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What is Oakland, California? This is the location of the birthplace of the Black Panthers.

What is the Marshall Plan? Under this plan, the U.S. gave millions of dollars to aid European nations to rebuild their economies.

What is NATO and the Warsaw Pact? Two military alliances set up after WWII (one democratic and the other communist) were these:

What is per capita income? This is known as the average income per person and it increased during the 1950s.

What is the GI Bill of Rights? This was a program that helped veterans go to college, set up farms, and get jobs.

This was a military alliance set up to defend Western Europe against Soviet aggression. What is NATO?

Segregation was ruled unconstitutional in this famous court case. What is Brown vs. Board of Education?

This black American leader used civil disobedience to change unjust laws. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

This court case made “separate but equal” legal and was not a benefit to Civil Rights. What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?

Civil disobedience was a way African Americans fought against discrimination. Which of the following is NOT an example of civil disobedience: sit-ins, Freedom Riders, boycotts, or destroying property? What is destroying property?

This African American woman refused to give up her seat on a bus, showing civil disobedience. Who was Rosa Parks?

The United States got involved in the Vietnam war to stop the Vietcong from winning control of this part of Vietnam. What is South Vietnam?

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What was the domino theory? This theory, important in the Vietnam war, meant that if one country fell to communism, the rest would follow.

In this war that ended in 1953, no one won and the country still remains divided. What was the Korean War?

During this event, Kennedy blockaded Cuba to keep the Soviets out. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Keeping other countries from becoming communist is known as this: What is containment?

This president resigned after the Watergate incident. Who was Nixon?

Which of the following was not a goal of NOW (National Organization of Women): equal pay, equal education, equality in being drafted, or equal job opportunities. What was being drafted?

This individual pardoned Richard Nixon. Who were Gerald Ford?

A major goal of this movement was an end to discrimination based on gender in jobs, pay, and education. What was the women’s rights movement?

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This individual was president during the Iran- Hostage Crisis. Who was Jimmy Carter?

The break up of this country ended the Cold War. What is the Soviet Union?

This was a symbol of divided Germany, and it came down on November 10, 1989, ending communism. What was the Berlin Wall?

This leader would be the last one of the Soviet Union. Who was Mikal Gorbachev?

This program provided a series of lasers in space in order to detect and destroy Soviet ICBMs. What was SDI or “Star Wars”?

This individual would become president after Ronald Reagan. Who was George H. W. Bush?

He is known as the “King of Rock and Roll” Who was Elvis?

This invention provided greater mobility, the creation of jobs, and the growth of industries (oil, steel, and rural construction) What is the automobile?

What was Rachel Carson? This individual wrote the book Silent Spring and started the Environmental Movement.

What was Nagasaki and Hiroshima ? These are the cities that were destroyed in the nuclear attack that ended WWII.

What were the Axis Powers? This individual was a beatnik and wrote On The Road.