US History Final Exam Review

9. Brown vs. Board of Education led to this practice being declared illegal.
10. Civil rights organization formed in 1909 to peacefully advance justice for African Americans.
11. Bill Gates founded ______ and changed US culture with new computer software.
12. The House of Un-American Activities Committee investigated Americans to see if they were _____.
13. The country that attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the USA into World War II.
14. Vice president of John F. Kennedy and later 36th president of the United States. Started the Vietnam War. Also known for his civil rights legacy and "great society."
15. The president that integrated the armed forces through Executive Order 9981.
16. Richard Nixon's policy that aimed to ease or reduce tensions during the cold war.

1. Cultural _____ refers to the spread of US culture in other countries.
2. A major scandal involving Richard Nixon that led to major distrust in the US Government and Nixon's resignation.
3. The ___ gap is the difference in what the government and media report to citizens
4. An alliance of countries that control the majority of the planet's oil. Caused oil prices in the 1970s to rise after placing an embargo on the US.
5. A collective security agreement signed by many North American and European countries during the Cold War. This agreement was formed on April 4th 1949 and still exists today.
6. The name of the project that led to the development of the nuclear bomb.
7. The hurricane that devastated New Orleans after the levees broke.
8. The last name of the first Hispanic woman to serve as a supreme court justice.
12. Name of US policy that wanted to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War. Led to the Korean War and Vietnam War.
14. 35th president of the United States who was assassinated in 1963. Acronym for his name.
17. The War on ___ was a policy adopted by President Bush after the Al-Qaeda 911 terrorist attacks. Led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.