World War II
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 designed to prevent?
War
Many ex-servicemen from WWII went to college through what government program?
G.I. Bill
What was the name of the big rock concert in upstate NY in 1969?
Woodstock
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) said different facilities were OK: _____ but _____
Separate but Equal
Why did the U.S. get involved in Vietnam? Fear of what political ideology
Communism
Who wrote Mein Kampf?
Adolf Hitler
Name the first African American player in MLB
Jackie Robinson
When (mm/yyyy) was the break-in at the Watergate office building?
June 1972
Who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to move her seat?
Rosa Parks
What was the Domino Theory?
If one country fell to Communism, others would soon follow
Anti-Semitism is prejudice against whom?
Jewish People
What was the 2-word term for the population explosion after WWII?
Baby Boom
Name an activity you liked doing in class this year
Where (city in Alabama) was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put in jail? He wrote a famous letter from here.
Birmingham
Declaration of War
When was Pearl Harbor attacked? (mm/dd/yyyy)
December 7, 1941
What were the years of the Baby Boom?
1946-1964
Who is the only president to have resigned from office?
Richard Nixon (August 1974)
What was the name of the famous speech MLK gave in Washington, DC in August 1963? "I ___ __ _____"
I Have a Dream
What was sprayed on the jungles to kill the vegetation?
Agent Orange
Name a Japanese city where the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb
Hiroshima OR Nagasaki
What was a MASH Unit?
Army hospital during Korean War
How many times has the U.S declared war?
5: War of 1812; Mexican American War; Spanish American War; WWI; WWII
Which President signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law?
Lyndon Johnson
Where were 4 unarmed college students shot & killed by the National Guard? May 4, 1970
Kent State University