Civil Rights Movement
Which civil rights leader believed in nonviolence and integration?
Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK)
Who was the communist leader of Cuba after the 1959 revolution?
Fidel Castro
What theory claimed that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow?
Domino Theory
Which political ideology generally favors a smaller federal government and lower taxes?
Conservative
On what date did the 9/11 attacks occur?
September 11, 2001
What event began after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was the name of the 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What term described people who favored expanding U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?
Hawks
What scandal forced President Nixon to resign?
Watergate
Question: Who was the leader of the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
Osama bin Laden
What Supreme Court case ended the legal basis for segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who became president after JFK was assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What act of Congress allowed LBJ to expand the war without a formal declaration of war?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What event involved Americans being held captive in Iran for over a year?
Iranian Hostage Crisis
What terrorist organization carried out the attacks?
al-Qaeda
What two major laws were passed in 1964 and 1965 to end discrimination and protect voting rights?
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965
What investigation concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of JFK?
Warren Commission
What major 1968 offensive helped turn public opinion against the war?
Tet Offensive
What was the name of Ronald Reagan's economic policy that relied on lowering taxes?
Reaganomics
Which country was invaded by the United States as part of the War on Terror?
Afghanistan or Iraq
Which president sent federal troops to enforce the integration of Central High School in Little Rock?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Name one major healthcare program created during LBJ's Great Society.
Medicare or Medicaid
Who were the enemy soldiers fighting against the U.S. in Vietnam?
Viet Cong
Who became president immediately after Nixon resigned?
Gerald Ford
Which U.S. President ordered the raid on bin Laden's compound?
Barack Obama