Cold War
This is symbol of division in Europe (communist vs non-communist)
What is the Iron Curtain
The laws passed by Southern state governments that legalized separation in all aspects of life
What are Jim Crow laws
Nixon lost the 1960 election to JFK due to this new factor
What are televised debates
These are the chemicals used to set fires in the jungle and expose tunnels
What is agent orange
This president pardoned Nixon which made him very unpopular
Who is president Ford
This had the purpose to rebuild Europe after WWI
What is the Marshall Plan
The 14 year old black boy from Chicago murdered in the South (Propelled the civil rights movement forward)
Who is Emmitt Till
The failed invasion to overthrow Castro's governement in Cuba
What is the bay of pigs invasion?
The growing distrust between the US government and American public
What is the credibility gap
According to the theory also known as supply side economics, the first step in creating a healthy economy is cutting taxes
What is reganomics
Korea was divided along this parallels during the Korean War (Proxy War)
38th parallel
Segregation "by law". Ex. Jim crow
What is de jure segregation
The improvement of relations with Latin America through peaceful economic cooperation and development
What is the JFK alliance for progress and the peace corps.
What is Vietnamization
Required employers and educational institutions to give special consideration to women, African Americans, and other minority groups
What is affirmative action
This person began a media frenzy that began a witch hunt for communists
Who is Joseph McCarthy
MLK's philosophy that advocated non-violent actions
What is civil disobedience
A set of laws with the goal to end poverty and encourage community action
What is the great society
A series of attacks by the North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong on the U.S. and South Vietnamese military and civilian targets
What is the Tet offensive
Symbolized an important shift in the decades old cold war, as well as the war finally coming to an end
What is the fall of the Berlin wall
During the space race, the soviets released this satellite into space first
What is Sputnik
The warren court (expanded civil rights and rights of the accused)
The most commonly accepted "conspiracy" theory involving JFK's assassination
What is the grassy knoll shooter
On May 4th, 1970, the guards fired live ammunition into a crowd of campus protests who were hurling rocks at them.
What is the kent state massacre
Proposed in 1978 and intended to prevent gay and lesbian people and their supporters from teaching in public schools (anti-gay legislation)
What Briggs Initiative