Cold War
The tense standoff between the USSR and US after WWII
What is segregation?
The separation of races from having equal access to different services
What was the idea of Detente?
Nixon's plans and intensions to reduce tensions with the USSR
The famous building Taipei 101 is modeled after what kind of plant?
Bamboo
Which continent is the only one to be in all 4 hemispheres?
Africa
What was the Marshall Plan?
A program to give money for rebuilding Europe in an attempt to stop the Soviet Union expansion.
What is considered the origins of the civils rights movement in the US?
Rosa Parks refusing to move on a bus
Describe Reaganomics or Trickle-Down Economics
Cutting taxes for businesses and wealthy individuals would benefit all Americans
Taiwan once faced European colonization from what two European powers?
The Spanish and the Dutch
What is James Bond's secret code name?
007
Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis
US put rockets in Turkey, so USSR put rockets in Cuba, people thought fighting was going to happen but instead US took missiles away from Turkey and USSR took their missiles from Cuba.
Describe Plessy v. Ferguson and what it meant for segregation.
Separate but equal = equal
It meant that segregation was allowed under the US constitution.
What fueled public American anger at the Vietnam war?
Government distrust, long dragging conflict, Pentagon Papers and lack of transparency and the draft.
What Chinese province did many descendants in Taiwan come from?
Fujian
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
Explain what happened to General MacArthur and why.
He was fired from his position as general in the Korean war for disobeying orders.
Describe Brown v Board of Education and what it meant for segregation
Brown had to attend an all black school far from her home so she sued. The court ruled that separate but equal does NOT = equal.
What was Lyndon Johnsons Great Society and War on Poverty?
A political plan or goal that introduced Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps and education funding especially for racially excluded communities.
Which convenience store has the fewest open stores in Taiwan?
Ok Mart
What is the name of fictional Indiana town where "Stranger Things" takes place?
Hawkins
What was the name of political thought of accusing others of being a communist for political gain?
Mccarthyism
What were some of the strategies that the civil rights movement used to gain equal rights?
Protests, Boycotts (bus boycotts), Sit-ins and marches (Washington DC)
Why were people excited for Ronald Reagan?
Renewed sense of trust in government, anti-cold war rhetoric and conservative American exceptionalism.
What percent of Taiwan is covered by Mountains?
67%
What is the average lifespan of a Mayfly?
24 Hours