Political protestsagainst segregationby blacks and whiteswho rode busestogether through theAmerican South in1961.Endedsegregationin publicschools inAmericaFirst group ofblack studentswho integratedLittle Rock HighSchool Taughtchildren toprepare fornuclear warLed to a 1956 U.S.Supreme Courtdecision declaringthat Montgomery’ssegregation laws onbuses wereunconstitutionalShocked manyAmericans, who hadassumed that theircountry wastechnologically aheadof the Soviet Union,and led to the “spacerace” between the twocountries.Argued Brown v.Board andbecame the firstAfrican AmericanSupreme CourtJusticeProhibited the federaland stategovernments fromimposing poll taxesbefore a citizen couldparticipate in afederal electionCompetitionbetween the SovietUnion and UnitedStates to see whocould dominate inspace 1964 voterregistration driveaimed at increasingthe number ofregistered Blackvoters in MississippiWhile in jail Dr.King wrote a letterto support the useof using jail as atactic for change Fear ofcommunisminfiltratingAmerica Invasion ofCuba toattempt tooverthrow FidelCastro asleader African Americanleader and prominentfigure in the Nation ofIslam who articulatedconcepts of racepride and Blacknationalism in theearly 1960sRehabilitate theeconomies of 17western and southernEuropean countriesin order to containcommunismOrganizationwith thephilosophy ofnonviolent socialchange led byDr. King Barrier thatsurrounded WestBerlin and preventedaccess to it from EastBerlin and during theperiod from 1961 to1989Gave morepower toPresidentJohnson to useall measures tofight in VietnamLyndonJohnson's planto end povertyand injustice inAmericaProhibitedSouthern statesfrom usingliteracy tests todetermineeligibility to voteSegregationin practice:red liningPoliticaldemonstration held inWashington, D.C., in1963 by civil rightsleaders to protestracial discriminationMajor confrontationthat brought theUnited States and theSoviet Union close towar over thepresence of Sovietnuclear-armedmissiles in Cuba.Created to work for theabolition of segregationand discrimination inhousing, education,employment, voting, andtransportation; to opposeracism; and to ensureAfrican Americans theirconstitutional rights.Investigations andhearings during the1950s in an effort toexpose supposedcommunist infiltrationof various areas ofthe U.S. governmentLegally endeddiscriminationbased on race,color, religion,or nationaloriginSoviet Unionblockaded WestBerlin. Americanplanes droppedfood and suppliesSupported sit-ins, freedomrides and themarch onWashington U.S.Congressmanconductedinvestigations intoalleged communistactivities.Funded theconstruction ofmore than 40,000miles of roads inAmerica in 1956Enabled WWIIveterans to obtaingrants for school andcollege tuition, low-interest mortgage andsmall-business loans,job training, hiringprivileges, andunemployment benefitsPost WWIImilitaryalliance inthe NorthAtlanticPolitical protestsagainst segregationby blacks and whiteswho rode busestogether through theAmerican South in1961.Endedsegregationin publicschools inAmericaFirst group ofblack studentswho integratedLittle Rock HighSchool Taughtchildren toprepare fornuclear warLed to a 1956 U.S.Supreme Courtdecision declaringthat Montgomery’ssegregation laws onbuses wereunconstitutionalShocked manyAmericans, who hadassumed that theircountry wastechnologically aheadof the Soviet Union,and led to the “spacerace” between the twocountries.Argued Brown v.Board andbecame the firstAfrican AmericanSupreme CourtJusticeProhibited the federaland stategovernments fromimposing poll taxesbefore a citizen couldparticipate in afederal electionCompetitionbetween the SovietUnion and UnitedStates to see whocould dominate inspace 1964 voterregistration driveaimed at increasingthe number ofregistered Blackvoters in MississippiWhile in jail Dr.King wrote a letterto support the useof using jail as atactic for change Fear ofcommunisminfiltratingAmerica Invasion ofCuba toattempt tooverthrow FidelCastro asleader African Americanleader and prominentfigure in the Nation ofIslam who articulatedconcepts of racepride and Blacknationalism in theearly 1960sRehabilitate theeconomies of 17western and southernEuropean countriesin order to containcommunismOrganizationwith thephilosophy ofnonviolent socialchange led byDr. King Barrier thatsurrounded WestBerlin and preventedaccess to