| A | B |
| General Douglas MacArthur | leader of the U.S. attacks in Korea, fired by Pres. Truman |
| Joseph McCarthy | Senator that hunted down spies in the gov't |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | war hero that was elected President in 1952 |
| Fidel Castero | led a revolution in Cuba against Pres. Batista |
| Rosa Parks | protested bus segregation by giving up her seat |
| Ho Chi Minh | communist leader of North Vietnam |
| Martin Luther King Jr | gave the "I Have a Dream" speech |
| Malcolm X | once a member of the Islam Nation, wrote a self-titled book |
| Dr. Spock | well known in the 50s for childrearing advise |
| baby boomers | people born between 1954-1961 |
| President Kennedy | President most embarrassed by the failed Bay of Pigs invasion |
| Betty Friedan | wrote the Feminine Mystique |