Governor of AR that ordered Nat. Guard soldiers to block entrance of nine black students to Central HS.

Led to the federal court ruling that segregation on city buses violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

The court ruling that “separate-but-equal” was constitutional.

Refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, local leaders organized a boycott in protest.

King explained why African-Americans could no longer wait for equality.

Organized in 1963 to convince Congress to pass Civil Rights legislation highlighted by famous “I have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King , Jr.

Alabama Governor that blocked two African-American students from attending the University of Alabama.

Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers .

Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, or ethnic origin in public places and in employment.

Attorney for NAACP successfully argued the Brown v. Board of Ed case and would later become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.

Activists used buses to protest segregation in interstate terminals.

Was a leading Black Muslim who believed that equality may require the use of violence to be achieved.

Landmark court case ruled that segregated schools were ”inherently unequal” ordered their integration “with all deliberate speed.”

Began in Greensboro, North Carolina when four students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter.

Forbids states from imposing a poll tax in order to vote in federal elections.

Federal program designed to actively recruit minorities for employment.

Led the 13 month long boycott of public buses, ending the city’s segregated bus system.

Was a white Christian preacher, opponent of segregation once paid to bail out MLK, Jr. out of jail.

Group that believed that African-Americans should rely more on themselves by controlling their own communities and businesses.

Name of 9 black students that attempted to enroll in “all white” Central HS in Little Rock, Arkansas.

People should oppose unjust laws with protests, boycotts and other non-violent tactics.

Court case involving an African-American student entering the University of Texas School of Law, court ruled that he should allowed to attend with white law students.

Southern laws that prevented blacks from sharing public facilities including theaters, beaches, restaurants, water fountains or buses with whites.

Governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1975, came to prominence as a staunch segregationist, when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Period of the 1950s – 1960s that addressed the unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minority groups.

Federal law suspended literacy tests where they were used to prevent African-Americans from voting.

Fear that if one Southeast Asian country were to fall to communism many others would follow.

Republican candidate for President in 1964, helped to revive conservatism at a time when most people were concerned about the direction of the country.

Mexican Americans should have the same rights/responsibilities, like serving on juries.

Ruled that women could end pregnancy (during first three months) based on constitutional right to privacy

Vietcong launched a massive attack on South Vietnamese cities on the Chinese New Year.

Group of young writers that rebelled against the conformity of the 50’s, the materialism of the time.

Passed by Congress giving President Johnson the authority to do whatever he deemed necessary in Southeast Asia.

Lowered to voting age in all states to 18 yrs.

Democrat, elected President in 1960.

Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1981 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.

Mexican-American artists painted murals celebrating their history and cultural heritage.

Failed invasion of Cuba by US backed rebels and supported by President Kennedy.

In her book The Feminine Mystique she argued that women were just as capable as men and such be be able to compete for the same jobs.

President Kennedy’s Vice President, will become President after President Kennedy is assassinated in November 1963.

The American public began to doubt and dispute the facts being revealed by government officials about the war in Vietnam.

The Nixon policy of gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam and returning control of the country back to the Vietnamese.

Passed in 1972 which promoted gender equality by guaranteeing girls in school the same opportunities as boys.

President Nixon’s term used to describe the majority of Americans who continued to support the war in Vietnam but did not voice their opinion.

Sought to achieve economic and social equality for women.

President Kennedy discovered that Soviet made missiles were being place in Cuba.

Millions of young people were actively protesting the US involvement in Vietnam.

Communists Vietcong begin guerrilla warfare in South Vietnam in an attempt to unified North and South Vietnam; American send US soldiers to support South Vietnamese democracy.

Saigon was overtaken by communists North Vietnamese in April 1975 after the US had withdrawn it’s soldiers.

First American astronaut to orbit the earth in 1962.

National Organization of Women became the chief voice of the women’s movement.

What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?

These demonstrations led to —

How did President Ronald Reagan’s administration support Contra rebels in Nicaragua after Congress cut funding for military aid?

"A few months ago I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that’s true, but the facts and evidence tell me it is not."

—President Ronald Reagan, address to the nation, March 4, 1987

In this excerpt, President Reagan is referring to what would become known as —

How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities between the groups that fought these wars?

In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. government later allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following

The author of this letter was —

How did this treaty contribute to the end of the Cold War?

Which outcome best completes this diagram?

These gasoline rationing stamps were printed beginning in January 1974, but were never used.

Which situation led the U.S. government to print these coupons?

Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from —

What was the reaction of many Americans to the Watergate scandal?

Which diagram is about Sandra Day O’Connor?

Which of the following demonstrates the diffusion of American culture?

What is one major reason various industries have adopted the use of automated robotic assembly?

Which industry is most responsible for these quality–of–life improvements?

Which of the following resulted from the U.S.-led military coalition’s engagement in the Persian Gulf War?

Which of the following correctly completes this description?

Which of the following was the primary reason for the trends in public confidence from 1973 to 1976?

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

Who was the first female justice?

What reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canada?

Nixon’s policy of relaxing tensions between US and Soviet Union limiting development of missile systems.

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, designed to control oil throughout the world.

Group of men caught breaking into the Democratic Party Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Carter negotiated peace between historic middle eastern enemies, Egypt and Israel.

Struck down a state law requiring Amish children to attend school past 8th grade.

Policy of increasing supply/drop prices leading to consumer demand, increased employment.

North American Free Trade Agreement, trade association with Mexico/Canada, increase trade.

The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1981.

An ardent critic of the Women’s Liberation Movement, she claimed the ERA would reduce the rights of wives.

Ronald Reagan’s Vice President, was elected President in 1988.

Areas of the Northeast and Midwest with coal and iron resources.

Appointed Vice President by Nixon, he assumed the Presidency after Nixon resigns from office.

Reagan increased military spending to show America’s enemies that it would act to stop aggression.