Her actions led to a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Rosa Parks
100
U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of segregation laws
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
U.S. foreign policy toward Communism after World War II
What is containment
100
This sparked a space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
What is the space race
100
Eisenhower signed this in 1956 to create a system of federal highways
What is the Interstate Highway Act
200
This Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
200
The process of resolving disputes in court
What is litigation
200
Each member of this organization pledged to defend every other member if attacked
What is NATO
200
Confirmed that some Americans in government were helping the Soviet Union
What are the Venona Papers
200
Led to cheaper construction and mass-produced housing
What is the G.I. Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
300
This U.S. Senator accused people of Communism without sufficient evidence
Who is Joseph McCarthy
300
"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal..."
-Earl Warren
What is Brown v. Board of Education
300
President Truman promised to support any country fighting Communism
What is the Truman Doctrine
300
Jewish couple convicted and executed for selling secrets to the Soviet Union
Who are the Rosenbergs
300
Developed the first vaccine for polio
Who is Jonas Salk
400
This General was fired by President Truman due to his actions during the Korean War
Who is Douglas MacArthur
400
The U.S. provided aid to foreign countries after WW2 with this
What is the Marshall Plan
400
Extended U.S. containment policy to the Middle East
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine
400
Governor who ordered the Arkansas National Guard to surround Little Rock High School in order to block African American students from attending the school
Who is Governor Orval Faubus
500
Alabama Governor who supported segregation and attempted to prevent two African American students from attending the University of Alabama
Who is George Wallace
500
The Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in this case
What is Regents of University of California v. Bakke
500
The destructiveness of nuclear arms was meant to act as this to other countries
What is deterrence
500
Committee that questioned actors, directors, writers, and others about their possible Communist sympathies
What is the House un-American Activities Committee