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U.S. History Flashcards

1
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What did the 22nd amendment in 1951 do?

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Limited presidential terms of office

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What couple was found guilty of espionage in 1951

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Rosenburgs (Julius and Ethel) executed in 1953

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What general was removed from commando in 1951 for unauthorized policy statements?

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MacArthur

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Where was the Japanese Peace treaty signed in 1951?

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San Fransisco

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What was the name of the first nuclear powered submarine, launched in 1954

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Nautilus

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In 1954, 5 members of congress were wounded in the house by supporters of what movement?

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Puerto Rican independence supporters

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Who refused to give up a seat in 1955 in Montgomery AL

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Rosa Parks

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When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

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1957 and 1960, signed by Eisenhower

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What did a 1957 Surgeon General report directly link to lung cancer?

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Smoking

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What was the name of the first U.S. Earth-orbiting satelleite

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Explorer 1, discovered the Van Allen Radiation belt (zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from solar wind)

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What state was admitted as the 49th state in Jan. 1959?

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Alaska

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What state was admitted as the 50th state in Aug. 1959?

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Hawaii

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What seaway was opened to traffic in April 1959?

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St. Lawrence Seaway (Atlantic Ocean to Duluth MN, includes the Welland Canal)

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What Soviet premier toured U.S. in 1959?

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Khrushchev

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Type of plan shot down by Soviet Union in 1960?

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U-2 (piloted by Gary Powers, traded for Soviet spy in 1962)

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Who faced off in the first televised presidential debates?

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Kennedy and Nixon in 1960

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Name of a U.S.-directed invasion of Cuba?

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Bay of Pigs

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18
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What did the 23rd amendment passed in 1961 do?

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Gave DC citizens the right to vote in presidential elections

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Who was on the first U.S.-crewed suborbital space flight in 1961

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Alan B. Shepard

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What was the nickname for protest from DC across the deep south in 1961?

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“Freedom Rides”

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Who was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962

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John Glenn

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What 1962 book launched the environmental movement?

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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

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What 1963 case held that all criminal defendants must have counsel?

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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What civil rights leader was assassinated in Jun 1963

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Medgar Evers

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The 1963 I Have a Dream Speech by MLK was given as part of what protest?

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March on Washington

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Detail on JFK’s assassination in 1963?

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In Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby killed Osward
Ruby died in 1967 awaiting trial

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Who did LBJ defeat in the 1964 presidential election?

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Barry Goldwater (Arizona)

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What act passed in 1964 authorized action in Vietnam?

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution (after N. Vietnamese boats reportedly attacked U.S. Destroyers)

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What then-longest suspension span bridge was opened in 1964?

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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

30
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Who was assassinated on Feb 21, 1965 at NYC rally?

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Malcolm X

31
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What cabinet department was created in 1966?

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Department of Transportation

32
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Who played in the first Super Bowl in 1967

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Packers beat the Chiefs 35-10

33
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Who was the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

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Thurgood Marshall (sworn in 1967)

34
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What did the 25th amendment do? Passed in 1967

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Established Presidential succession

35
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Where did a shooting rampage that killed 15 in 1966 take place?

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U. of Texas, Austin

36
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Details of MLK Jr. Assassination

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Memphis
James Earl Ray
April 4th, 1968

37
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Who was the Democratic nominee in 1968 Chicago convention

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Hubert Humphrey

38
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Details of Robert Kennedy assassination

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June 5, 1968
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan, authors George Plimpton, Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill and athletes Rosey Grier and Refer Johnson

39
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Who were the first men to the moon?

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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins

40
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What incident sparked the gay rights movement June 27, 1969?

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Stonewall Innn

41
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What justice was replaced in 1969 as Chief?

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Earl Warren retired upon swearing in of Warren Burger

42
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Who explored Florida coast in 1513

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Juan Prince de León

43
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What explorer first entered New York Harbor in 1524?

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Giovanni da Verrazano. Also led French expedition along coast from Carolina to Nova Scotia

44
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What was the first European settlement of what became US territory in 1526

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San Miguel de Guadalupe - abandoned that same year

45
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Which explorer first crossed Mississippi River in 1541

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Herman do de Soto

46
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Which explorer first reached Grand Canyon in 1540?

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Garcia Lopez de Cardenas

47
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What is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in U.S.?

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St Augustine, FL

48
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Which explorer first entered San Francisco Bay in 1579

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Sir Francis Drake - claimed region for Britain

49
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What was the first English colony in America in 1585

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Roanoke island, sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh. Failed. Tried again in 1587. First infant born was Virginia Dare. Settlers vanished in 1590.

50
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What was first permanent English settlement in US?

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Jamestown, from 1607
John Smith and 105 cavaliers

51
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What was the first Representative Assembly in New World in 1619?

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House of Burgesses at Jamestown

52
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What faith were the Pilgrims?

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Puritans

53
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What smaller ship was supposed to accompany the Mayflower?

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Speedwell - forced to return to port as it wasn’t seaworthy

54
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Who captain of the Mayflower?

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Captain Myles Standish

55
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Where did Mayflower land?

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Plymouth Rock
What is now Province Town

56
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What was the governing document of the Pilgrims?

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Mayflower Compact

57
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What vessel was valued at 128 pounds in 1624

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Mayflower

58
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What did Peter Minuit purchase for goods valued at $24 in 1626?

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Manhattan
From the Manahatta Indians
For Dutch West India Co.
Originally called New Amsterdam

59
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What was founded as a Catholic colony in 1634 by Lord Baltimore?

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Maryland
Act of Toleration passed 1649

60
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What is the oldest school in continuous existence in the US?

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Boston Latin School 1635

61
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What is oldest school of higher learning in the US, founded I. 1636

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Harvard

62
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What was the first book printed in the U.S.? 1640

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Bay Psalm Book

63
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Which king granted the seized lands of New Netherlands to his brother in 1664 following the seizure by British troops?

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Charles II to the Duke of York

64
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Who founded the first circulating library of the U.S. in 1731?

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Ben Franklin in Philadelphia

65
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Whose 1964 State of the Union outlined plans for a “Great Society”

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Lyndon Johnson

66
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What program started July 1, 1966

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Medicare

67
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Who was killed 4/4/68 in Memphis?

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Martin Luther King Jr.
James Earl Ray pleads guilty

68
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Who was killed 6/5/68 in LA?

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Robert Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan

69
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Who was nominated as Democratic presidential candidate at the ‘68 convention in Chicago?

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Huber Humphrey (then VP)

70
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What kids television show was launched in 1969?

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Sesame Street

71
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What comic strip launched in 1970?

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Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau

72
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The Stonewall riots of 1969 took place hours after whose funeral?

A

Judy Garland

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