US History II

Cold War

100

The Cold War began after this major conflict ended in 1945.

World War II

200

The two superpowers that were engaged in a heated rivalry upon the end of World War II were the United States and what other country?

Soviet Union

300

This man led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.

Joseph Stalin

400

Many people worried about the use of this extremely destructive weapon during the Cold War.

Atomic Bombs

500

The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to get to the moon and beyond was known as what?

Space Race

Civil Rights Movement

100

The Civil Rights Movement was primarily a movement that sought to gain equal rights for this group of people.

African Americans

200

This leader gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech.

Martin Luther King Jr.

300

This woman's arrest led to the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks

400

The brutal beating and murder of this 14 year old African American boy sparked outrage throughout the country and helped to launch the Civil Rights Movement.

Emmett Till

500

This Supreme Court Case said that school segregation was unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

Vietnam

100

Vietnam was split into two parts: North Vietnam and this other part.

South Vietnam

200

The United States fought mainly in Vietnam because it wanted to stop the spread of what idea?

Communism

300

Vietnam is on this continent.

Asia

400

By 1960, 90% of Americans had this device in their homes which allowed them to follow the news of the war daily.

TV

500

The U.S. supported South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam led by this leader.

Ho Chi Minh

Pop Culture

100

This British band took the U.S. by force in the 1960s and became famous for songs such as "Hey Jude," "Come Together," and "Yesterday."

The Beatles

200

He was nicknamed the “King of Rock and Roll.”

Elvis Presley

300

This 2023 movie about a famous toy became a huge pop culture moment and sparked lots of pink outfits.

Barbie

400

This basketball star helped make Nike “Air” shoes famous and dominated the 1990s NBA.

Michael Jordan

500

This 1990s band’s album Nevermind helped popularize grunge.

Nirvana

21st Century

100

Beginning in 2020, this global health crisis led to shutdowns, masks, and remote learning in many places.

COVID-19 Pandemic

200

This man was the first black president of the United States and was elected in 2008.

Barack Obama

300

On September 11, 2001, the terrorist organization hijacked airplanes and crashed them into what three buildings.

World Trade Center (Twin Towers), Pentagon

400

This social media platform launched in 2004 and became one of the biggest in the world.

Facebook

500

The U.S. military operation that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 was conducted in what country.

Pakistan