Cold War & World Affairs
What doctrine committed the U.S. to defending nations threatened by communism in the Middle East (1957)?
The Eisenhower Doctrine
What Supreme Court case established the principle of “one person, one vote”?
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
Who authored the Letter from Birmingham Jail?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the fastest marine mammal?
Common dolphin
What is the name of the first artificial satellite sent into orbit?
Sputnik 1
What was the name of the Soviet economic council system introduced under Khrushchev?
Sovnarkhozy
Who was Senate Majority Leader during the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Mike Mansfield
What organization coordinated nonviolent direct action during the early 1960s?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What is the only mammal capable of sustained flight?
Bat
Which planet has the shortest day in the solar system?
Jupiter (about 10 hours)
Which 1961 event directly preceded the construction of the Berlin Wall?
Mass defections of East Germans to the West
What amendment abolished the poll tax in federal elections?
The 24th Amendment
What event prompted the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Violence against marchers in Selma, Alabama
What is the term for a group of crows?
A murder
What is the name of the region beyond Neptune populated by icy bodies?
Kuiper Belt
What non-aligned conference in 1955 helped formalize the Third World movement?
The Bandung Conference
What 1952 Supreme Court case expanded presidential power during wartime—and also limited it?
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
What Supreme Court case struck down miscegenation laws in 1967?
Loving v. Virginia
Which animal has the longest gestation period?
Elephant (around 22 months)
What is the main gas in the atmosphere of Venus?
Carbon dioxide
Which country withdrew from NATO’s military command structure in 1966?
France
What federal agency was created by the National Defense Education Act (1958)?
Expanded federal role in education (particularly science and math funding)
What federal law outlawed literacy tests?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What is the largest species of shark alive today?
Whale shark
What is the term for a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness?
Nova