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These people were interned (locked up) during WW2 as security threats; Congress would decades later apologize and issue reparations to their families
Who were Japanese-Americans?
100
These students attended school under the protection of the military in 1957 for a whole year
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
100
This federal program began during the Johnson Administration to provide health care for the elderly
What is Medicare?
100
This was the site of the most serious nuclear power accident in the USA, in 1979
What is Three Mile Island in Harrisburg Pennsylvania?
100
This crisis led to over 50 Americans being held hostage for 444 days and greatly damaging President Carter's credibility
What is Iranian Hostage Crisis at the American Embassy in Tehran?
200
This president after WW2 used an executive order to desegregate the military and federal work force
Who was President Harry Truman?
200
Candidate Richard Nixon made this speech on television defending his nomination by the Republican Party to run as Dwight D. Eisenhower's running mate in 1952; He had been accused of taking improper gifts from a lobbyist
What is the Checkers Speech?
200
Rachel Carson wrote this book describing the harmful effects of pesticides and other chemicals on the environment and helping bring about the environmental movement
What is "Silent Spring?"
200
President Nixon's term for those loyal and patriotric Americans who had full time jobs, paid their taxes, and supported his policies
What was the "Silent Majority?"
200
This European city would see a key event take place in 1989 marking the end of the Cold War ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down.....")
What is the tearing down of the Berlin Wall?
300
This African American labor leader called for a march on Washington in 1941 to protest the lack of hiring of black workers in companies that had military contracts with the federal government
Who was A. Philip Randolph?
300
This feminist author wrote an influential book, "The Feminine Mystique," describing the frustration and unhappiness of middle class, college educated, white women in the 1950s
Who was Betty Friedan?
300
He was the first African American appointed to the US Supreme Court and his work with the NAACP led to many, many civil rights victories in the courts
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
300
This college campus would see four of its students killed and another 11 wounded during a campus protest in May 1970
What is Kent State University in Ohio?
300
This scandal took place as the Reagan Administration provided arms for hostages held in the Middle East and then using the funds to support anti-Nicaraguan government rebels
What is the Iran-Contra Scandal?
400
This policy made its central goal the attempt to stop the spread of communism after WW2 and included military and economic aid to allies (such as the Marshall Plan)
What was the Truman Doctrine?
400
This Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court led the court to make favorable decisions on civil rights and the rights of the accused in the 1950s and 1960s
Who was Earl Warren?
400
"The Eagle Has Landed" on July 20, 1969 described this historic event marking the apex of America's scientific and economic influence as an empire
What is the first humans (Americans) to walk on the moon?
400
This city's schools were rocked by racist violence because of busing programs implemented to reduce segregation
What is Boston City Schools?
400
She was the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court; her vote in 2001 was critical in providing George Bush his victory as president
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
500
This act by Congress in 1944 provided assistance to ALL military veterans that included housing and educational stipends
What was the GI Bill of Rights?
500
This military commander was relieved of his command by President Harry Truman because of insubordination during the Korean War
Who was Gen. Douglas MacArthur?
500
This person was President Richard Nixon's first vice president who resigned (replaced by Gerald Ford) to charges of corruption originating from his earlier term as governor of Maryland
Who was Spiro Agnew?
500
President Nixon visited the USSR in 1972 as part of what policy to reduce tensions with the Soviets
What is detente?
500
President Reagan's program of Reaganomics included what three key features
What is lowering taxes (especially on the wealthy and corporations), reducing government regulations on business, lowering non-military government spending, and increasing the military budget?