it from EastBerlin and during theperiod from 1961 to1989Gave morepower toPresidentJohnson to useall measures tofight in VietnamLyndonJohnson's planto end povertyand injustice inAmericaProhibitedSouthern statesfrom usingliteracy tests todetermineeligibility to voteSegregationin practice:red liningPoliticaldemonstration held inWashington, D.C., in1963 by civil rightsleaders to protestracial discriminationMajor confrontationthat brought theUnited States and theSoviet Union close towar over thepresence of Sovietnuclear-armedmissiles in Cuba.Created to work for theabolition of segregationand discrimination inhousing, education,employment, voting, andtransportation; to opposeracism; and to ensureAfrican Americans theirconstitutional rights.Investigations andhearings during the1950s in an effort toexpose supposedcommunist infiltrationof various areas ofthe U.S. governmentLegally endeddiscriminationbased on race,color, religion,or nationaloriginSoviet Unionblockaded WestBerlin. Americanplanes droppedfood and suppliesSupported sit-ins, freedomrides and themarch onWashington U.S.Congressmanconductedinvestigations intoalleged communistactivities.Funded theconstruction ofmore than 40,000miles of roads inAmerica in 1956Enabled WWIIveterans to obtaingrants for school andcollege tuition, low-interest mortgage andsmall-business loans,job training, hiringprivileges, andunemployment benefitsPost WWIImilitaryalliance inthe NorthAtlantic

1950s and 1960s - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961.
  2. Ended segregation in public schools in America
  3. First group of black students who integrated Little Rock High School
  4. Taught children to prepare for nuclear war
  5. Led to a 1956 U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring that Montgomery’s segregation laws on buses were unconstitutional
  6. Shocked many Americans, who had assumed that their country was technologically ahead of the Soviet Union, and led to the “space race” between the two countries.
  7. Argued Brown v. Board and became the first African American Supreme Court Justice
  8. Prohibited the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen could participate in a federal election
  9. Competition between the Soviet Union and United States to see who could dominate in space
  10. 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered Black voters in Mississippi
  11. While in jail Dr. King wrote a letter to support the use of using jail as a tactic for change
  12. Fear of communism infiltrating America
  13. Invasion of Cuba to attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro as leader
  14. African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s
  15. Rehabilitate the economies of 17 western and southern European countries in order to contain communism
  16. Organization with the philosophy of nonviolent social change led by Dr. King
  17. Barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and during the period from 1961 to 1989
  18. Gave more power to President Johnson to use all measures to fight in Vietnam
  19. Lyndon Johnson's plan to end poverty and injustice in America
  20. Prohibited Southern states from using literacy tests to determine eligibility to vote
  21. Segregation in practice: red lining
  22. Political demonstration held in Washington, D.C., in 1963 by civil rights leaders to protest racial discrimination
  23. Major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.
  24. Created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights.
  25. Investigations and hearings during the 1950s in an effort to expose supposed communist infiltration of various areas of the U.S. government
  26. Legally ended discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin
  27. Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin. American planes dropped food and supplies
  28. Supported sit-ins, freedom rides and the march on Washington
  29. U.S. Congressman conducted investigations into alleged communist activities.
  30. Funded the construction of more than 40,000 miles of roads in America in 1956
  31. Enabled WWII veterans to obtain grants for school and college tuition, low-interest mortgage and small-business loans, job training, hiring privileges, and unemployment benefits
  32. Post WWII military alliance in the North Atlantic