Chapter 17 Flashcards
The war started when communist North Korea invades Democracy South Korea. The first war of containment. Called the Forgotten War
The Korean War
This war is called the Ideological War, the Battle of beliefs
The Cold War
He is the 34th president. He was the commanders during WWII. The main issue during his presidency is Civil Rights. Cold War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aluminum sphere emitting radio signals
Sputnik
On May 1st, 1960 a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over central Russia, forcing its pilot, Gary Pwers, to bail out at 15,000 feet
U-2 Spy Plane
What is the main source of entertainment?
TV
In the 1950’s, what word ______ entered the American language
Teenage Culture
Leader for Black Civil Rights. He protests in a peaceful Manner. He is assassinated April 4,1968 in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He is the 35th president of US. He was a popular presidnet. He was assassinated, Nov 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswals
John F. Kennedy
What German city had a wall dividing it?
Berlin
Oct 15-22 1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends weapons to Cuban, including nuclear
Cuban Missile Crisis
He is the 36th president. He was the president during Vietnam War. He created the great society- Welfare Medicaid
Lyndon B. Johnson