Leaders
This lawyer was the first African American on the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Turning point of the war in the Pacific
What is The Battle Of Midway?
What word best describes American foreign policy during the cold war?
What is containment?
banned the manufacture, production, and sale of alcohol
What is 18th Amendment?
Led the March on Washington, Gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ?
Was President during the Great Depression, and during World War 2; died in office
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Turning Point of the war in Europe
What is the Normandy Invasion? (D-day)
This Cold war conflict started after Saigon fell and Ho Chi Min came to power.
What is the Vietnam War?
women's suffrage
What is 19th amendment?
The Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and marked the end of segregation in schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
President whose goal was to create a "Great Society", included Medicare Act
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
Reason for U.S. involvement in the war
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This conflict started after the 38th Parallel was made and North Korea invades South Korea
What is the Korean War?
changed voting age from 18 to 21
What is the 26th Amendment?
Nation of Islam, Civil Rights Activist
Who is Malcolm X?
Vernon Baker
Roy Benavidez
Who are Medal of Honor recipients?
Order that authorized the internment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
What is Executive Order 9066?
People in the U.S. were afraid of the threat of ____ War
What is nuclear?
Allows federal income tax
What is 16th amendment?
When Gov. Faubus of Arkansas refused to protect these students, Pres. Eisenhower ordered federal troops to ensure the students could attend school
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
President that challenged America to be the first country to place a man to the moon
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Manhattan Project
What was the name of the program that developed atomic weapons during WW2?
Started in 1962 after spy planes discovered that Cuba was secretly preparing silos for missiles.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
direct election of senators
What is the Seventeenth Amendment?
Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion or ethnic origin
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?