Korean War
This country was liberated from the Japanese in World War II
What is Korea
A war of words - where no actual fighting is taking place is called a what?
What is a cold war.
This event was a major victory for African Americans and served to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a national figure. What was this event called?
The Montgomery bus boycott
Southern slave owners would have been unhappy by the passage what amendment?
What is the 13th Amendment
A wall was built after World War II to keep people from the eastern communist side from escaping to the western democratic side. What city was it in?
Berlin (Germany)
Korea is divided along this line to signify the communist North and Democratic South
What is the 38th Parallel
Tension between the US and Soviet Union after WWII became known as what?
What is the Cold War
The Arkansas National Guard prevented a group of nine black students from entering a school in Arkansas. What was the name of this group?
Little Rock Nine
One purpose of this amendment was to lower crime associated with the manufacture and drinking of alcohol.
Eighteenth amendment
Control of this Middle Eastern oil-rich nation caused the war Operation Desert Storm between Iraq and the US in 1991.
Kuwait
The Northern half of Korea was controlled by this country
What is the Soviet Union
A term used in reference to the dividing line between the democracies of Western Europe and the Communist Rule Eastern Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain.
Malcolm X
The passage of the twenty-fourth amendment made voting more accessible to African Americans by prohibiting this.
poll tax
During the Bay of Pigs invasion, the US tried to remove the communist leader of this country from power.
Cuba
Who was president of the United States during the Korean War?
Who is Truman
The policy of stopping the spread of communism is referred to as what?
What is the Policy of Containment
This landmark piece of legislation prohibited segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment. What was its name?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The nineteenth amendment was created in response to the women's suffrage movement. What is suffrage?
the right to vote in political elections
Domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh shocked and horrified Americans when he bombed a government building in this city.
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)
How did the Korean War end?
What is a stalemate. (neither side can gain an advantage)
This reinforced the idea of containment and said the US would not hesitate to intervene and aid nations to resist communism
What is the Truman Doctrine
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led thousands of civil rights supporters to the nation's capital on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. What was this peaceful demonstration called?
The March on Washington
The sixteenth amendment gave Congress more funds to conduct government business by creating this.
income tax
During the Cold War, the US engaged in several wars to contain communism. Name two countries where these wars occurred.
Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia