Who told America to “commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
JFK
100
How did the Korean War start?
North Korea invaded South Korea.
100
Give 1 fact about Spain.
Grapes and olives, coast, mountains, bull fighting, etc...
100
What is the constitution?
Set of basic laws that run the country
100
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that made segregation legal
200
Name 3 memenrs of NATO.
USA, UK, France, Italy, West Germany,Canada, Portugal, etc...
200
American officials did not think France should control Vietnam, but they did not want Vietnam to be ________.
Communist
200
Give 2 facts about the Slavic Countries.
Bead and Salt ceremony, potatoes, cold, Steppe, Russia is the protector, etc...
200
What are checks and balances?
Laws that make each branch have equal power and can stop the other branches from getting too powerful
200
What was Brown vs Board of Education?
Supreme Court case that made school segregation illegal
President, excalated the Vietnam War, took over when JFK was killed, helped passed the Civil Right Act
300
Give 3 facts about the Scandinavian Countries.
Fjords, expensive, blondes, blue eyes, fish, cold, long or short days, etc...
300
Who was Ronald Reagan? (Give 3 facts)
President, lifegaurd, married twice, oldest president, stopped communism by increasing US military spending, said, "Mr Gorbachov, tear down this wall," etc...
300
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Groups of college students that broke bus segregation laws in protest
400
Explain MAD?
When nuclear weapons are used both sides will lose.
400
Who won the Korean War?
No One
400
Give 4 facts about Germany.
Banking, beer, sausage, Octoberfest, big economy, good at making things, "perfect isn't good enough," etc...
400
What was the Watergate Scandal?
Burglars broke into Democratic headquarters and Nixon tried to cover up who did it
400
What happened at Kent State?
Anti-war protest, the National Gaurd was called in, 6 students were killed
500
Nixon made history when he traveled to what communist country and signed an alliance with them?
China
500
Which 2 groups did the US fight against in Vietnam?
North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong (VC)
500
How did communism end in Europe? (Give 5 events)
Solidarity took over Poland, the Red Army did not invade Poland, Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain fell, the USSR dissolved
500
Who was Jimmy Carter (Give 3 facts)
President, wanted détente, hurt the US economy, loved peace, got peace deals signed but they were broken, signed SALT II
500
What are 3 Amendmens that the Civil Rights Movement used? Explain.
1st: protest, petition, speech
4th: worked against illegal search and seizure
6th and 7th: Right to a fair trial
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