Divided Union 1945-74 Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
Q
Alger Hiss case
A
1948
2
Q
USSR explodes first atomic bomb
A
1949
3
Q
Rosenberg’s arrested
A
1949
4
Q
Alter Hiss imprisoned
A
1950
5
Q
Rosenberg’s executed
A
1953
6
Q
Brown vs Topeka
A
1954
7
Q
Montgomery bus boycott
A
1955-1956
8
Q
Little Rock/James Meredith
A
1957
9
Q
First civil rights act (under Eisenhower)
A
1957
10
Q
Voter education project
A
1962
11
Q
Washington March + King’s dream speech
A
1963
12
Q
Voting rights act
A
1965
13
Q
Martin Luther King Jr assassinated
A
1968
14
Q
Kent state university shootings
A
1970
15
Q
Watergate scandal
A
1972
16
Q
President Nixon resigns
A
1974