1945-Modern US History

Question 1

Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?

Answer 1

As a senator in Texas in the 1950s, he spearheaded the NASA space program and Houston, Texas. He later became President of the United States after the assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963. Architect of the Great Society programs to combat poverty.

Question 2

Who was Jonas Salk?

Answer 2

Developed the polio vaccine in 1955 which virtually eradicated the disease within a generation of its development.

Question 3

What was the Montgomery Bud Boycott?

Answer 3

1955-1957, Montgomery NAACP staged a two year protest of public buses to fight against segregation until the Supreme Court ruled segregation of city busses unconstitutional.

Question 4

Who was Rosa Parks?

Answer 4

Famous activist for African American rights who refused to give up her seat while riding a bus, which instigated the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Question 5

What was the Selma to Montgomery March?

Answer 5

A 54 mile march led by Martin Luther King, Jr. to support the Civil Rights Act and gained national attention when President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke out in support of the march.

Question 6

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/Star Wars?

Answer 6

Ronald Reagan’s attempted anti-missile system that could stop missiles from coming from space.

Question 7

What was the Cold War?

Answer 7

The period after World War II in which the United States and the Soviet union never truly engaged in warfare, but was marketed by political disagreement between the capitalist and communist countries.

Question 8

What is Trickle-Down Economics?

Answer 8

Economic theory, believe that focusing on the supply-side and loosening regulations for businesses would allow them to create and invest more, leading them to hire more people and eventually kickstart the economy.

Question 9

Who was Ho Chi Minh?

Answer 9

Communist leader of Vietnam during the Cold War era.

Question 10

What does NAACP stand for?

Answer 10

The national Association for the advancement of colored people.

Question 11

What was Little Rock 9?

Answer 11

In 1957, the first black students to enter a public school after de-segregation was ruled the law of the land in Brown versus Topeka Board of education.

Question 12

Who was Martin Luther King, Junior?

Answer 12

Became a national hero for civil rights in the Montgomery bus boycott.

Question 13

Who was Kim Il-Sung?

Answer 13

Communist leader of Korea during the Cold War era.

Question 14

What was the Vietnam war?

Answer 14

1955-1975, United States intervened on the part of the non-communist regime, however, under enormous pressure from home, the United States finally pulled out of the war, allowing for North Vietnamese to easily overcome the stunted South Vietnamese army.

Question 15

Who was Ronald Regan?

Answer 15

Elected in 1981, giving a strong boost to the conservative movement.

Question 16

What was the Great Society?

Answer 16

A series of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Remember Medicare and Medicaid.

Question 17

Who are the Baby Boomers?

Answer 17

The generation born following World War II in the 1940s. This population bubble has had a significant impact on American culture, economy, and politics as the baby boomers have aged. Their concerns became the primary concerns of the nation.

Question 18

What was March On Washington?

Answer 18

A march for the passage of the civil rights act in which more than 200,000 people marched alongside Martin Luther King, Junior.

Question 19

What was the Korean War?

Answer 19

1950-1953. A proxy war for the Cold War. North and South Korea fought for control over the entire peninsula. United States intervened on the part of the south non-communist regime. It ended in stalement/armistice, with the temporary division between North and South Korea becoming a permanent boundary between two separate countries.