Major confrontationthat brought theUnited States and theSoviet Union close towar over thepresence of Sovietnuclear-armedmissiles in Cuba.Prohibited the federaland stategovernments fromimposing poll taxesbefore a citizen couldparticipate in afederal electionShocked manyAmericans, who hadassumed that theircountry wastechnologically aheadof the Soviet Union,and led to the “spacerace” between the twocountries.Endedsegregationin publicschools inAmericaPoliticaldemonstration held inWashington, D.C., in1963 by civil rightsleaders to protestracial discriminationPolitical protestsagainst segregationby blacks and whiteswho rode busestogether through theAmerican South in1961.Funded theconstruction ofmore than 40,000miles of roads inAmerica in 1956Legally endeddiscriminationbased on race,color, religion,or nationaloriginU.S.Congressmanconductedinvestigations intoalleged communistactivities.Taughtchildren toprepare fornuclear warPost WWIImilitaryalliance inthe NorthAtlanticLed to a 1956 U.S.Supreme Courtdecision declaringthat Montgomery’ssegregation laws onbuses wereunconstitutionalProhibitedSouthern statesfrom usingliteracy tests todetermineeligibility to voteAfrican Americanleader and prominentfigure in the Nation ofIslam who articulatedconcepts of racepride and Blacknationalism in theearly 1960sBarrier thatsurrounded WestBerlin and preventedaccess to it from EastBerlin and during theperiod from 1961 to1989Competitionbetween the SovietUnion and UnitedStates to see whocould dominate inspace LyndonJohnson's planto end povertyand injustice inAmericaWhile in jail Dr.King wrote a letterto support the useof using jail as atactic for change Created to work for theabolition of segregationand discrimination inhousing, education,employment, voting, andtransportation; to opposeracism; and to ensureAfrican Americans theirconstitutional rights.Organizationwith thephilosophy ofnonviolent socialchange led byDr. King Soviet Unionblockaded WestBerlin. Americanplanes droppedfood and suppliesSupported sit-ins, freedomrides and themarch onWashington Enabled WWIIveterans to obtaingrants for school andcollege tuition, low-interest mortgage andsmall-business loans,job training, hiringprivileges, andunemployment benefitsGave morepower toPresidentJohnson to useall measures tofight in VietnamInvasion ofCuba toattempt tooverthrow FidelCastro asleader First group ofblack studentswho integratedLittle Rock HighSchool Segregationin practice:red lining1964 voterregistration driveaimed at increasingthe number ofregistered Blackvoters in MississippiRehabilitate theeconomies of 17western and southernEuropean countriesin order to containcommunismInvestigations andhearings during the1950s in an effort toexpose supposedcommunist infiltrationof various areas ofthe U.S. governmentArgued Brown v.Board andbecame the firstAfrican AmericanSupreme CourtJusticeFear ofcommunisminfiltratingAmerica Major confrontationthat brought theUnited States and theSoviet Union close towar over thepresence of Sovietnuclear-armedmissiles in Cuba.Prohibited the federaland stategovernments fromimposing poll taxesbefore a citizen couldparticipate in afederal electionShocked manyAmericans, who hadassumed that theircountry wastechnologically aheadof the Soviet Union,and led to the “spacerace” between the twocountries.Endedsegregationin publicschools inAmericaPoliticaldemonstration held inWashington, D.C., in1963 by civil rightsleaders to protestracial discriminationPolitical protestsagainst segregationby blacks and whiteswho rode busestogether through theAmerican South in1961.Funded theconstruction ofmore than 40,000miles of roads inAmerica in 1956Legally endeddiscriminationbased on race,color, religion,or nationaloriginU.S.Congressmanconductedinvestigations intoalleged communistactivities.Taughtchildren toprepare fornuclear warPost WWIImilitaryalliance inthe NorthAtlanticLed to a 1956 U.S.Supreme Courtdecision declaringthat Montgomery’ssegregation laws onbuses wereunconstitutionalProhibitedSouthern statesfrom usingliteracy tests todetermineeligibility to voteAfrican Americanleader and prominentfigure in the Nation ofIslam who articulatedconcepts of racepride and Blacknationalism in theearly 1960sBarrier thatsurrounded WestBerlin and preventedaccess to it from EastBerlin and during theperiod from 1961 to1989Competitionbetween the SovietUnion and UnitedStates to see whocould dominate inspace LyndonJohnson's planto end povertyand injustice inAmericaWhile in jail Dr.King wrote a letterto support the useof using jail as atactic for change Created to work for theabolition of segregationand discrimination inhousing, education,employment, voting, andtransportation; to opposeracism; and to ensureAfrican Americans theirconstitutional rights.Organizationwith thephilosophy ofnonviolent socialchange led byDr. King Soviet Unionblockaded WestBerlin. Americanplanes droppedfood and suppliesSupported sit-ins, freedomrides and themarch onWashington Enabled WWIIveterans to obtaingrants for school andcollege tuition, low-interest mortgage andsmall-business loans,job training, hiringprivileges, andunemployment benefitsGave morepower toPresidentJohnson to useall measures tofight in VietnamInvasion ofCuba toattempt tooverthrow FidelCastro asleader First group ofblack studentswho integratedLittle Rock HighSchool Segregationin practice:red lining1964 voterregistration driveaimed at increasingthe number ofregistered Blackvoters in MississippiRehabilitate theeconomies of 17western and southernEuropean countriesin order to containcommunismInvestigations andhearings during the1950s in an effort toexpose supposedcommunist infiltrationof various areas ofthe U.S. governmentArgued Brown v.Board andbecame the firstAfrican AmericanSupreme CourtJusticeFear ofcommunisminfiltratingAmerica 

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