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A Nuclear bomb that is far more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in WW2; it was tested shortly after Dwight Eisenhower was elected president
Hydrogen Bomb
100
A sharp rise in the number of babies born
baby boom
100
New music style the became popular in the 1950s; It was more popular than bebop; Used electric guitars; Elvis Presley
Rock 'n' Roll
100
December 1, 1955; African American woman that refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger
Rosa Parks
100
Popular 1950s television show that we watched in class
"I Love Lucy"
200
The threat of nuclear weapons to stop communist aggression is known as:
massive retaliation
200
Project by the federal government to improve public services and housing in the cities
urban renewal
200
Teenagers and college students that appeared to conform to social expectations without protest
Silent generation
200
Famous court case; Invovled a 7 year old girl that lived very close to a school for white children, however she had to travel to an all-African American school across town. Her father sued to allow Linda to attend the nearby white school.
Brown v. Board of Education
200
Act that was passed by Congress in 1956 that paid for a new national system of interstate highways
Highway Act
300
The first artificial satellite that was launched into space by the Soviet Union in October 1957
Sputnik
300
The use of machines for production in factories.
automation
300
A group of young writers that used their unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior to criticize American life
Beats
300
Nine outstanding African American students that were selected to attend an all white school
Little Rock Nine
300
Millions of Americans moved to the ____________ states of the South and Southwest
Sunbelt
400
The idea that the U.S. might have to come to the brink of war to stop communism is known as:
brinkmanship
400
Developed the vaccine for polio
Jonas Salk
400
African American author; Wrote "Invisible Man" in 1952
Ralph Ellison
400
26 year old Baptist minister that lead the Montomgery Improvement Association, which was formed during the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King Jr.
400
secret missions
covert operations
500
The event that postponed the possible ending of the Cold War; The Soviet Union shot down a U.S. spy plane. The U.S. denied it, but the pilot survived and was taken captive. The event was known as:
U-2 incident
500
Created by William Levitt; early example of a preplanned and mass-produced housing development; These subdivisions had their own parks, schools, and public services
Levittown
500
Painter that developed a bold new stlye referred to as "action painting"
Jackson Pollock
500
Committee appointed by President Truman to look into racial discrimination and suggest federal solutions to some problems
Committee on Civil Rights
500
Court case; African American man applied to an all-white law schools; the school created a seperate African American law school; The court ruled in favor that was new school did not provide African Americans with access to equal academics, facilities, or instructors
Sweatt v. Painter