World War II
What event directly caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
Pearl Harbor
What line divided North and South Korea
38th Parallel
What was the Cold War?
Conflict between US and USSR without direct fighting
Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was assassinated in 1963?
John F Kennedy
Who were the three main Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What political system was the US trying to stop from spreading?
Communism
What military alliance included the US and Western Europe?
NATO
What Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v Board of Education
What was JFK's plan to improve the nation Called?
New Frontier
What was the name of the U.S. plan to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Marshall Plan
What theory claimed countries would fall to communism one by one?
Domino Theory
What was the Iron Curtain?
Division between communist and non-communist Europe
What law ended segregation in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What program sent Americans to the moon?
Apollo Program
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France
Why was the Vietnam War unpopular at home? (Name one Reason)
Draft, Causalities, Unclear goals, TV coverage
What 1962 event nearly caused nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What law protected voting rights?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What civil rights issue did JFK support before his death?
Ending segregation
What decision did President Truman make to end the war with Japan?
Use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What ended US involvement in Vietnam?
Paris Peace Accords
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Who advocated for Civil Rights 'by any means necessary'?
Malcolm X
Who succeeded JFK as president?
Lyndon B Johnson