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Name the 2 cities where the US dropped the atomic bombs in Japan
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
100
She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery.
Who is Rosa Parks
100
This boycott was created by Rosa Parks
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
100
The Cold War was fought by which two superpowers after WWII?
What is the US and Soviet Union
100
The president who escalated the Vietnam War
Who is LBJ
200
It provided military supplies to Great Britain from the US before they enter the war
What is Lend-Lease Act
200
Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who is LBJ
200
He opposed MLK's views and led a more radical movement.
Who is Malcolm X
200
Which event brought the US and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war
What is Cuban Missile Crisis
200
Explain was Vietnamization is...
What is giving the fighting back to the South Vietnamese
300
Code name for the atomic project in the US
What is The Manhattan Project
300
The leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is MLK
300
Was the first African American to attend Ole' Miss University.
Who is James Meredith
300
The launching of Sputnik helped launch the.....
What is the Space Race
300
This Presidential candidate wanted to end the war in Vietnam. He ran his campaign in 1968 and won the presidency....
Who is Richard Nixon
400
June 6th 1944 is significant because
What is D-Day
400
He created a vaccine for polio
Who is Dr. Jonas Salk
400
The murder of a young 15 year old African-American boy made national news and raised awareness of racism in the South.
Who is Emmett Till
400
The US gets involved in Vietnam because of this theory.
What is the Domino Theory
400
What was the name of the college where 4 students died as a result of student protest.
What is Kent State
500
Who was the pilot of the Enola Gay (the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima)
Who is Paul Tibbots
500
She was a staunch advocate for women and created the first birth control pill
Who is Margaret Sanger
500
The nine students who helped integrate Central High School in Arkansas.
What is the Little Rock Nine
500
North and South Korea are split at this parallel still to this day.
What is the 38th parallel
500
Why did TV play an important role during the Vietnam War?
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