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Based on the policy of appeasement, this agreement involved Great Britain and France giving Hitler the Sudetenland in exchange for his promise not to invade any other nations. It failed.
What is the Munich Pact?
100
Bill Clinton earned this nickname, because each time his political career seemed to be at an end, he found a way to revive it.
What is "the comeback kid"?
100
Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested for nonviolent protest in the name of civil rights. This man was also arrested for fighting against the system of apartheid in South Africa. He was imprisoned for nearly 20 years before his release and he later became president of his country.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
100
Riots in China held in this location were led by citizens demanding pro-democratic reforms; tanks and military came in and hundreds of protesters were killed.
What is Tiananmen Square?
100
As a result of its passage, the US experienced an economic boom, high consumerism, and the spread of suburbia after World War II.
What is the GI Bill?
200
Despite the fact that the US was a consumer society and there was economic prosperity during the 1920's, this group did not enjoy the same fortune. They appealed to Washington, DC for help, but got none.
Who are the farmers?
200
This is the name for communist rebels that Ho Chi Minh supported in Vietnam.
Who are the Viet Cong?
200
This piece of legislation prohibited segregation in public accomodations and discrimination in education and employment.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
200
The main purpose for Operation Desert Storm was to liberate this country from Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi forces.
What is Kuwait?
200
This group of World War I veterans marched on Washington, DC and demanded a payment they had been promised by the government. They were denied this payment, and Hoover's reputation was damaged even further.
What is the Bonus Army March?
300
The policy of detente, or the use of peace and diplomacy with communist nations, was evident when this US President visited China.
Who is Richard Nixon?
300
This doctrine reinstates the policy of containment, and says that the US would not hesitate to help any independent nation resist the spread of communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
300
Also known as "Reagonomics" it involves cutting taxes on producers and results in a trickle down effect, which benefits everyone.
What is supply-side economics?
300
The passage of the National Defense Education Act was in response to the Soviet Union's launch of this in 1957, which began the space race.
What is Sputnik?
300
Both overspeculation and this practice led to the onset of the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression in the US.
What is buying stock on the margin?
400
It was considered a diplomatic victory for peace in the Middle East; President Jimmy Carter invited the leaders of Israel and Egypt to his retreat and a peace treaty was signed.
What are the Camp David Accords?
400
Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover were both supporters of this idea, which means that the federal government should not regulate big business.
What is laissez-faire economics?
400
It was the first movie to feature sound, and led to a mass culture in America as people began to invest money in clothes and styles they saw in their favorite films.
What is "The Jazz Singer"?
400
Following the US withdrawal from this capital of south Vietnam, communists overtook the city and a last-minute evacuation took place. Military helicopters airlifted more than a thousand US personnel and 6,000 South Vietnamese citizens.
What is Saigon?
400
Under President Clinton, this agreement removed trade restrictions between the US, Canada, and Mexico. It caused controversy in the US because many feared it would encourage US businesses to relocate to Mexico.
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
500
President George W. Bush's responses to the September 11th attacks included passage of the Patriot Act and the establishment of this department, whose purpose is to protect the US from further terrorist attacks.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
500
According to the Supreme Court's ruling in the Roe v. Wade case, a state cannot strike down or take away a woman's right to have one of these.
What is an abortion?
500
The work of Zora Neil Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong are all part of this significant movment in which African-American achievements played a big part of American culture.
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
500
He made history when he became the University of Mississippi's first African-American graduate.
Who is James Meredith?
500
Considered a United Nations Police Action, it started when communist forces crossed the 38th parallel into the south. It ended in 1953 after 2 years of fighting when a truce was signed.
What is the Korean War?