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This foreign relations policy developed under the Truman administration stated that the United States would work to prevent the spread of Communism
What is containment
100
This president was shot and killed on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. To this day, conspiracy theories surround his assassination.
Who is John F. Kennedy
100
This famous scandal caused President Richard Nixon to resign from office in 1974. It involved a break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters Offices and a cover-up, as well as some secret tapes.
What is Watergate
100
This two-term California governor became President in 1980. He owed his election largely to American disillusionment with Carter, as well as the support of a powerful coalition of conservative groups.
Who is Ronald Reagan
100
This president was elected in 1960. He was handsome and charismatic. His presidency was cut tragically short when he was assassinated.
Who is John F. Kennedy
200
Truman appointed this General to lead American operations in Korea. He later relieved him of command when the General began publically questioning the president's decisions.
Who is General Douglass MacArthur
200
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave this famous speech in 1963 at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech
200
This president entered office because of Nixon's resignation and immediately got off to a bad start when he officially pardoned Nixon.
Who is Gerald Ford
200
In this incident, Reagan administration officials sold missiles to a Middle Eastern country in exchange for money and (they hoped) the release of American hostages, and then used profits from these sales to supply and train Nicaraguan rebels. It also made Oliver North a household name.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair
200
This man's presidency was tarnished when he was threatened with impeachment, and resigned from office.
Who is Richard Nixon
300
This senator from Wisconsin ruined many public careers by accusing people of being Communists. He helped to create the Red Scare in the United States
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy
300
These occurred in Los Angeles in 1965 and were triggered when a white police officer struck a black bystander with a club. As many as 10,000 participated and 34 died.
What are the Watts Riots
300
This occurred in 1979, when armed Iranian militants invaded the U.S. Embassy. It lasted 444 days.
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis
300
The rise of this region of the country in the 1980s shifted the nation's political and economic climate. It consisted of the Southeast, Southwest, and California.
What is the Sunbelt
300
This man's presidency started off on the wrong foot, when he formally pardoned his predecessor of possible criminal action.
Who is Gerald Ford
400
This foreign relations policy is considered by many to be the economic component of the containment policy. This policy aimed to assist the economic recovery of Western Europe by giving money to any nation that was willing to draft a plan for recovery
What is the Marshall Plan
400
This was what President Lyndon Johnson's domestic agenda was called. It included a war on poverty and created Medicare, Medicaid and established the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
What is the Great Society
400
In 1970 at this University, four college students were killed and nine injured when members of the National Guard opened fire onto a crowd of anti-war demonstrators.
What is Kent State
400
This was another name for the President's policy of supply-side economics. It operated on the assumption that the problems of the American economy were in large part a problem of over-taxation, which left inadequate capital available to investors. The solution was to reduce taxes to encourage new investment.
What is "Reaganomics"
400
This former peanut farmer from Georgia is considered by many historians to have had a more successful post-presidency than presidency.
Who is Jimmy Carter
500
The 1953 Korean War armistice created a cease-fire and demilitarized zone along this _______, separating the countries of North and South Korea
What is the 38th parallel
500
This was President Kennedy's domestic agenda. It centered around tariff reductions and a significant tax cut that he hoped would spur economic growth.
What is the New Frontier
500
The formation of this was one of the most visible results of the assertive youth movement. Many college students became radicalized and some of them formed Students for a Democratic Society.
What is the New Left
500
This was another name for the coalition of conservative groups, including conservative Christians, wealthy corporate elites, and neoconservatives.
What is the New Right
500
Although this president escalated American involvement in Vietnam, he also signed into law a multitude of Civil Rights legislation.
Who is Lyndon Johnson