Post WW2 quiz

Protesting Nixon's bombing of Cambodia resulted in the death of college students at ___

In 1979 the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in the country of

Vietnamization of the war happened during the presidency of

After World War II Korea was divided at which parallel?

She wrote the book Silent Spring, which sparked the environmentalism movement?

The Bay of Pigs Invasion happened during which presidential administration?

Which of these was an alliance of western nations designed to intimidate the Soviet Union?

In the Eisenhower Doctrine the US said it would use force to stop the spread of communism

Which word best describe the effect Watergate had on American's views of politicians?

Which person was elected president in 1976 because he seemed honest and was an outsider?

The Great Society was the name of the vision for the country of President ____.

He was the general in charge of US troops in Vietnam.

An airlift was used to bring food and supplies to which European city in 1948?

Kennedy used a blockade of ships in the Carribean to successfully end which event?

Governor Orval Faubus prevented the entrance of 9 African-American students into a school in__

Which of these years falls closest to the middle of the Baby Boom?

Nixon is credited with improving foreign relations when he visited ____ in 1972

When was the Civil War?

Which of these 1968 events happened last?

Who was president from 2000 to 2008?

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in the city of _____

Which theory best explained why the US went to war in Vietnam?

What was the goal or aim of the Truman Doctrine?

When was America's involvement in WW2?

Because so many people watched the Vietnam War on television daily, it became known as the

When was America's Birthday?

The Brown vs. the Board of Education decision essentially overturned which legal principle?