Presidents
This president felt growing pressure when the Soviets launched Sputnik during his time in the White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
These radio broadcasts helped President Roosevelt connect to the American public and offer hope and reassurance
Fireside Chats
The opening scene of this award-winning film has U.S. forces storming the beaches of Normandy
Saving Private Ryan
This fighting unit composed of guerilla soldiers was a formidable opponent of the U.S.
Vietcong
Instructional videos of the 1950s featured this mascot over a catchy “duck and cover” song
Bert the Turtle
This president can take official credit as the signer of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Lyndon B. Johnson
These 3 Rs were considered the main goals of FDR’s New Deal agencies and policies
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Tobey Maguire stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of this classic American novel
The Great Gatsby
The South Vietnamese leader Ngo Diem Dinh had repressive policies toward this religion, in particular
Buddhism
The opening lyrics of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire starts with this U.S. leader who presided over the Berlin Airlift
Harry S. Truman
This president showed little compassion to a group of World War I veterans who marched to Washington to receive an early bonus
Herbert Hoover
President Roosevelt tried to add 6 new members to this very distinguished group in order to get more support for the New Deal
Robin Williams stars as a disc jockey in this 1987 war comedy
Good Morning, Vietnam
The massacre of Vietnamese civilians in this village in March 1968 further enraged the American public and led to the criminal trial of several officers
My Lai
This Hall of Fame rock band may have been spying on the Soviet Union from above or detecting nuclear missiles in Cuba
U2
This president and his time in the White House served as the basis for discussion and the eventual ratification of the 22nd Amendment
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This was the nickname given to the group of advisors and experts that FDR used to solve the problems of the depression
The Brain Trust
Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis portrays this U.S. president in a biographical historical drama released in 2012
Lincoln
This city in South Vietnam was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City after the North Vietnamese successfully invaded
Saigon
The lyrics to this song criticized the Vietnam draft and those who were able to avoid military service due to wealth and status
Fortunate Son
This president is most closely associated with an investigative group called the Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
This economist suggested that the government must continue to spend, even into debt, in order to drive the economy out of the depression
Maynard Keynes
This 2022 Netflix film follows World War I soldiers in an adaptation of the classic novel of the same name
All Quiet On The Western Front
This agreement, signed in a Swiss city, temporarily divided Vietnam into two distinct states, North and South
Geneva Accords
The Neil Young song Ohio refers to the deadly protest that happened at this university during the Vietnam War
Kent State University