World War II (1936-1945)
pearl harbor
US policy to stop the spread of communism
containment
Baby Boomers
This 1954 case ended school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
This scandal led to Nixon's resignation
Watergate
This secret project developed the atomic bomb
Manhattan Project
This plan rebuilt Western Europe after WWII
Marshall Plan
This system of highways was created under Eisenhower
Interstate Highway System
This boycott began after Rosa Parks' arrest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This 2001 terrorist attack reshaped US foreign policy
9/11 attacks
This Supreme Court case upheld Japanese internment
Korematsu v. United States
This was divided Korea at the 38th parallel
Korean War
This president launched the New Frontier
John F. Kennedy
This 1963 speech included "I Have a Dream"
March on Washington
This president promoted Reaganomics and the Strategic Defense initiative
Ronald Reagan
This Allied invasion opened a Western front in Europe
D-Day (Normandy invasion)
This event brought the world close to nuclear war in 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
This cultural shift included rock 'n' roll and beatniks
Youth culture movement
This 1964 law outlawed segregation in public places
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This trade agreement was signed under President Clinton
NAFTA
Explain why Truman decided to use the atomic bomb
to avoid invasion of Japan, save American lives, end war quickly, show strength to USSR
Explain Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
both superpowers could destroy each other with nuclear weapons, preventing direct conflict
Explain the impact of suburbanization
growth of suburbs, car culture, consumerism, decline of urban centers
Name two other movements inspired by Civil Rights
Feminist Movement, Chicano Movement, American Indian Movement
War on Terror, Patriot Act, wars on Afghanistan/Iraq, expanded homeland security