WWII
The cause of U.S. entry in WWII
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Guiding U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War
Containment
Ended segregation in public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
This concert came to represent the growing counterculture movement of the 1960s
Woodstock
This president was impeached for obstruction of justice and perjury
Bill Clinton
Ended neutrality by allowing the US to provide weapons to the Allies
Lend Lease Act
Post WWII prosperity was made possible in part by these generous benefits received by veterans
G.I. Bill
Rosa Parks
The plan to remove American troops from Vietnam
Vietnamization
Detente
The fight against racism at home and fascism in Europe
The Double V Campaign
He accused many Americans of being communists and communist sympathizers in order to gain the attention of the press
Senator Joseph McCarthy
The president who signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act into law
Lyndon Baines Johnson
This government agency was created to address the growing concerns about pollution in the 1970s
The Environmental Protection Agency
Jimmy Carter
The ship carrying hundreds of Jewish refugees that was refused entry into the United States
S.S. St. Louis
Which event during Kennedy's administration came to represent the dangers of brinkmanship
The Cuban Missile Crisis
A member of the Nation of Islam who supported self defense for African Americans resisting racism
Malcolm X
The United States began its escalation of troops in Vietnam after this incident
Gulf of Tonkin
The Affordable Care Act
Violent clashes between Mexican American youth and American servicemen in Los Angeles
Zoot Suit Riots
The firing of gay men and women who worked in government during the Red Scare
Lavendar Scare
Policies to address past discrimination by giving preference to members of underrepresented groups in hiring, education etc.
Affirmitive Action
Pentagon Papers
The cause of the 1992 LA Riots
The acquital/not guilty verdict of the four police officers who beat Rodney King