Post World War II Tensions
What was the name of the foreign policy that George Kennan recommended to President Truman to prevent the spread of Communism?
Containment Policy
What was the name of the satellite that the Soviets launched and terrified the US?
Sputnik
What Congressional committee was determined to uncover communist activity in the United States?
HUAC: House Un-American Activities Committee
Which future Supreme Court Justice successfully argued in 1954 before the Supreme Court that segregated schools for black and white students were inherently unequal?
Thurgood Marshall
FILL IN THE BLANK: Winston Churchill said of Europe after WWII that “A shadow has fallen…an ___ has descended across the continent.” He referenced the dividing line between Eastern and Western Europe.
Iron Curtain
What did Congress create in 1958 through legislation that specified that the head of his agency must be a civillian and its purpose must be peaceful?
NASA
FILL IN THE BLANK: Famous people like Langston Hughes, Charlie Chaplain, and Orson Wells were put on _____, which was a database of people who were suspected of communist ties and could therefore not get work.
Blacklists
Where did four young African American college students first sit-in at a "whites only" lunch counter?
Woolworths in Greensboro, North Carolina
Where did nine high school students face a mob of harrassment and intimidation for an entire school year for integrating their school?
Little Rock, Arkansas
What was the name of the doctrine that would help “free people” and non-communist governments to resist communism. The U.S. would support rebellions against existing communist governments.
Truman Doctrine
What was the goal of the Apollo Program from 1961-1972?
Landing the first humans on the moon
What is the name of a political leader who triest to get support by making false claims and promises by using arguments based on fears, prejudices, and lifes, rather than evidence and reason?
Demagogue
Which Civil Rights organization was led through the Church, had mostly adult participants, and was led by Dr. King? Which Civil Rights organization was led by college students, had integrated participation, and was led by John Lewis and Stokely Carmichael?
SCLC and SNCC
Who was the little girl to be escorted daily to a lonely Kindergarten classroom by US Marshalls in 1960 in New Orleans?
Ruby Bridges
What PLAN intended to contain communism by providing money and support like food, machinery, and other products to free but struggling countries of Western and Southern Europe.
The Marshall Plan
Who became the first person to set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969?
Neil Armstrong
Who was the senator from Wisconsin to accuse hundreds of people of communist ties without any evidence, causing people to lose their jobs and reputations?
Joseph McCarthy
What dangerous act of Civil Disobedience required integrated travel from Washington DC to New Orleans?
Freedom Rides
What law was passed in 1964 that outlawed discrimination in employment and segregation in public or private places of business?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Berlin Airlift
Name the four US Presidents in order from 1945-1969.
For 500 extra points, name the next four presidents from 1969-1989.
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson.
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan.
Who were the dictators of Cuba and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev
What was the official name of the March on Washington during which Dr. King gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
The March for Jobs and Freedom
What law was finally passed that proved that events like Bloody Sunday/ Selma marches and the Mississippi Freedom Summer were successful?
Voting Rights Act of 1965