Cold War Beginnings
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII.
What is containment?
The Brown v. Board of Education decision declared this unconstitutional.
What is racial segregation in public schools?
NASA was created largely in response to this 1957 Soviet achievement.
What is the launch of Sputnik?
This theory held that if one nation fell to communism, others nearby would follow.
What is the domino theory?
This 1960 event showed the power of television in shaping elections.
What is the Kennedy-Nixon debate?
This 1947 plan provided economic aid to rebuild Europe and strengthen capitalist democracies.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This 1948 executive order by President Truman integrated the armed forces.
What is desegregation of the military?
The National Defense Education Act was passed to improve this after Sputnik.
What is science and math education?
This 1964 resolution gave President Johnson broad war powers in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Both the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War gained attention through this medium.
What is television coverage?
President Truman’s 1947 speech pledging U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey is known as this doctrine.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” explained why this approach was necessary.
What is nonviolent protest?
These modern inventions—like cordless vacuums and temper foam—originated from this program.
What is NASA technology?
This 1968 event convinced many Americans the Vietnam War could not be won.
What is the Tet Offensive?
This law helped veterans afford college and buy homes after WWII.
What is the G.I. Bill of Rights?
This defense alliance was created to deter Soviet aggression in Europe.
What is NATO?
This law ended discrimination in employment and public accommodations.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This televised event symbolized American leadership during the Cold War.
What is the Moon landing?
Public reaction to these two assassinations intensified the chaos of 1968.
Who are Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy?
César Chávez led a movement to improve conditions for this group of workers.
Who are migrant farm workers?
Senator Joseph McCarthy rose to fame by exploiting this postwar American fear.
What is the fear of communism?
This 1965 law outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes in elections.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The launch of Sputnik led directly to greater U.S. investment in this area.
What is space exploration and defense research?
Opposition to the Vietnam War was a major reason this president chose not to run again.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
These domestic programs under Johnson sought to eliminate poverty and expand social services.
What are the Great Society programs?