Post WWII
This is what HUAC stands for
House Un-American Activities Committee
This organization used court proceedings and the law to fight for civil rights
NAACP
Failed attempt by the CIA to have Cuban exiles commit a coup on Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs invasion
The fighting tactic of the vietcong
Guerilla Warfare
Policy of diffusing tensions between the US and Soviets
Detente
This couple was tried and executed for espionage
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
This case ruled that separate but equal was a lawful order.
Plessy v. Furgeson
Why was the Berlin wall constructed
As a for the soviets to keep people from escaping from East Berlin to West Berlin
How were soldiers treated on their return home.
How did Ford become president
Nixion's VP resigned and Ford was appointed then Nixon resigned and Ford became president.
This gave funds for veterans of WWII to start families, go to college, obtain housing, etc.
G.I. Bill
This prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, religions, or national origin
Civil Rights act of 1964
The great society declared war on this
Poverty
Why did the US get involved in Vietnam
Containment Policy
Reducing taxes and deregulating will stimulate production and buying
This led to the overall development of suburban areas.
Interstate Highway Act
This man was known for his aggressive actions against civil rights protestors such as using a water hose, police dogs, and batons against protestors
Eugene "Bull" Connor
The holding of this case, under the 4th amendment, stopped the use of evidence in court that was obtained through illegal search and sizeure
Mapp v. Ohio
What was operation rolling thunder
Saturation bombing campaign against North Vietnam
This was when the US secretly sold weapons to iran
Iran-Contra Affair
This was the predominant role of women in the 1950's
Homemakers, wives, and mothers
This outlawed literacy test for voting and allowed the federal government to promote voter registration
Voting rights act of 1965
John Kennedy was assassinated by____, who was shooting from _____, in this city______.
Lee Harvey Oswald, Texas School Book Depository, Dallas
This was a surprise attack by North Vietnam on key South Vietnam cities and towns during the Vietnamese new year.
Tet Offensive
This triggered the Persian Gulf War
Invasion of Kuwait