused towns like Radiator Springs to pop up?
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, he gave a speech in Washington D.C
MLK Jr
These activist took a tour of the deep South and were testing to see if the southern states were following the law.
Freedom Riders
What moment was where American ships were fired on by Vietmese Ships and eventually led to America getting involved.
Gulf of Tonkin
America put a big emphasis on certain educational fields to try and catch up with the soviets
National Defense and Education Act
What were two goals of Great Society?
poverty and end racial inequality
This guy helped AMerica avoid a full out Nuclear War.
John F Kennedy
Group of Students who tried to integrate schools.
Eisenhower had to send the army to ensure their safety
Little Rock Nine
Who was the leader of Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
Stop the spread of communism
Policy of Containment
This program helped get WW2 veterans on the right foot
G.I Bill
This individual was the first to land on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
Martin Luther King's approach and tactics he mentions in "Letters from Birmingham Jail"
Non-Violent Civil Disobedience
What was Richard Nixon's plan with Vietnam?
Vietnamization- Gradually pull out troops from Vietnam and South Vietnam will be getting their own troops trained.
Ends Segregation in Public Schools
Brown vs Board
What did the Soviet Union do to start the Space Race?
Launch of Sputnik
She said "No"
Which ignited Montegomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
Who kind of inspired MLK and Cesar Chavez with the non-violent approach?