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The political conflict between the US and Soviet Union from 1945-1992.
The Cold War
100
Winner of the election of 1960.
JFK
100
Vietnamese revolutionary that favored communism.
Ho Chi Minh
100
Defeated Jimmy Carter to become President in 1980.
Ronald Reagan
100
Civil Rights leader who favored non-violent protests in the 1960's.
Martin Luther King
200
The ideology that the spread of communism should be stopped.
Containment
200
Lyndon Johnson's comprehensive plan to improve the economy, civil liberties, and close the income gap.
Great Society
200
Guerrilla fighters in S. Vietnam that supported Ho Chi Minh and the N. Vietnam Army.
Vietcong
200
This dictator invaded kuwait in the 80's.
S. Hussein
200
First satellite to be launched in to space.
Sputnik
300
These two countries are separated by the 38th parallel.
North and South Korea.
300
Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts by refusing to give up her seat.
Rosa Parks
300
Surprise Attack on major S. Vietnam cities by the Vietcong.
Tet Offensive
300
This cold-war symbol was destroyed in 1989.
The Berlin Wall
300
Scandal where President Nixon wiretapped a hotel to listen to his political opponents.
Watergate
400
Describe the American Dream of the 1950's as best you can.
Nuclear family = Mother , father, children Home-ownership (AKA "White picket fence")
400
Kennedy Assassination (Month, day, year)
November 22, 1963
400
Period from 1960-1980 where women fought for jobs, equal pay, reproductive rights, and sexual freedom.
Second-Wave Feminism
400
Huge storm that hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.
Katrina
400
Nixon created this agency to regulate pollution emissions.
Environmental Protection Agency
500
Official US policy to defend democracies against communism.
Marshall Plan
500
First two men to land on the moon.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
500
Treaty by Nixon to decrease arms between US and Soviet Union.
SALT I Treaty
500
Responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Osama Bin Laden
500
This President gave refuge to the Shah of Iran, which resulted in the capture of the US embassy for 444 days.
Jimmy Carter