U.S. History Final

black seamstress from Montgomery who refused to give her seat up to a white person in 1955

surprise attacks against military and civilian command & control centers in south Vietnam 1968

codename for the effort to develop atomic bombs for U.S. during WWll. 1st reaction chicago 1942

1980 election

President 1960

supreme court case involving the right of abortion and women's rights

1st woman to serve on the supreme court and was an associate justice

52 americans held hostage in iran for 444 days

joint resolution that the US congress passed in response to the gulf of tonkin on aug 10, 1964

First televised election

the easing of hostility or strained relations especially between countries

general who supervised the invasion of Normandy & the defeat of Nazi & also 34 pres (1953-1961)

Act passed March 1941 & allowed US to funnel weapons to England and get them back after WWll?

parents of black students in topeka kansas filed for the school not letting their kids enroll

scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by U.S. backed troops on April 17, 1961

the naval battle of WWll in June 1942. U.S. regained control of the central pacific

launched by president Jonhson in 1964-1965 to eliminate poverty and racial injustice

Vietnamese president 1954-1969, embraced communism, became leader of north Vietnam when split

Who fought the Cold War

withdrawing troops and transferring responsibility & direction of war effort to south Vietnam

codename for the allied invasion of france that was scheduled for June 1944. lead by Eisenhower

How many terms did Roosevelt serve

Who took over after Nixon

secret department of defense study of US involvement in Vietnam from 1945-1967

Place where 9 black students tried to go to a white school

a program to help rebuild European countries during WW ll.

civil rights organization, closely associated with MLK had large role in civil rights movement

caused by nuclear meltdown in # 2 of 3 mile island, most sig. accident in US in nuclear history

going from island to island to fight the Japanese during WWll

US arranged arms to iran for Iranian assis. in securing release of americans held hostage

seminal event in Civil rights movement, protest to use the city buses for a whole year

a scandal at a hotel - tapping into phone wires- effected nixons presidency

alliance of EUR & NA democracies after WWll to strenghten international ties for member states

developed and introduced the Vaccine Salk in 1955 1st type of polio vaccine to become available

policy provided military & economic aid to Greece, turkey & countries threatened by communism.

battle during WWll in dec 1944. the last major battle on the western front

What did berlin Wall separate