Important Names 1
What organization was formed after World War II in which nations of the world work together to solve problems?
United Nations
What was NASA's first satellite?
Explorer I
What manmade channel connects the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean?
St. Lawrence Seaway
Who was the Communist dictator of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Who was the youngest person elected president and was assassinated in Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of the wall built by the Soviet Union that separated the Communist and the free parts of Berlin, Germany?
Berlin Wall
What was the group of countries that agreed to defend each other against Communist invasion?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Which amendment states that a person can serve as President for only 2 terms?
Twenty-second Amendment
What act provided medical care through health insurance for senior citizens?
Medicare
What situation was caused by the Soviet Union's shipping missiles to Cuba for possible use against the United States?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the term that Winston Churchill coined used for the border that separated Communist countries from free countries of Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
"Iron Curtain"
What was the U.S. plan which offered financial help to European countries that had been harmed during World War II?
Marshall Plan
What is the false belief that God does not exist?
Atheism
What amendment states that if the president dies while in office, the vice president will become president?
Twenty-fifth Amendment
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
America withdrew from the war and South Vietnam fell to Communism.
What was the National Security Act?
Who was the first Black American 4-star general in the U.S. Air Force?
Chappie James
What is an agreement to stop fighting?
Truce
What was the the bill passed to protect the voting rights of Black Americans and the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction?
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
What was policy stating that the United States would use its power to stop the overthrow of a free country?
Truman Doctrine
Which war did the United Nations, especially the United States, help defend South Korea against Communist North Korea?
Korean War
Which system of divided highways connects all parts of America?
Interstate Highway System
Which organization sends out young volunteers to help improve living conditions of poor people in nations around the world?
Peace Corps
What was President Johnson's plan to improve public education, conservation, poverty, crime, and civil rights?
Great Society