Early Cold War
This side of Germany was occupied by the Soviets after WW2 and was not undemocratic
East Germany
It's called the (Blank) War because it never turned into a "hot" war with direct combat between the Soviets and Americans
Cold War
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what what you can do for your country", leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the New Frontier Plan are parts of this man's Presidency from 1961-'63
JFK
This man rallied support for the Civil Rights Movement using non-violent protest to win over the public over time, gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech, and was assassinated in 1968. All while 5'7"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Duck and Cover
This plan granted money to rebuilding nations in Europe to win over allies and help rebuild after WW2
Marshall Plan
You could argue this war in Asia from 1950-1953 either ended in a win or a stalemate between the Communist North and Non-Communist South
Korea War
This former General who became President used the 101st Airborne to escort Black students into Central Little Rock High School, was the first to send military advisors to Vietnam, and promised Massive Retaliation against the Soviets should they strike
Eisenhower
The NAACP was a civil rights organization founded by:
WEB DuBois
The actor turned President associated with tax cuts and deregulation for businesses and scaling back the federal government. Also associated with the "Star Wars Program" to shoot down nuclear missiles
Ronald Reagan
The Truman Doctrine was to (Blank) the spread of communism
Contain
The CIA led attempt to send Cuban exiles into Cuba to overthrow Castro's Communist government ended in failure
Bay of Pigs Invasion
He took over for JFK, adopted the Great Society Program to combat poverty in the US, and increased American troop presence in Vietnam. It's not Lebron James
LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson)
The Reconstruction Amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 15th. Which amendment made it illegal to keep someone from voting based on skin color?
15th Amendment
White city dwellers leaving cities and moving to the suburbs during the Civil Rights era is known as:
White Flight
This organization was made to prevent future world wars and replace the old, ineffective League of Nations
United Nations (UN)
To contain the spread of communism was the reason the US was involved in the (Blank) War from 1964-1973. It was also the first war the US lost
Vietnam War
The Rosenbergs were convicted of spying for the Soviets and passing along nuclear secrets. That gave the rise to (Blank)-ism which became synonymous with accusations based on rumor and little evidence
McCarthyism
This Texan teacher turned President signed into law the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
The world held its breath in 1962 when this crisis in the Caribbean made the world think it was about to experience Nuclear War. Thankfully, the missiles were never fired and led to demand for nuclear regulation
Cuban Missile Crisis
NATO was an alliance system made to prevent the spread of Soviet, Communist influence into West Europe. What was the name of the Communist alliance system led by the USSR?
Warsaw Pact
Nixon's plan for ending the Vietnam War was the gradual replacement of American troops with South Vietnamese troops is called what?
Vietnamization
This President associated with Detente and Vietnamization and the Watergate Scandal caused this President to be the first ever to resign from the Presidency in 1974
Richard Nixon
IDEA is a law designed to aid students with disabilities while this law was made to accommodate and prevent discrimination against people with disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Separate But Equal is associated with this court case in 1896 that gave rise to further Jim Crow Segregation. This court case in 1954 ruled Separate But Equal unconstitutional and led to the desegregation of public spaces
Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education