The Cold War
This Cold War strategy was used by President Truman to justify helping South Korea after it was invaded by communist North Korea.
Containment
This famous protest involved students sitting at a segregated lunch counter and refusing to leave.
lunch counter sit-ins
This government act gave veterans funds for college, home loans, and job training.
GI Bill of Rights
This case ensured that people accused of crimes must be informed of their rights.
Miranda v. Arizona
This was Eisenhower's response to Britain, France, and Israel trying to take control of the Suez Canal.
he did not support their actions
This was the first major postwar target of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
the film industry
This 1955 event showed that nonviolent protest by ordinary people could bring about change during the Civil Rights.
Montgomery bus boycott
1950s television programs typically portrayed this type of family structure.
Families centered around the father as the breadwinner and the mother as the homemaker.
This was a major criticism of the Miranda ruling.
it gave criminals a technicality to avoid punishment
This was the first major Cold War event involving U.S. and Soviet planes supplying a city with food and fuel.
Berlin Airlift
The Eisenhower administration developed this military strategy, based on the threat of total nuclear war.
mutually assured destruction (MAD)
This 1964 law banned segregation in public places and prohibited employment discrimination.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Middle-class prosperity in the 1950s unexpectedly led to discontent with this social trend.
conformity and materialism
These two Americans were executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The first Cold War military aid program to help Greece and Turkey.
Truman Doctrine
He exploited Americans' fears of communism and the Soviet Union, launching a wave of baseless accusations.
Senator Joseph McCarthy
This organization stood out from other civil rights groups due to its militancy in protecting African Americans from police abuse.
Black Panther Party
This aspect of President Johnson’s Great Society prepared poor children for kindergarten.
Head Start
This Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public education was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This country launched the first artificial satellite, which prompted the U.S. to increase space and science funding.
the Soviet Union
This U.S. education law passed in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik.
National Defense Education Act
This Supreme Court decision led to the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Brown v. Board of Education
This law required equal wages for equal work in commercial industries.
Equal Pay Act
This was the stated goal of the Little Rock Nine
to challenge racial segregation in education
This Cold War crisis involved North Korea invading across the 38th parallel.
start of the Korean War