Origins of the Cold War
This policy aimed to contain the spread of communism and was first applied in Greece and Turkey
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This senator claimed to have a list of Communists in the State Department in 1950
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This 1954 Supreme Court decision declared school segregation unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighbors would follow
What is the Domino Theory?
This 1944 law provided education and housing benefits to WWII veterans
What is the GI Bill?
(DAILY DOUBLE) This 1947 plan offered U.S. economic aid to rebuild European economies
What is the Marshall Plan?
This 1950 law allowed detention of subversives and restricted Communist groups
What is the McCarran Internal Security Act?
This protest began in 1955 and elevated Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This 1964 event led Congress to give President Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This suburban development became a symbol of postwar housing expansion
What is Levittown?
This 1948–49 event saw the U.S. supply West Berlin with food and fuel by air
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This 1951 case upheld convictions under the Smith Act for advocating violent government overthrow
What is Dennis v. U.S.?
This legislation banned discrimination in public accommodations in 1964
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This 1968 surprise attack weakened U.S. public support for the war
What is the Tet Offensive?
This demographic explosion occurred in the U.S. from 1945 to 1960
What is the Baby Boom?
This 1949 alliance included the U.S., Canada, and Western European nations against Soviet aggression
What is NATO?
These two Americans were executed for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Soviets
Who are Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
(DAILY DOUBLE) This 1965 event pressured Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act
What is the Selma to Montgomery march?
This policy under Nixon aimed to gradually withdraw U.S. troops and replace them with South Vietnamese forces
What is Vietnamization?
(DAILY DOUBLE) This 1956 federal legislation expanded the U.S. highway system
What is the Interstate Highway Act?
This report called for massive U.S. defense spending to contain communism worldwide
What is NSC-68?
This committee investigated communist influence in Hollywood and other areas of American life
What is HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?
This 1966 organization promoted Black empowerment and self-defense
What is the Black Panther Party?
These 1972 agreements eased Cold War tensions between the U.S., China, and the USSR
What is Détente and the SALT I Treaty?
This presidential warning addressed the influence of defense industry ties to government
What is the military-industrial complex?