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Famous American artist that created the original Rosie the Riveter.
Who is Norman Rockwell?
New Deal agency the insures bank deposits up to 250,000. Restored confidence and prevented bank runs.
What is FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?
Nickname for the Vietnam War
What is "Living Room War"
Sunken battleship that is now the Pearl Harbor Memorial
What is U.S.S. Arizona?
He suffered from polio and his New Deal offered hope to many during the Great Depression
Who is FDR?
First American female in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
Acronym for government investigative committee created to root out communist sympathizers; targeted Hollywood.
What is HUAC?
Congress never officially declared war in Vietnam but the _______ of ________ Resolution gave LBJ the power to conduct war.
What is Gulf of Tonkin?
Name of the agricultural guest worker program during WWII; spanish for "laborer"
What is Bracero Program?
He is the only POTUS to resign from office
Who is Nixon?
Alleged assassin of JFK
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is 26th Amendment?
Surprise attack and largest offensive of the war by communists on the Lunar New Year
What is Tet Offensive
Government paid health insurance for elderly.
What is Medicare?
Who is Eisenhower?
Stole the concept of McDonalds from the McDonalds brothers and franchised it.
Who is Ray Kroc?
This amendment is nicknamed the "Lame Duck" amendment; it moved the inauguration date from March to November.
What is 20th Amendment?
How did the U.S. military counter the Vietcong's elusiveness? (ability to hide)
What is Agent Orange or napalm?
Manufacturing strategy introduced in the 1950s; products are designed to have a limited life span; products break to ensure more consumerism
What is planned obsolescence?
His domestic accomplishments are overshadowed by his mishandling of the Vietnam War
Who is LBJ?
Who is Maya Lin?
In 1991, the Cold War ended, the Soviet Union dissolved and 15 former Soviet States formed this organization.
What is CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)?
After Saigon fell to the communists in 1975, the city was renamed this?
What is Ho Chi Minh City?
Oversized suits that were fashionable for young Mexicans during 1940s.
What is Zoot Suit?
His decision to drop two atomic bombs to end WWII may have saved upwards to 300,000 GI lives
Who is Truman?