Cold War
Which two countries were engaged in the Cold War?
USA and Soviet Union/Russia
Which president desegregated the military in 1948?
Harry Truman
Which famous Civil Rights leader declared he "had a dream!"
MLK
What Supreme Court Case allowed schools to be de-segregated?
Brown v. Board of Education
1965 federal program to provide low cost health insurance to poor Americans
Medicaid
What was the primary fear of the USA during the cold War?
The Spread of Communism
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Lyndon Johnson
What was the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus?
Rosa Parks
What court case allows for students to protest while at school?
Tinker v Des Moines
Federal Program from 1965 that provides health insurance to those over 65 years old
Medicare
Explain the Domino theory as it related to the Cold War.
Worrying that one nation "falling" to Communism could cause more countries to become Communist...like falling dominos.
Which president was assassinated in 1963?
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of the Civil Rights leader who was a member of the Nation of Islam?
Malcom X
What court case allowed for people of different races to marry each other?
Loving v Virginia
Form of peaceful protest where people take a seat at a business and refuse to leave
Sit in
Name the 2 major Wars that were fought during the Cold War.
Korean and Vietnam Wars
Which president was in office when the Brown v Board of Education decision was made in 1954?
Dwight Eisenhower
What law did Lyndon Johnson sign into law in 1964 to help the Civil Rights Movement?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What court case gave the right to privacy to the people of the US?
Griswold v Connecticut
Being afraid of communism and communist hiding in the US.
Red Scare
What was the name of the Soviet/Russian leader at the beginning of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
Which president was elected in 1968 in response to the largely liberal policies that had been passed in the 1960's?
Richard Nixon
What Civil rights group promoted armed self-defense, community empowerment, and Black power?
The Black Panthers
What case made cops repeat a person's rights to them when they are arrested?
Miranda v Arizona
Policy giving special consideration to women and minorities to make up for past discrimination
Affirmative Action