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  • Which decade? Ronald Reagan, AIDs Epidemic, MTV, Grafitti Culture
    1980s
  • This 1972 law prohibits sex-based discrimination in education
    Title IX
    Equal Opportunity in Education Act
    Equal Rights Amendment
    Gender Equality Act
  • In 1968, Latino students in ____ led a city wide walkout of their schools to protest against discrimination
    Houston, TX
    New York, NY
    Chicago, IL
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Which event occurred first?
    The USSR launched Sputnik
    The Apollo Soyuz Mission
    Yuri Gagarin became the 1st person in orbit
    The first men landed on the moon
  • This Asian-American activist was a member of the Black Panther Party & later discovered to be an FBI informant
    Fred Korematsu
    Vincent Chin
    Philip Vera Cruz
    Richard Aoki
  • Members of the 1960s counterculture were known as...
    Hippies
  • Which decade? 9/11 attacks, PATRIOT Act, Hurricane Katrina
    2000s
  • As a result of the Korean War...
    North and South Korea were unified.
    North Korea gained complete control.
    North Korea and South Korea remained divided.
    The United States attacked N. Korea with atomic weapons.
  • The 1954 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional (unlawful, illegal).
    Brown v. Board of Education
  • The ____ Theory was the belief that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism (like Vietnam), that neighboring countries (like Laos or Cambodia) would also turn to communism.
    Containment
    Detente
    Domino
    Avalanche
  • In the '50s, this anticommunist hysteria spread in the US. Many people were accused, w/o evidence, of being communist...
    The Soviet Crisis
    The Soviet Hunt
    The Communist Trials
    The Red Scare
  • Which American President made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII?
    Eisenhower
    Truman
    Roosevelt
    Kennedy
  • This is a jellied gasoline dropped in large canisters that explode on impact and cover large areas in flames; this was dropped by U.S. planes during the Vietnam War in order to destroy the jungle & expose Vietcong hideouts
    ICMBs
    Agent Orange
    Mustard Gas
    Napalm
  • Which terrorist group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
    Al Qaeda
    The Taliban
    ISIS
    Boko Haram
  • Once American forces captured the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa during WWII, they...
    deployed AGENT ORANGE over the Japanese wilderness
    began FIREBOMBING dozens of Japanese Cities
    led LAND INVASIONS of dozens of coastal cities in Japan
    dropped NUCLEAR BOMBS on five Japanese cities
  • During WWII, which group of Americans was forcefully sent to "internment" camps as a "military necessity?"
    Japanese Americans
    Mexican Americans
    Italian Americans
    German Americans
  • After the war, the United States & ____ emerged as superpowers
    the Soviet Union
    China
    France
    Germany
  • Which decade? Elvis, Baby Boom, Strict Gender Roles, Korean War
    1950s
  • This 1964 act outlawed segregation in public places, schools & workplaces
    Racial Discrimination Abolition Act
    Civil Rights Act
    Segregation Prohibition Act
    Equality and Integration Act
  • After WWII, the _____ was created to promote world peace and negotiation amongst nations
    Peace Corps
    League of Nations
    United Nations
    Alliance for Progress
  • What does "detente" mean in the context of the Cold War?
    Building more weapons
    Promoting the exploration of outer space
    Stopping the spread of communism throughout Europe
    Easing tension and improving relations between countries
  • What was the main goal of the containment policy during the Cold War?
    To promote freedom of speech
    To decrease the the number of nuclear weapons globally
    To encourage trade with other countries
    To stop the spread of communism to other countries
  • What was the name for the military strategy used by the United States to fight in the Pacific during WWII?
    Blitzkrieg
    Island Hopping
    The Manhattan Plan
    Trench Warfare
  • Which decade? Clinton, Internet Boom, LA riots
    1990s
  • This 1965 act outlawed literacy tests & poll taxes which were used to prevent African Americans from voting
    Fair Ballot Act
    Voting Rights Act
    Racial Equality Act
    Voter Suppression Prohibition Act
  • The landmark 2015 case in which the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage.
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Korematsu v. US
    Roe v. Wade
    Obergefell v. Hodges
  • In 1953 Julius and Ethel _______ were executed for espionage (passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union)
    Rosenberg
    Sacco
    Vanzetti
    McCarthy
  • Who was the president of the United States from January 20, 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963?
    John F. Kennedy
  • In 1965, Cesar Chavez initiated a national boycott of _____ in order to fight for the rights of migrant farm workers
    apples
    tomatoes
    grapes
    lettuce
  • When Franklin D. Roosevelt made the statement “a date that will live in infamy” he was referring to...
    The October 6, 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany
    Germany’s invasion of France on June 12, 1940
    The June 6, 1944 invasion of France by the Allies
    The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
  • In August of 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ____ & ____ - leading to their surrender & the end of WWII.
    Osaka & Yokohama
    Nagoya & Sapporo
    Tokyo & Kyoto
    Hiroshima & Nagasaki
  • In 1972, the United States sent the national _______ team on a tour of China.
    soccer
    tennis
    basketball
    ping-pong
  • Which event is considered to be the first official act of World War II?
    Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
    The D-Day Invasion
    Germany's invasion of Poland
    The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
  • Which iconic American singer was dubbed "The King of Rock and Roll" in the 1950s?
