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18 Cards in this Set
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What laws did the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka end?
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It ended segregation laws.
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What is the name of the group of armies that have promised to help one another in a war?
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NATO nations promised to help each other.
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Why did some Americans believe that America should not fight in Vietnam?
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They believed too many American soldiers were being killed.
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The space race became part of what war?
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It became part of the Cold War.
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Who said, "I have a dream." ?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What was the purpose of the union started by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta?
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The purpose of the union was to help mirgant farm workers.
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Who was the Nobel Peace Prize given to for his work in ending segregation?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Who made the first polio vaccine?
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Jonas Salk
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What was the name of the first spaceship sent to the moon by the United States?
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Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft.
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What did Cesar Chavez start?
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The United Farm Workers
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News reports on television showed how difficult it was for soldiers to fight in ____________.
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Vietnam
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Who surrendered to end the Vietnam War on April 30th, 1975?
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South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.
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What did Cesar Chavez do?
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He helped the grape pickers get contracts and safer working conditions.
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When the Challenger space shuttle exploded, how many astronauts were killed?
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All 7 astronauts were killed including the first teacher to travel to the moon.
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Who worked tirelessly to get African Americans more rights?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Cold War became a real war in what country?
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It became a real war in Korea.
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What happened in the United States after World War II?
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There was a baby boom after World War II.
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Be able to put these events in order from which happened first to which happened last.
-In 1961 the Soviet Union built a wall to separate East Berlin and West Berlin. -Many Americans marched in large cities to protest the Vietnam War. -The Berlin Wall was torn down. -In 1970 most California grape growers gave contracts to grape pickers. -In 1955 African Americans decided to boycott the buses in Montgomery. |
1.) In 1955, African Americans decided to boycott the buses in Montegomery.
2.) In 1961 the Soviet Union decided to build a wall to separate East Berlin and West Berlin. 3.) Many Americans marched in large cities to protest the Vietnam War. 4.) In 1970 most California grape growers gave contracts to the grape pickers. 5.) The Berlin Wall was torn down. |
