HIS 109 Final

60s

100

Which president pursued the Great Society and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Lyndon B. Johnson

200

The war in Vietnam was justified with this theory

Domino theory

300

Name a tactic used by the Civil Rights Movement

Freedom Rides, sit-ins, marches

400

This offensive shocked Americans who believed they were on the verge of defeating the Viet Cong

Tet Offensive

500

This incident, trumped up greatly by the United States, led to direct American involvement in Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

50s

100

This 1954 Supreme Court case mandated the desegregation of southern schools

Brown v. Board of Education

200

In Wheeling, WV in 1950, he accused 205 State Department members of being Communist, launching him to fame

Joseph McCarthy

300

This couple was accused of being Communist and sentenced to death

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

400

If you were accused of Communism, you may find yourself facing this committee

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

500

This Arkansas governor used the National Guard to keep Little Rock Central High School segregated, causing President Eisenhower to nationalize the Guard for the school's integration

Orval Faubus

40s

100

Winston Churchill said that this type of curtain was dividing Europe

Iron

200

This president takes FDR's place after his death and signed off on the dropping of nuclear bombs on Japan

Harry Truman

300

Massive loans were sent from the US to Europe as it recovered from war as part o this program

Marshall Plan

400

Before the US joined WW2, this act allowed us to loan supplies to our future allies

Lend-Lease Act

500

This American general served the US in WW2. During his service in WW2, Truman removed him from command

Douglas MacArthur