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Oops, (We) Did (War) Again
Brrr! This War is Cold!
What Do We Want? Civil Rights!
Politics Schmolitics
I <3 the 90s!
100
The attack on Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
What is the reason the U.S. got involved in WWII?
100
This event marked the beginning of the space race in 1957.
What is the launch of Sputnik 1?
100
The actions of this civil rights icon led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
This man won the 1960 presidential election.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
This man was involved in the most notorious, slow-speed white Bronco chase in American history in 1994.
Who is O.J. Simpson?
200
Adolf Hitler invaded this nation, marking the beginning of WWII.
What is Poland?
200
This was the official American strategy to handle the communist Soviet Union.
What is containment?
200
This was the site of nine African American students who were denied entry into school because of the color of their skin in 1957.
What is Little Rock Central High School?
200
This man was nearly impeached for the Watergate break-in, but resigned first.
Who is Richard Nixon?
200
2003 wasn't the first time the U.S. invaded Iraq -- we had done it in 1991 under this operational name.
What is Desert Storm?
300
This American general led the land invasion of Normandy in 1944.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
300
Korea and Vietnam were two examples of this kind of war.
What is a proxy war?
300
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded this organization in California.
What is the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
300
Although it is often referred to as 'Reaganomics,' President Reagan's economic policy was also known by this name.
What is trickle-down economics?
300
This man was the youngest governor in Arkansas history, before he was elected president in 1992.
Who is Bill Clinton?
400
This was the code name for the secret development of the atomic bomb.
What is Manhattan Project?
400
This American policy stated that the U.S. would fight against the spread of communism anywhere in the world.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
400
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968, in this city.
What is Memphis, TN?
400
This man was the only president in history who was neither elected as vice-president nor president, but served as both.
Who is Gerald Ford?
400
Ted Kaczynsky was better known by this name in the media, until his arrest in 1996.
What is the Unabomber?
500
This controversial executive order authorized the detention of Japanese Americans during WWII.
What is E.O. 9066?
500
This senator from Wisconsin began a 'witch hunt' for communists in the 1950s
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
500
This man was a senator from New York, and supporter of the Civil Rights Movement before his assassination in June of 1968.
Who is Robert "Bobby" Kennedy?
500
This American president starred in over 50 feature films.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
500
The police brutality endured by this man led to the L.A. Riots of 1992.
Who is Rodney King?