Legislation
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100
A federal health insurance program primarily for people aged 65 or older.
Medicare
100
After the end of the First IndoChina War, Vietnam is divided into North and South Vietnam along this parallel.
The 17th Parallel
100
After refusing to give up her seat in the Whites Only section of a bus, this woman sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama
Rosa Parks
100
This Constitutional Amendment secures blacks' rights of citizenship and equal protection under the law.
The 14th Amendment
100
A federally funded program that provides free, early childhood education and support services to children from low-income families to prepare them for kindergarten.
Head Start
200
A 1942-1964 U.S.-Mexico agreement that allowed millions of Mexican men to work temporarily in American agriculture and railroads, initially to address labor shortages during World War II.
The Bracero Program
200
The site of a failed US-backed invasion of Cuba in April 1961.
The Bay of Pigs
200
The most notorious of the white supremacy groups to arise in the years following the American Civil War.
Ku Klux Klan
200
The landmark Supreme Court case deemed that black and white public schools in the South must be integrated.
Brown v. Board of Education
200
The Head Start Program collaborated with this popular children's show to support early childhood development through education.
300
A 1787 Constitutional Agreement where the enslaved population counted for a fraction of the general population in determining a state's representation in the House.
3/5 Compromise
300
The richest sate in the South before the American Civil War...and the poorest state after.
Mississippi
300
Muslim minister, and human rights activist known for his advocacy for Black pride and self-determination during the civil rights movement
Malcolm X
300
This strip of land stretching from Virginia to Mississippi, notorious for it's dark rich soil and number of slaves per county.
The Black Belt
300
A powerful chemical herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War as part of its herbicidal warfare program
Agent Orange
400
The historic period after the Civil War War in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems.
The Reconstruction Era
400
The first Africans arrived in this North American colony in the year 1619.
Jamestown
400
Before enslaved labor became popular, this type of contractual labor was most common in the colonies.
Indentured Servants
400
The only successful slave rebellion in world history.
The Haitian Revolution
400
Written by Rachel Carson, this book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II.
Silent Spring
500
Supreme Court case that established the precedent of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Fergusson
500
"Allegedly," a series of naval confrontations occurred here in 1964 involving U.S. destroyers and North Vietnamese torpedo boats, triggering a message that "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the U.S. would be used.
The Gulf of Tonkin
500
A South Vietnamese communist guerrilla force that, along with the North Vietnamese Army, fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. governments during the Vietnam War
Vietcong
500
Established by JFK's administration, this independent U.S. government agency that sends volunteers to countries around the world to assist communities with local development projects, and to promote cultural exchange and understanding
The Peace Corps
500
A U.S. foreign policy announced in 1957 that pledged military and economic aid to Middle Eastern countries threatened by communist aggression.
Eisenhower Doctrine