Progressive Era
This is the nickname for journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption.
Muckraker
What disease did FDR have?
Polio
Name the first satellite that the Soviets launched into space.
Sputnik
Vietcong military tactic.
Guerrilla Warfare
This scandal led to the end of Nixon’s presidential career.
Watergate Scandal
This case established the separate but equal doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which event started the Global War on Terror?
9/11
This was a response to problems in American society that emerged from the growth of industry.
Progressivism
What was the name of the countries the Allied Powers were fighting in WW2, and which 3 countries were they fighting against?
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, Japan
This event involved a close call with nuclear weapons placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
These two nations supported North Vietnam.
China
&
Soviet Union
Who was president during Vietnam?
JFK
Lynden B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
What was the name of the court case that desegrated public schools across the nation
Brown v. Board of Education
The U.S. invaded this country, that had sheltered Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda members.
Afghanistan
This amendment allowed women to vote.
19th amendment
Many Americans did not want to get involved during WWII—this was known as ______.
Isolationism
The European Recovery Program organized by General Marshall which would give American aid to rebuild European economies was called the _______ Plan.
Marshall Plan
Name the two main reasons the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War
Domino Theory
Containing Communism
This term refers to the relaxation of foreign policy when dealing with China
Detente
This man was often compared to Dr. MLK for their difference in opinion and a preference for violent tactics to achieve civil rights
Malcolm X
Who was responsible for the September 11th attacks?
Osama bin Laden
These laws banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of alcohol.
Prohibition
This group of Americans was put into internment camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japanese Americans
Senator McCarthy’s tactics of damaging reputations with vague, unfounded charges became known as ___________.
McCarthyism
Which country did America help during the early years of the Vietnam War?
France
This term is often used to refer to President Ronald Reagan’s economic plan
Reaganomics
This man worked towards ending segregation in public schools and was the first African American Supreme Court justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This legislation was passed because of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
The USA PATRIOT ACT
This scandal involved receiving bribes for leasing lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves.
Teapot Dome Scandal
This was considered the turning point of WW2 and was the largest naval operation in history
D-Day
These two actual ‘hot’ wars took place during the Cold War.
The Korean and Vietnam Wars
These documents were leaked to the New York Times which showed plans to expand the war in Vietnam.
Pentagon Papers
Which Amendment was passed as a result of FDR's 4 consecutive Presidential terms
22nd Amendment
What was the name of the group of volunteers that would ride southbound interstate buses to protest?
Freedom Riders
Which state had voter count issues that led to the Supreme Court declaring George W. Bush as President?
Florida
This is an area in New York City were composers wrote popular music.
Tin Pan Alley
Name 2 ways that the American Homefront supported the war effort
Victory Gardens
War Bonds
Rationing
Collecting Scrap Metal
Women joining the workforce
The idea that if one nation fell to communism others would follow, is called the ______________.
Domino Theory
What was the Supreme Court case that allowed students to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War?
Tinker v. Des Moines
This political scandal dealing with the illegal sale of arms to Iran and using that profit to aid the Contras in Nicaragua
Iran-Contra Scandal
This court case made it legal to have an abortion within the first trimester of pregnancy.
Roe v. Wade
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and then flooded the entire city due to what failing?
Levee System