U.S. Presidents
President during the Great Depression and WWII
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was the president during the Iran Hostage Crisis; he could not get the hostages freed
Who is Jimmy Carter
The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 had established the
What is separate-but-equal doctrine.
This was the title of Martin Luther King's famous speech
The development of the transistor made possible the miniaturization of .
What is radios
The Soviet Union placed weapons in Cuba and Kennedy ordered a blockade in response in what is known as this event.
What the Cuban Missile Crisis
This president ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan effectively ending World War II and starting the Cold War
Who is Truman
Civil Rights successfully integrated many restaurants by using
What is sit-ins.
At the march on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his .
What is “I have a dream” speech
What is the space race
Nixon tried to normalize relations with this communist country
What is China
Lyndon Johnson was so defeated by this that he did not run for a second term in office.
What is the Vietnam War
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans organized this in Montgomery Alabama.
What is bus boycott
This law prevented literacy tests and poll taxes
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Bill Gates co-founded the company .
What is Microsoft
Under orders from Nixon, burglars broke into the Democratic headquarters; this event caused Nixon's resignation
What is the Watergate Scandal
In 1980 he defeated Jimmy Carter; he believed in lowering taxes for the wealthy and increasing spending on the military
Who is Ronald Reagan
He was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
This was FDR's plan to get the country out of the Great Depression; it included programs such as social security and FDIC
What is the New Deal
Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative called for the development of weapons that could
What is destroy incoming missiles
This agency was created under Nixon to protect the environment
What is the environmental protection agency
The Republican candidate in the 2000 presidential election was
Who was George W. Bush.
In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from entering a white high school; the federal government responding by doing this
What is sending troops to escort the students
Groups who began to feel that violence would ensure Civil Rights
Who are the Black Panthers and Malcom X.
This connected the country and caused a national market; it made moving people and goods easier
What is the Transcontinental Railroad