Presidents
The first African-American President of the United States, known for his healthcare policies, the Affordable Care Act.
Barack Obama
Built to increase the efficiency of the transportation of supplies in case of an atomic emergency
National Interstate and Defense Highway Act
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Name one U.S. Territory
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virign Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Failed attempt to overthrow Castro.
Bay of Pigs
Bonus question: How did this impact the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The greatest achievement of this President involved peace talks with two foreign leaders.
Jimmy Carter
Bonus question: What was Carter's biggest failure?
Enforced the 14th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Bonus question: What act enforced the 15th Amendment?
An organization that fought for the rights of migrant farm workers.
United Farm Workers.
Known as the king of rock and roll
Elvis Presley
This case overturned Plessy V. Ferguson, which was famous for its "Seperate but equal" clause.
Brown v. Board of Education
Most widely known for his involvement in the cover-up of Watergate.
Richard Nixon
Limited the powers of the President to commit troops to war, without congressional approval, for more than 30 days.
War Powers Act
This organization was made up of students and young adults who also used non-violence to protest segregation.
SNCC
Bonus point: What is the full name of this organization?
The smoking gun that revealed Nixon's involvement in Watergate.
Protestors walking the Edmund Pettis Bridge were brutally attacked by police officers. Also known as 'Bloody Sunday'
Selma March
Bonus point: What was the impact of this event?
Pledged to contain communism by providing economic and military support.
Harry Truman
Provided educational benefits for former soldiers after the war.
G.I. Bill
Bonus Question: Name another benefit for former soldiers?
The group involved in helping Nixon cheat in the election.
CREEP
Bonus Question: This group broke into what to try to photograph documents?
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
Allowed Kennedy to be viewed as a better fit for the presidency than Nixon.
First Televised Presidential Debate
The War Powers Act was passed after this president escalated U.S. involvement in the war.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bonus point: What was passed that allowed escalation to happen?
This process happened when an executive order was signed, which set an example of eliminating racial barriers.
Desegregation of the Military
Best known for his economic policies which cut taxes for the wealthy.
Ronald Reagan
Bonus: What is the name of his economic policies?
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
The largest offensive attack in Vietnam, where over 100 cities were attacked in the South. This was also being televised.
Tet Offensive
Bonus Question: How did TV impact the way people viewed the war?