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What was Civil Rights Act of 1968? This act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin. Row 1, Col 1

What was the Cold War? This was a name given to the relations between the U. S. and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20 th century which saw the buildup of nuclear arms. 1, 2

What was containment? This was a foreign policy designed to stop the spread (domino effect) of communism in Southeast Asia. 1, 3

What was CORE? This group was founded in 1942 by James Farmer to coordinate a nonviolent resistance movement to Jim Crow laws. 1, 4

What was the Cuban missile crisis? This was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the U. S. over nuclear missiles the Soviets had allegedly deployed to Cuba. 1, 5

What was Detente? This is the name given to the general reduction in the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States that occurred from the late 1960 s until the start of The 1980 s. 2, 1

What was the Domino Theory? This was the belief that if one land in a region came under the influence of communists, then more would follow. 2, 2

What was the GI bill? This is what provided for college or vocational education for WW II veterans as well as oneyear of unemployment compensation. 2, 3

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? This was an agreement in Congress that facilitated an increase of U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War 2, 4

What is integration? This is the process of creating equal opportunity to activities to all races. 2, 5

What was the Iron Curtain? This is a western name for the boundary which symbolically and physically divided Europe from the end of WWII until the end of the Cold War. 3, 1

What is immigration? This is the movement of people into a new country or political unit, resulting in a change of personal, permanent residence. 3, 2

What was industrialization? This widened the gap between The rich and the poor. 3, 3

What were Jim Crow Laws? Laws requiring that facilities and accommodations, public and private, be segregated by race. 3, 4

What was Levittown? This was the first mass-produced suburb in the United States, constructed on Long Island, NY, from 1947 -1951. 3, 5

What was March On Washington Speech ? On August 28, 1963, this “I have a Dream” speech was given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , who organized a massive march on Washington to advocate for civil rights. 4, 1

What is Medicare? This is the US publicly funded health insurance program for the elderly and the disabled. 4, 2

What is NOW? This is an American feminist group founded in 1966 that seeks to advance women to equal standing with men. 4, 3

What is OPEC? This is an international cartel developed in 1965 to stabilize international oil prices, oversee petroleum imports and investments. 4, 4

What was NAFTA? This is an agreement signed in 1993 to reduce tariffs between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 4, 5

What was SALT? This is the acronym for political Talks between the US and the USSR regarding nuclear weapons. 5, 1

Who is Steve Jobs? In the late 1970 s his company, Apple, developed and released the First “personal” computer. 5, 2

What is United Nations? This is an international organization created following WW II to provide a way to negotiate disputes. 5, 3

What was Vietcong? This is the name of the North Vietnamese group that was both official army and guerilla group during the era of the Vietnam War. 5, 4

What was the Truman Doctrine? This was the guiding principle of American foreign policy Throughout the Cold War. 5, 5

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