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100
Policy started in 1947 by this President, which said the U.S. would provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by the spread of communism
Who was President Harry S Truman?
100
Destructive tropical cyclone that impacted New Orleans and its levee system and the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing billions in damages and over 1,000 deaths
What was Hurricane Katrina?
100
A period of heightened fear and paranoia over the perceived threat of communism or communist infiltration in the United States, especially in the 1950s.
What was the Red Scare?
100
This medium became popular in the 1990s and has allowed us to communicate, spread information, shop, and much more.
What is the World Wide Web (Internet)?
100
An alliance or partnership between different nations for a common goal (commonly seen in wars)
What is a coalition?
100
Capturing wind and solar energy are examples of this resource.
What are renewable resources?
200
He declared a War on Terror soon after the terrorist attacks on the United States took place on September 11, 2001
200
Terrorist attacks that took place in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.
What was September 11th?
200
A conflict that began in 1990 after Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. An international coalition led by the USA intervened to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
What was the first Persian Gulf War?
200
The literary and cultural movement of the 1950s that emphasized non-conformity and rejecting societal norms
What was the Beat Generation?
200
Known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, this law provided educational opportunities, housing loans, and job placements for WWII veterans.
What was the GI Bill?
200
This was created in the 1950s by President Eisenhower to make transportation and economic development more efficient
What was the Interstate Highway System?
300
He was the President who oversaw the end of the Cold War, the first Persian Gulf War, and lost reelection in 1992.
Who was President George H. W. Bush?
300
A tense confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in October 1962 over the location of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
300
A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union starting after World War II.
What was the Cold War?
300
Popular genre of music in the 1950s that combined R&B, country, and gospel styles
What was rock and roll?
300
The military alliance between Western European and North American countries to defend against communist aggression
What was NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
300
Software programs that manage and control computer hardware and resources, examples include Microsoft Windows and Apple’s macOS
What is a computer operating system?
400
He led a U.S. congressional committee to investigate communist infiltration in American society in the 1950s.
Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy?
400
An operation in 1948-1949 to supply West Berlin with food and necessities after the Soviet blockade of the city
What was the Berlin Airlift?
400
The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration and technology during the Cold War
What was the Space Race?
400
The term for items of American popular culture spreading to other parts of the world.
What is cultural diffusion?
400
A U.S. law enacted in response to the 9/11 attacks to expand surveillance and investigative powers to prevent and combat terrorism
What was the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?
400
The invention of this allowed for more Americans to move to the warmer, Sun Belt states in the second half of the 20th century.
What was air conditioning?
500
His plan that started in 1948 provided economic aid from the United States to the Western European countries devastated by World War II
Who was George C. Marshall?
500
Barack Obama became the first African American U.S. President.
What was the presidential election of 2008?
500
The U.S. invades Iraq after claiming they have weapons of mass destruction and are a state sponsor of terrorism, leads to the elimination of Saddam Hussein.
What was the second Persian Gulf War or the War in Iraq?
500
Increased wealth in the 1950s led to the increased production of materials goods for Americans to purchase known as.
What is consumerism?
500
Law signed under President Obama, was an economic stimulus plan to address the effects of the 2008 financial crisis
What was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
500
The development of this system has helped create faster, more accurate responses in combat.
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?