WWII
This surprise attack pushed the United States into World War II.
Pearl Harbor
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
This postwar program helped veterans attend college and contributed to prosperity in the 1950s.
G.I. Bill
This woman’s refusal to give up her bus seat helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
This scandal during Nixon’s presidency helped create a legacy of distrust in government.
Watergate
This battle is considered to be the largest amphibious invasion ever, and a major turning point for the Allies in WWII
D-Day
This postwar U.S. aid program helped rebuild Europe and resist communism.
Marshall Plan
This generation born after World War II had a major impact on the American economy and culture.
Baby Boomer Generation
This Supreme Court case struck down school segregation.
Brown V. Board of Education
These terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 targeted two major U.S. sites.
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The World Trade Center and the Pentagon
This secret U.S. project developed the atomic bomb.
Manhattan Project
This conflict included Inchon, the 38th parallel, and the final division of Korea.
Korean War
This major Eisenhower-era project transformed travel, trade, and suburban growth.
Interstate Highway System
These riders challenged segregation in interstate travel.
Freedom Riders
This set of Johnson-era programs included Medicare, urban renewal, and the War on Poverty.
Great Society
This international organization was founded after World War II, and the standards specifically name Cordell Hull’s role in its founding.
United Nations
This term describes the idea that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow.
Domino Theory
These three developments are specifically tied in the standards to the growing influence of the automobile on American society. Name one.
Suburbia, Fast Food Chains, Hotel Industry
This major 1964 law outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This Reagan-era economic approach called for tax cuts and deregulation
Reaganomics
This Supreme Court case dealt with the constitutional issues surrounding the internment of Japanese Americans.
Korematsu v. United States
These two events defined the relationship between Cuba and the U.S. during the Cold War.
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The Bay of Pigs and The Cuban Missile Crisis
This program of President John F. Kennedy aimed to improve education, end racial discrimination, create the Peace Corps, and put a man on the moon.
New Frontier
This 1965 law specifically protected voting rights and is alongside the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This federal agency emerged with the rise of environmentalism.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)