This Mexican American Spanish radio host was falsely convicted after speaking out against the deportation of Latinos during the Dust Bowl
Who is Pedro Gonzalez
100
These race riots in Los Angeles broke out during World War II between US military members and Latino youths.
What are the Zoot Suit Riots.
100
This Senator claimed to have a list of communists working in the US government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
100
This leader led the North Vietnamese against the United States.
Who is Ho Chi Minh
100
This Supreme Court decision desegregated schools
What is Brown v Board of Education
200
This risky practice of putting down a small percentage of the price of a stock contributed to the stock market crash.
What is buying on margin
200
This military strategy was used in the Pacific Theater to help defeat the Japanese.
What is Island Hopping.
200
This famous border divided North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel
200
Four students were shot by National Guard soldiers during a protest at this college.
What is Kent State.
200
A bus boycott in this southern city was organized by Jo Ann Robinson to help desegregate the bus system
What is Montgomery
300
Improvised temporary shelters where unemployed workers lived during the Great Depression were called this.
What are Hoovervilles
300
This segregated all-African American flying unit was highly decorated.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen
300
This presidential policy called for containing communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine.
300
These documents released by the New York Times revealed that people in the State Department secretly questioned the Vietnam War while supporting it publicly.
What are the Pentagon Papers
300
The 14th Amendment guarantees this.
What is equal protection under the law.
400
This New Deal social welfare program provides assistance to the elderly.
What is the Social Security Administration (SSA)
400
This government agency controlled what goods were produced in the United States to insure that the US military had the resources that it needed.
What is the War Production Board.
400
This incident between the Soviet Union and the United States was resolved when the US agreed to pull missiles out of Turkey.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
400
This major attack by the North Vietnamese turned American opinion against the war by making it appear as if the United States was not in control
What is the Tet Offensive
400
This Act of Congress banned literacy tests and other discriminatory practices.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
500
List at least two major causes of the Great Depression.
What are Buying on Margin, Speculation, Overproduction
500
This Executive Order legalized the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States.
What is Executive Order 9066
500
This government committee tried to find subversion in American society.
What is HUAC
500
This resolution by Congress gave President Johnson full authority to conduct the Vietnam War without a declaration of war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
500
This militant civil rights group advocated for African Americans to fight for their rights rather than use non-violent protest.