    Elvis Presley
  • The codename given to the sustained American bombing campaign conducted against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
    Operation Manhattan
    Operation Overlord
    Operation Enduring Freedom
    Operation Rolling Thunder
  • The 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal, thus establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine until it was overturned in 1954.
    Obergefell v. Hodges
    Brown v. Board
    Roe v. Wade
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Which decade? Watergate Scandal, Jimmy Carter, Roe v. Wade, End of the Vietnam War
    1970s
  • This group of 29 Native American soldiers made significant contributions to the Pacific war effort during WWII by creating an unbreakable code.
    Cherokee Code Breakers
    Apache Encryption Unit
    Sioux Cryptographers
    Navajo Code Talkers
  • Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court (1981)?
    Sanda Day O'Connor
    Sonya Sotomayor
    Elena Kagan
    Ruth Bader Ginsberg
  • Which Amendment, ratified in 1971, changed the voting age from 21 to 18?
    21st
    27th
    26th
    25th
  • Which decade? Hippies, The Beatles, Woodstock, The Moon Landing
    1960s
  • A Cold War military concept that states that a nuclear attack by either the U.S. or USSR would lead to the destruction of both countries due to the number of nuclear weapons on both sides.
    Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
    Nuclear Arms Race Doctrine (NARD)
    Total Annihilation Strategy (TAS)
    Strategic Balance Theory (SBT)
  • In the United States, one result of WWII was that...
    the number of women in the workforce increased
    the Great Depression was prolonged
    people of color gained full civil rights & economic equality
    industrial wages decreased
  • Who was the U.S. President who served two consecutive terms from 1981 to 1989?
    Ronald Reagan
  • The _______ were the first black military pilots, whose courage led to the eventual integration of the U.S military
    Tuskegee Airmen
    The 442nd Infantry
    Harlem Hellfighters
    Buffalo Soldiers
  • The ______ were the first Black students to enroll at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
    Arkansas Trailblazers
    Freedom Fighters
    Central High Pioneers
    Little Rock Nine
  • Who said it? “If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.”
    Cesar Chavez
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Malcolm X
    Vincent Chin
  • The 1973 Supreme Court ruling that protected a woman’s right to abortion until it was overturned in 2022.
    Roe v. Wade
  • This organization was formed in 1968 to fight against poverty, discrimination, & police brutality within the Native American community
    American Indian Movement
    First Nations Liberation Front
    Indigenous Rights Coalition
    Native Equality Alliance
  • A powerful herbicide that was used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops.
    Agent Orange
    DTD
    Napalm
    Mustard Gas
  • What cable channel debuted in 1981?
    ESPN
    MTV
    Nickelodeon
    HBO
  • This NASA mission successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969, with Neil Armstrong becoming the first person to step onto the lunar surface.
    Endeavor 7
    Gemini 4
    Voyager 2
    Apollo 11
  • Rosa Parks' refusal to move seats for a white passenger triggered a bus boycott in which city?
    Birmingham
    Tulsa
    Selma
    Montgomery
  • The Stonewall Rebellion is considered a key moment in which movement?
    LGBTQ+ Movement
    Anti-War Movement
    Women's Rights Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
  • This was the code name for the secret U.S. government program to build the atomic bomb
    Operation Overlord
    Operation Rolling Thunder
    Manhattan Project
    Project Apollo
  • Between 1969 - 1971, dozens of Native Americans occupied ________ to protest treaty violations & injustice
    Alcatraz Island
    The Grand Canyon
    The White House
    The Statue of Liberty
  • June 6, 1944 (D-Day), nearly 7,000 ships carrying more than 100,000 Allied soldiers invaded...
    Berlin, Germany
    Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    Hiroshima, Japan
    Normandy, France
  • Which deadly, Category 5 hurricane hit New Orleans and the surroundings areas in 2005?
    Maria
    Emily
    Katrina
    Andrew
  • The Bay of Pigs (1961) was an attempted invasion & coup against what government?
    Cuba
  • In 1941, the "__________" was passed which allowed the U.S. to lend weapons & supplies to the Allies.
    Mutual Defense Act
    War Weapons Act
    Lend-Lease Act
    Cash & Carry Policy
  • During WWII, which countries were part of the Axis Powers?
    Germany, Austria Hungary, China
    Great Britain, the USSR, the US and France
    France, Australia, Canada
    Germany, Italy and Japan
  • The use of this cards like this, issued by the federal government, was intended to...
    conserve essential goods for for military use
    register men for the draft
    increase the use of gasoline
    encourage increased production of consumer goods
  • What incident in 1962 nearly led to a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and Russia?
    Bay of Pigs Invasion
    Tonkin Gulf Incident
    Cuban Missile Crisis
    My Lai Massacre
  • Which US president resigned in 1974 as a result of the Watergate scandal?
    Richard Nixon
    John F. Kennedy
    Gerald Ford
    Jimmy Carter
  • Which 1980s graffiti artist is known for this signature style?
    Zephyr
    Keith Haring
    Futura 2000
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • The first televised presidential debate happened in which year?
    1980
    1970
    1960
    1950
  • Who said it? "...One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Harvey Milk
    Malcolm X
    Richard Aoki
  • Which event caused the United States to finally enter WWII in 1941?
    The sinking of the Lusitania
    Germany's invasion of Poland
    The Holocaust
    Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
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