He was the leader of
American forces in Europe
during WW II. Elected
President in 1952. Sent
troops to desegregate
Little Rock Central. Warned
the nation of the dangers
of the military-industrial
complex.
Name of the U.S, spy
plane that was shot
down over the USSR
during the Eisenhower
Administration.
38th Parallel
Dwight Eisenhower
U-2
Winner of the 1960
Presidential election.
Challenged Americans to
“ask what they can do for
their country.” Established
the Peace Corp. Avoided
war during the Cuban
Missile Crisis. Was
assassinated in Dallas,
1963.
Failed invasion of Cuba by
Cuban nationalist exiles
trying to oust Fidel Castro.
The exiles had U.S. help
and were completely
defeated. Great
embarrassment to the
Kennedy Administration.
This symbol of
communism was
constructed in 1961 to
prevent travel and
communication
between the east and
west parts of Berlin.
JFK
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Wall
Group begun by JFK
that was composed of
volunteers who went
to under developed
nations and tried to
help the people there
improve their lives.
Accused lone assassin
of JFK. Was killed
two days after JFK by
Jack Ruby. Is often
the topic of several
conspiracy theories
surrounding the
assassination.
Name of the official
government
investigation into the
death of JFK.
U.S. Senator who began to
accuse various people in the
government and
entertainment profession of
being communist. The
accusations were usually
without proof and served to
assassinate the character of
the accused.
National crisis of 1962
when the U.S.
discovered nuclear
missiles being placed in
Cuba by the USSR. Led
to a near war with the
USSR
Cuban Missile Crisis
This line represented
the division of North
and South Korea. This
is the area where the
Korean War began and
ended as neither side
gained any measurable
land area.
Name of the security
organization formed by
the U.S. and western
European nations in the
Cold War.
Joseph McCarthy
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Korean War
Suburbia
Name given to the JFK
administration policies
that challenged the nation
to move into the future.
Containment, Civil Rights
and Space exploration
were some of the goals of
the program.
Cold War confrontation
where the U.S. had to
fly supplies into a
Germany city in order to
prevent its takeover by
communist forces under
the USSR.
Containment
The word describes
the growth of the
areas surrounding
urban areas as many
American sought a
quieter lifestyle.
The idea of stopping the
spread of communism.
Theory was set forth by
George Kennan who was the
U.S. ambassador to the
USSR. The Truman
Doctrine was the official
U.S. policy that reflected
this theory.
Berlin Airlift
War fought to stop the
invasion of communists
across the 38th
parallel. Fought from
1950-1953. War begun
under Truman and
ended under
Eisenhower.
Presidential policy of
trying to aid any
nation that needs aid
to prevent the spread
of communist
governments.
NATO
Name of the proposal to
rebuild the areas of
Europe destroyed by WW
II. U.S. loaned over 14
billion in supplies and
materials to help these
nations. Was a method to
fight the possible spread
of communism.
Became President upon
the death of JFK.
Created a domestic
program called the
Great Society to fight
poverty. Began U.S.
involvement in Vietnam.
New Frontier
Peace Corps
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
LBJ
Name of Lyndon B.
Johnson’s program to
help the U.S. to fight
evils of our society,
namely poverty,
discrimination,
unemployment, and poor
education.
Supreme Court case
where the Court ruled
that segregation is no
longer acceptable.
Decision was made in a
school desegregation
case in 1954.
Montgomery lady who
signals the beginning
of the civil rights
movement when she
refuses to give up a
seat on a segregated
bus.
Leader of the nonviolent disobedience
civil rights movement
that begun in
Montgomery Alabama
and spread across the
nation.
City where President
Eisenhower had to send
troops in order to
desegregate a local all
white high school in
1957.
Little Rock
Brown v. Board
Rosa Parks
MLK
Group of civil
disobedience protestors
who rode into
segregated bus stations
to prove the point of
civil rights abuses. Some
were injured in a bomb
that was placed on one
of the buses.
City in 1963 that met
civil rights protestors
with police dogs and
firehoses. Brought
national attention to the
movement and forced
the Federal government
to respond.
Large protest in August
1963 outside the Lincoln
Memorial to protest the
conditions of civil rights.
Martin Luther King Jr.
gave his “I Have a
Dream Speech” in this
protest.
Civil Rights law passed
after JFK’s death that
banned segregation in
all public places.
March on Washington
Civil Rights Act, 1964
Birmingham
Freedom Riders
Great Society
Began in Greensboro,
NC to protest the
segregation policies
of many public
restaurants. Started
by 4 NC A&T college
students.
Sit-ins