Cold War Conflicts
This plan provided economic aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This president launched the "Great Society" and the War on Poverty.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This doctrine pledged U.S. support to countries resisting communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This new form of music emerged in the 1950s and was popularized by Elvis Presley.
What is rock and roll?
This event in 1962 nearly brought the U.S. and USSR to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
His presidency ended with resignation after the Watergate scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This war began in 1950 and ended in a stalemate at the 38th parallel.
What is the Korean War?
This 1950s suburban housing development symbolized postwar consumer culture.
What is Levittown?
U.S. involvement in this Asian war escalated after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
What is the Vietnam War?
This militant civil rights group was founded in 1966 in Oakland, CA.
What is the Black Panther Party?
This economic policy under Reagan emphasized tax cuts and deregulation.
What is supply-side economics / Reaganomics?
This strategic policy during the Cold War focused on massive retaliation.
What is MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)?
This piece of legislation in 1944 helped returning veterans with housing and education.
What is the G.I. Bill?
This policy of containment was articulated in a famous 1946 telegram.
What is the Long Telegram / George Kennan’s Containment Policy?
This movement in the 1960s sought equality for women, with leaders like Betty Friedan.
What is the Women's Liberation Movement / Second-wave feminism?
This act signed by Truman expanded Social Security and raised the minimum wage.
What is the Fair Deal?
This treaty reduced U.S. and USSR nuclear arms in the 1970s.
What is SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)?
This invention transformed politics and culture starting in the 1950s.
What is television?
This 1980s scandal involved U.S. arms sales to Iran and funds sent to Nicaraguan rebels.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
This 1969 event sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement in the U.S.
What are the Stonewall Riots?
This president was impeached in the 1990s but acquitted by the Senate.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This doctrine under George W. Bush promoted preemptive strikes post-9/11.
What is the Bush Doctrine?
This 1990s boom saw the rapid expansion of digital communication and tech companies.
What is the dot-com boom?