1950's and 1960's

Who was the president who sent troops to Little Rock and tried to contain Communism in the Middle East?

• Truman

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

What did the Eisenhower Doctrine attempt to do?

• Rebuild Europe following World War II

• Prevent Soviet missiles from going to Cuba

• End the Korean War

• Contain communism in the Middle East

Why were Americans NOT concerned about Sputnik?

• Feared the Soviets were getting the upper hand on the Space Race

• Feared that the Soviets could spy on America

• Believed the Soviets were going to call aliens to invade Earth

• Believed that American education (specifically math and science) were falling behind the Soviets

A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.

• Domino Theory

• Brinkmanship

• Containment

• Neutrality

1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba

• U2 Incident

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

Passed in 1964, it authorized the President to take all necessary measures to fight in Vietnam, this escalated the war

• Brinkmanship

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Domino Theory

• Cuban Missile Crisis

A term used to describe the growth of areas on the fringes of major cities

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• White Flight

• Ruralification

Eisenhower's plan to build 41,000 mi of highway, largest public works project in history

• Highway Beautification Act

• Suburbanization

• Great Roads Act

• Interstate Highway Act

Promoted the New Frontier program, the Peace Corps; successfully resolved the Cuban missile crisis; assassinated in 1963

• Truman

• Eisenhower

• Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

A volunteer humanitarian organization created by Kennedy that provides services in foreign countries

• Marine Corps

• Peace Corps

• Americcorps

• Space Corps