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World War II
Cold War and 50s
Civil Rights/60s
Vietnam
Conservatives
100
Out of desperation, the Japanese introduced this new tactic in 1944
What is the Kamikaze?
100
Churchill's name for the "division" between communist and democratic Europe
What was the Iron Curtain?
100
They created an organization to defend the African-American community in Oakland, CA
What was the Black Panther Party?
100
The leader of Communist movement in Vietnam
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
100
The "thawing" of Cold War tensions
What was detente?
200
This federal organization was in charge of rationing during WWII
What was the Office of Price Administration?
200
His reckless accusations helped deepen America's second Red Scare
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
200
Once a member of SNCC, Stokley Carmichael coined the phrase which inspired the black community to create change through force if necessary.
What is black power?
200
This gave the president unlimited military power in Vietnam
What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
200
An attempt to gather information on the Democratic strategy for the 1972 election - which led to the resignation of a president
What was Watergate?
300
The British and French, fearful of the possibility of another world war, allowed the Germans to take the Sudetenland at this meeting.
What was the Munich Pact?
300
The desire for a "return to normalcy" led to the building of these across America
What are the suburbs?
300
Shortly after JFK's election he was embarrassed by this fiasco which had been approved by his predecessor President Eisenhower
What was the Bay of Pigs?
300
"We have been too often disappointed by the optimism of the American leaders, both in Vietnam and Washington, to have faith any longer in the silver linings they find in the darkest clouds" and added that, "we are mired in a stalemate that could only be ended by negotiation, not victory." - Walter Cronkite
What was the Tet Offensive?
300
Nixon's attempts to slow desegregation, opposition to busing,and limiting federal power to win the votes of a dissatisfied portion of the US
What iwas the Southern Strategy?
400
The turning point of the Pacific war
What was Midway?
400
They investigated suspected communists in the movie industry
What was HUAC?
400
Orval Faubus' actions in this incident inspired other Southern governors to challenge federal authorigy
What was Little Rock?
400
The first "wiki-leak" that seriously damaged the governments credibility
What were the Pentagon Papers?
400
An example of detente and open communication between the US and USSR (use the 60s category to help you)
What was the hot line?
500
An attempt by FDR to aid the Allies against the Axis powers before Pearl Harbor
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
500
Eisenhower practiced this policy when dealing with containment of communism
What was brinkmanship?
500
JFK's attempt to contain communism in Latin American countries
What was the Alliance for Progress?
500
This was intended to ensure there would never be another Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What is the War Powers Act?
500
Kissinger's theory when dealing with foreign nations (negotiate with those who have power)
What is Realpolitik?