US During WWII
The day that is quoted to be as "The day that will live in infamy"?
What is Pearl Harbor
made hopes for peace high; 50 nations met in San Francisco to establish
United Nations
The process of fitting into a community.
integration
Communist leader of Cuba
Fidel Castro
pastor & civil rights leader who led SCLC and organized non-violent protests throughout the south
MLK
Two nations that fought in the Battle of Stalingrad
What is Germany and Soviet Union
division of Europe
Iron Curtain
The tearing down and replacing of buildings in rundown inner-city neighborhoods.
Urban Renewals
Khrushchev's response to fleeing German citizens into West Berlin
Berlin Wall
NAACP secretary who prompted the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat in 1955
Rosa Parks
The nation that won in the Battle on Stalingrad
What is the Soviet Union
became president when Roosevelt died. was not included in top policy decisions. Did not know bomb was being developed
Harry Truman
A Mexican laborer allowed to enter United States to work for a limited period of time during World War II.
braceros
unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro using Cuban exiles
Bay of Pigs Invasion
early 60s movement by SNCC & CORE members to desegregate buses in the South
Freedom Riders
The day of June 6th, 1944 is also known as
D-Day
state controlled all property and economic activity
Soviet Communism
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods.
consumerism
first lady of JFK, contributed to sense of glamor, youth, and energy that surrounded Kennedy's presidency
Jacqueline Kennedy
Public Safety Commissioner of Birmingham, he ordered fire hoses used on protestors
Eugene "Bull" Connor
V-E Day is the day known for
To celebrate that Europe stopped the war
private citizens controlled almost all economic activity
Capitalistic American
Developed a vaccine for the crippling disease poliomyelitis-polio.
Dr. Jonas Salk
Federal program established to send volunteers to help developing nations
Peace Corps
law signed by LBJ, it outlawed literacy tests & allowed federal officials to oversee registration
Voting Rights Act of '65