U.S. Presidents
U.S. Presidents
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Technology
100
President during the Great Depression and WWII
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
President Ford’s approval rating plunged when he did this...........
What is pardoned Richard Nixon
100
The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 had established the
What is separate-but-equal doctrine.
100
Punishment endured by marchers in the famous Children's March.
What is jail and being hit with firehoses
100
The development of the transistor made possible the miniaturization of .
What is radios
200
Kennedy's response to the ___________ nearly caused a nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
200
This President was once stuck is in his own bathtub in the White House.
Who is William Taft?
200
Civil Rights successfully integrated many restaurants by using
What is sit-ins.
200
At the march on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his .
What is “I have a dream” speech
200
During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for the nation was to be the first to land a .
What is man on the moon
300
Nixon’s “enemies list” was composed of anyone he suspected of being a
What is threat to his presidency.
300
Lyndon Johnson was so defeated by this that he did not run for a second term in office.
What is the Vietnam War
300
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans organized this in Montgomery Alabama.
What is bus boycott
300
What group of Civil Rights activists were violently attacked as they traveled throughout the south, testing the desegregation laws.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
300
Bill Gates co-founded the company .
What is Microsoft
400
Burglars broke into the Watergate complex intending to _______________________________ from the Democratic Party headquarters.
What is steal campaign information
400
Before Ronald Reagan became governor of California, he was
What is an actor.
400
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while doing this.
What is standing on a balcony
400
The Office of Economic Opportunity was a major part of Johnson’s plan to continue the New Deal, known as.
What is the Great Society?
400
Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative called for the development of weapons that could
What is destroy incoming missiles
500
Nixon tried to avoid turning over the Watergate tapes by erasing this.
What is 18 minutes of tape
500
The Republican candidate in the 2000 presidential election was
Who was George W. Bush.
500
At the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) the governor tried to prevent African American students from enrolling by ......
Standing in the doorway. (Gov Wallace)
500
Groups who began to feel that violence would ensure Civil Rights
Who are the Black Panthers and Malcolm X.
500
The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by the
What is televised debates
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