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The only president to have never been elected to either presidency or vice presidency
Who is Gerald Ford?
The president most associated with taking troops out of Vietnam
Who is Richard M. Nixon
This charismatic commander in chief confidently controlled the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Congress shot down this president's proposal for national health care
Who is Harry S Truman?
The practice of transporting children to schools outside of their neighborhoods to achieve more equal racial balance
What is busing?
After the Bay of Pigs Fiasco, Soviet leader Khrushchev secretly installed nukes in this Caribbean country
What is Cuba?
The first Civil Rights Act to protect African American voting rights was passed in this year
What is 1957?
This decade was a time of prosperity for most Americans
What is the 50s?
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of this future president in the 2000 election
Who is George W. Bush
Cheaper health plans for those with low incomes and resource requirements
What is Medicaid?
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped this group by going on a grape strike
Who are farmworkers?
In an effort to stabilize European economies, Congress passes this aid plan
What is the Marshall Plan?
This radical court made landmark decisions in cases such as Brown v Board, Miranda v Arizona, and Griswold v Connecticut
What is the Warren Court
DAILY DOUBLE Bert the Turtle taught young students to do this in case of a nuclear attack
What is "Duck and Cover"?
Attempt to kill or delay a bill by having a group of senators take turns speaking continuously so that a vote cannot take place
What is a filibuster?
Office jobs is to white collared as manual labor is to this color collar
What is blue?
This campaign started on the Vietnamese New Year showed Americans that the war was unwinnable
What is the Tet Offensive?
Popularized by Winston Churchill, this metaphorical barrier split Europe into two parts: Communist and non-Communist
What is the Iron Curtain?
The Great Recession was caused by a housing market crash when people had to default on these loans
What are subprime loans?
Civil rights group that fought against segregation by using legal action
What is the NAACP?
DAILY DOUBLE Betty Friedan wrote this book that showed women felt unfulfilled as housewives
What is "The Feminine Mystique"
This tragedy caused the deaths of over 500 men, women, and children in "Pinkville" Vietnam
What is the Mỹ Lai Massacre?
DAILY DOUBLE Known as the "Great Communicator" this president connected with the American public with ease due to his background in radio and acting
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Ex CIA who aided in the Watergate burglary at the Democratic National Committee HQ
Who is James McCord or Howard Hunt?
loyalty and devotion to a nation
What is nationalism?