Government
This supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This belief held that if one nation fell to communism, nearby nations would follow.
What is the Domino Theory?
This 1968 event sparked riots in more than 100 U.S. cities and marked a turning point in the movement.
What was the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
This man led the Civil Rights Movement using nonviolent resistance.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This music icon became known as the “King of Rock and Roll” in the 1950s.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This Wisconsin Senator was known for accusing other of being communist, with little to no evidence.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This symbolic divide separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This war between North and South Korea lasted from 1950 to 1953 and involved the United States and United Nations forces and ended with a division of the nation.
What is the Korean War?
She sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This invention became a household staple in the 1950s and changed how families spent their evenings.
What is the television?
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII.
What is Containment?
This type of protest was encouraged by Martin Luther King Jr.
What is nonviolent protest (or peaceful)?
This conflict saw the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, and widespread anti-war protests in the United States before ending in 1975.
What is the Vietnam War?
This civil rights leader advocated for Black empowerment and self‑determination.
Who is Malcolm X?
This 1980s technology, first popularized by Sony, changed how people listened to music on the go.
What is the Walkman?
This board was created to investigate communist officials in the US.
What was the Loyalty Review Board?
These nine students became symbols of the struggle for school integration in 1957.
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
This 2.5-mile-wide buffer zone between North and South Korea has existed since the 1953 armistice and remains one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone?
This U.S. president faced the Cuban Missile Crisis and famously challenged America to “ask not what your country can do for you.”
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This 1977 film became a cultural landmark, launching one of the most influential sci‑fi franchises in history.
What is Star Wars?
This 1947 policy promised U.S. support to nations resisting communist pressure.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This Cold War ideology led to many baseless accusations of communist infiltration in the U.S. government.
What is McCarthyism?
This 1961 campaign faced brutal beatings and bus burnings as activists challenged segregated interstate travel.
What were the Freedom Rides?
This U.S. president took a hard stance against the Soviet Union in the 1980s and urged Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This 1950s TV show became one of the first major national hits and helped define the sitcom format.
What is I Love Lucy?