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Civil Rights
Cold War
American Dream
Korean War
Miscellaneous
100
What woman was arrested after she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man?
Rosa Parks
100
What program helped rebuild most of Western Europe?
The Marshall Plan
100
What was an example that our country was becoming more mobile?
Cars
100
Who became the President in 1953?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
100
What black teen was lynched at age 14 that sparked an outrage?
Emmett Till
200
What is the separation of white and blacks most commonly called?
segregation
200
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the 1920’s to 1953?
Josef Stalin
200
Returning veterans from WWII had benefits from what bill?
G.I. Bill
200
What did General MacArthur do that angered China?
Bombed their bridges and Chinese military bases
200
What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?
Sputnik
300
A strong supporter of civil rights, this woman was the first to win an election for the U.S. senate and the U.S. House
Margaret Chase Smith
300
33rd president of the United States, President through most of the cold war
President Harry Truman
300
The rising power of the Labor Union supplied what to the Americans?
Jobs
300
A climactic battle between French and Viet Minh
Dien Bien Phu
300
Who was a Muslim minister and a famous right activist?
Malcolm X
400
Who was the mentor of the Little Rock 9?
Daisy Bates
400
How did fashion impact the Cold War?
Proved which country was more beautiful
400
What was a key component to the American Dream that was made more necessary as population increased?
Owning A Home
400
Where did the US troops join UN forces and move into defensive positions?
Pusan
400
Who was Chuck Cooper?
One of the first black Professional Basketball Players to play in the NBA
500
Civil rights activists, rode interstate buses into segregated states to challenge the enforcement of congress passed laws
Freedom Riders
500
What did the USSR represent during the Cold War?
Communism and socialism
500
What you are able to afford determines your success is an example of what?
Conspicuous consumption
500
On what day did North and South Korea sign an armistice?
July 27th, 1953
500
Who was the pilot of U-2 that was shot down?
Gary Powers