What was the codename for the American program to build an atomic bomb?

Which country did the U.S. help to rebuild after WWII?

What is legal segregation also known as?

Which term was another name for the imaginary divide between the Western and Soviet spheres of influence?

The ________accused North Vietnamese scouting boats of attacking U.S. Naval ships located off the coast of North Vietnam.

Nixon was the only POTUS to

A decline in spending (stagnant economy) and rising inflation was called

The OPEC enforced an oil embargo against ____ because of friction between them and Arab countries.

___ is investing in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope that it will gain, but with the risk of loss.

What was the name of the day the stock market lost the most in history?

What was the name of President Roosevelt's plan to help the economy during the Great Depression?

The ___ happened in the Great Plains because of a ten-year drought, poor farming practices, and overproduction of crops.

Who was the fascist dictator of Germany during WWII?

Which event finally brought the US into WWII?

The U.S. government created this to help returning veterans pay for college, start businesses, and build houses.

Which President died while in office during WWII?

Which President ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Besides the United States, which country was known as a superpower after WWII?

According to this theory, if one country fell to communism, all of the ones around it would, too.

How did the US and Great Britain get supplies to West Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?

Which Supreme Court case is known for the saying "separate but equal"... meaning that segregation was ok, as long as the facilities were equal.

What did Brown v the Board of Education end in the United States?

What were the Little Rock 9 known for?

Which civil rights event saw the arrest of adults AND children because of marches throughout the streets of Birmingham?

A War of _________ is attempting to wear down your enemy with overwhelming bombings and fire power.

How did the U.S. deal with the VietCong hiding and fighting in the jungles of Vietnam?

What was suppose to happen on Tet in December of 1967?

What really happened on Tet in December of 1967?

Which of the following made the U.S. public question if the war effort was worth it?

Name the Vietnamese leader that was pro-Communist and fought for their independence

______ warfare is fighting like a soldier, but not being a part of an organized army. They don’t fight face-to-face and practice hit-and-run tactics.

Difference between what the government was saying and what was really happening became known as the

During the Vietnam War, students in college could defer their draft call until they graduated. This resulted in

the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

What is rapprochement?

Who did Nixon consider rapprochement with because of their huge trade market?

During this event, 52 Americans were taken hostage and were held for 444 days before being released.

When money from the rich “trickles down” to the middle and

low-income workers, this is known as

Which of the following social classes was the LARGEST during the Great Depression?

What caused the massive collapse of the banking system during the Great Depression?

During which decade did sports, music, and movies become fixtures in American popular culture?

The National Socialist German Workers Party in Germany was led by Hilter and also known as the

Because of widespread economic depressions in Europe, ___ were on the rise and brought in leaders like Hilter and Mussolini.

Japanese Americans were sent to ___ in the West by the U.S. government due to fear of espionage.

On June 6, 1944, American forces help to liberate Nazi-occupied France with a massive invasion of Normandy. This day became known as

Who caused a media frenzy when he claimed that he had a list of communists in the American government?

Who was able to get more jobs when men left to fight in WWII?

What did the Truman Doctrine pledge to fight?

The purpose of the ___ was to help Western Europe recover from WWII.

The U.S. involvement in ___ is an example of containment.

During the _____, President Kennedy announced that there were long-range missiles in Cuba and barely stopped nuclear war with the Soviet Union.

Which President botched an invasion of Cuba to remove Fidel Castro from power, also known as the Bay of Pigs?

Which group used violence and intimidation to restrict the freedoms of African Americans throughout the Civil Rights Movement?

Who was arrested during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and brought national attention to the need to desegregate public transportation in the South?

____ were the rules that enforced segregation.

Who believed in using non-violence/civil disobedience to achieve equality for minorities during the Civil Rights movement?

Who initially believed in using violence to achieve equality during the Civil Rights Movement, but changed his mind after a trip to Mecca?

How did the Vietnam War impact America?

Who was the guerilla fighting force for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

Detente was part of ___ new policy that was introduced during this trips to China and the Soviet Union.

What kind of diplomacy was used to re-open trade relations with the Chinese during Nixon's time in office?

___ focused on peaceful negotiations and weapon limitations between the U.S and the Soviet Union

Which president was a part of the Watergate Scandal?

How did Nixon try to cover up his involvement in the Watergate Scandal?

The goal of ___ was to lower taxes, increase employment, and let the wealthy keep more of their money.

The arms race started by ___ in the 1980s eventually led to the fall of the Soviet Union.

The fall of the ___ was the symbolic beginning of the end of the Cold War.

The U.S. went to war in ____ in order to protect oil supplies in the Middle East.

Some advantages of ____ are that it makes working from home more accessible, makes communication around the world easier, and it opens new job markets.

The ____was controversial because it took over a month to declare a winner.

The fall of the soviet union happened during ____’s Presidency.