Cold War
This was built in 1961, separating East and West Berlin
What is the Berlin Wall
This man from Cuero, Texas won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War
What is Roy Benavidez
He organized farm workers in California fighting for their rights, increased wages, and better working conditions. He started the grape boycott and successfully negotiated some better rights for Mexican- American farmers.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
The Japanese forced their prisoners on a 60-mile march through the jungle. This was known as -
Incident during Harding's presidency in which government officials gave oil fields to private companies after receiving bribes
What is Teapot Dome Scandal
This is the fear of the spread of Communism. It occurred first in the 20s, then again in the 50s.
A ___________ _____ was caused by the American people feeling as though our government was lying to them, which led to many Americans losing faith in our governments reliability.
What is Credibility Gap
_____ ___ ___ was the music that became popular with the counterculture in the 60s.
What is Rock n Roll?
This was the US strategy for fighting Japan that included taking over one island at a time and getting closer and closer to Japan's mainland.
What is Island-hopping?
This allowed for the direct election of senators. (Americans could now vote for senators.)
What is the 17th Amendment?
This was a successful US plan to help European countries rebuild after WWII by providing economic aid to countries like Great Britain and France.
What is the Marshall Plan?
When Nixon took over as president during the Vietnam War, he incorporated _____________, which was the gradual removal of U.S. troops putting more of the war effort back onto the South Vietnamiese
What is Vietnamization
Which piece of legislation desegregated the U.S., requiring equal treatment regardless of race?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
To raise money for the war effort, US government issued these.
What are war/liberty bonds?
This was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression. DOUBLE POINTS if you can name its parts (3 R's)
What is New Deal (reform for the banking system, recovery for the economy, and relief for the needy)
13 days in October that became the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
The belief that if South Vietnam were to fall to Communism, other countries near it like Cambodia, Laos and Thailand would soon face the same outcome.
What is the "Domino Theory"
Wrote the "Feminine Mystique"
Who is Betty Friedan
These were vegetable gardens that made sure there was an adequate food supply for both the soldiers and Americans at home.
What are victory gardens?
This insures and protects bank deposits
The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
This president created the national highway system in a decade of national prosperity (and fear of nuclear war).
What is Dwight Eisenhower
President Carter met with the President from Egypt and Israel for face-to-face negotiations between the two countries, after which an agreement was reached known as the ______ ________ _______.
What is the Camp David Accords
This man founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
These Native Americans created an unbreakable code to communicate in WWII. Their language was very complex. This group was known as this.
What are the Navajo Code Talkers?
The effect of the Spanish American War was that it made the US a world power. The US gained these three pieces of land after the war. (bonus 200 points for what happened to Cuba)
What are Guam, Puerto Rico, and they paid for the Philippines?
Cuba also became a protectorate of the US and the US had lots of influence in Cuba.