Second Semester GD- Present

Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Successful US-backed invasion of Cuba in 1961.

• Failed US-backed invasion of Cuba in 1961.

• Cuban invasion of the US in 1961.

• US invasion of Cuba to support Fidel Castro in 1961.

Key Figures of World War 2

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

Iran-Contra Affair

• A political scandal involving secret arms sales to Iran and funding of Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

• A diplomatic agreement between Iran and the United States.

• A military operation conducted by the U.S. in Iran.

• A trade deal between Iran and Nicaragua.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

• A 1955-1956 protest campaign against racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama.

• A 1963 march for civil rights in Washington, D.C.

• A 1947 initiative to desegregate schools in the South.

• A 1970s movement advocating for women's rights in the workplace.

President Carter

• Focus on economic growth

• Human rights focus, energy crisis.

• Expansion of military power

• Increased taxation on the wealthy

Significant Battles of World War 2

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Midway

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• Event that led to the escalation of US involvement in the Vietnam War, involving alleged attacks on US ships.

• A naval battle between the US and North Vietnam.

• A peace treaty signed to end the Vietnam War.

• A military operation to rescue American hostages in Iran.

Causes of World War 2

• Treaty of Versailles, rise of fascism, expansionist policies of Axis powers.

• Economic depression in Europe

• Formation of the United Nations

• Invention of nuclear weapons

Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Landmark legislation prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

• A law that established the minimum wage for workers.

• A policy that promoted segregation in public schools.

• An act that granted women the right to vote.

Brown v. Board of Education

• Supreme Court ruling against school segregation.

• A law that enforced segregation in schools.

• A case that upheld the separate but equal doctrine.

• A ruling that mandated school uniforms.