Cold War Conflicts
What policy did the U.S. use to stop the spread of communism?
What is Containment
What law helped veterans go to college and buy homes after WWII?
What is the GI Bill
What did the U.S. build after the Soviets made their first atomic bomb?
What is the H-bomb
What Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools?
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War?
Who is Joseph Stalin
What event involved flying supplies into a blockaded city?
What is the Berlin Airlift
What was the name of the population increase after WWII?
What is the Baby Boom
What Soviet satellite started the Space Race?
What is Sputnik
Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Who is Rosa Parks
Which U.S. president ordered desegregation of the military in 1948?
Harry S. Truman
At what line was Korea divided after WWII?
What is the 38th parallel
Who built the first suburban communities?
Who is William Levitt
What was Eisenhower’s strategy using nuclear threats called?
What is Brinkmanship
Which protest followed Rosa Parks' arrest and was led by MLK Jr.?
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement and preached nonviolence?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What U.S. promise helped at-risk countries resist communism?
What is the Truman Doctrine
What 1956 act built highways across the nation?
What is the Interstate Highway Act
What event ruined a 1960 U.S.–Soviet summit?
What law banned discrimination in public places and jobs?
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who promoted “Black Power” after leaving SNCC?
Stokely Carmichael
What alliance did the U.S. form with Canada and Western Europe to resist Soviet power?
What is NATO
What was Truman’s plan to continue New Deal programs called?
What is the Fair Deal
What did the rivalry between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting become known as?
What is The Cold War
What event aimed to help African Americans register to vote and led to the Voting Rights Act?
What are the Selma Marches
What civil rights leader argued for “Ballots or Bullets”?
Malcolm X