Abeka 4th Grade History Test 9
National Security Act
*Created the Central Intelligence Agency
Berlin Wall
Barrier set up in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Atheism
Belief that there is no god.
Fidel Castro
Communist leader of Cuba
Jonas Salk
Developed polio vaccine
Delaware
Dover
Korean War
Ended in a truce
Be able to give 4 changes that were the result of the Civil Rights struggle between 1950-1960
Examples: Buses, restaurants were no longer segregated More Black Americans held public office Native Americans civil rights were protected Schools were no longer segregated Voting rights of all Americans were protected Employment discrimination was outlawed
Thurgood Marshall
First African American Supreme Court Justice
Robert Weaver
First African American to serve as an adviser to the president
Alan B. Shepard
First American in space
Shippingport Atomic Power Station
First nuclear power plant built in the United States
Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
Guaranteed Indians the rights granted to other citizens in the Bill of Rights while at the same time recognizing the legitimacy of tribal laws.
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Connecticut
Hartford
Alabama
Montgomery
Vermont
Montpelier
Tennessee
Nashville
A Great Society
President Johnson's plan that he focused on during his presidency
Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy insisted that the Russians remove the 42 missiles they had secretly deployed in Cuba.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed discrimination in employment, schools, government facilities and programs
New Jersey
Trenton
Interstate Highway System
a network of high-speed roads built to make interstate travel faster and easier
Fair Housing Act of 1968
banned discrimination in the rental or sale of housing
Leonard Kleinrock
developed the ARPAnet
Brown vs. Board of Education
ended legal segregation in public schools
John Glenn
first American to orbit the earth
Neil Armstrong
first man to walk on the moon
USS Nautilus
first nuclear powered submarine
Montgomery Bus Boycott
formed to protest the arrest of Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
gave the famous "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial
Douglas Engelbart
invented the mouse
G I Bill
made low interest loans available to service men returning from war
Medicare
medical care for the elderly
Billy Graham
televised American evangelist known around the world
Chappie James
the first black American in the history of the United States armed forces to achieve the rank of four-star general
Freedom Rides, Sit-ins, and the March on Washington
ways that people peacefully protested during segregation
Cold War
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
United Nations
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
