Wars
Civil Rights
1950s
Cold War
Presidents
100
During WWII, the government used propaganda to encourage women to work in these
factories
100
This woman refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus, inspiring a Civil Rights protest
Who is Rosa Parks
100
When many families, mostly white left the cities for the suburbs.
What is "White Flight"
100
This Senator spread paranoia through the American people as they accused their neighbors of being Russian spies
Who is Senator McCarthy
100
This man was the youngest President to be elected.
Who is John F. Kennedy
200
This was the Communist leader of North Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Min
200
MLK believed this style of protesting would bring equality.
What is Non-violent protests or civil disobedience
200
The Manhattan project involved scientists who built
What is Nuclear weapons or the Atom Bomb
200
This was also known as the "Red Curtain," as it physically seperated East and West.
What is the Berlin Wall
200
During the Great Depression these shanty towns were named after President Herbert Hoover.
What is a Hooverville
300
To protest Vietnam, professors and students at universities nation-wide held these to discuss the atrocities of the war.
What are teach-ins
300
This man was a leader in the Black Power movement and believed in radical methods to achieve equality.
Who is Malcolm X
300
During the Cold War era, a family with strong values, who lived in the suburbs and had two kids, pets, and loving parents was known as this.
What is a nuclear family
300
The two economic and political ideologies of the Cold War were:
What are Communism and Capitalism
300
When President Truman wanted to end WWII quickly, he gave this reason as support for dropping the Atom Bombs.
What is avoiding large American Casualties if the US invaded Japan
400
This war was known as the first "living room war."
What is Vietnam
400
When the LBJ sent the national guard to protect nine black students as they integrated into an all white school.
What is Little Rock Nine
400
A metaphor to describe the tension in the 1950s that exploded in the 1960s with protests and discord.
What is "the dormant Volcano"
400
Cuban Exiles were sent in by JFK in a failed attempt to overthrow the Castro Regime
What is "The Bay of Pigs"
400
This President is known for creating "the Great Society"
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
500
Hitler's form of government allowed him to have total and complete power over all maters of state.
What is a Totalitarian Dictatorship
500
This Supreme Court Case officially started public segregation by declaring blacks could have "separate but equal" treatment
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
500
This form of music became popular with teens in 1950s
What is Rock and Roll
500
This was the Russian politician who lead the Soviet Union in the Cold War
Who is Nikita Kruschev
500
This President first authorized troops into Vietnam to avoid a "Domino Effect."
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
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