geography
Cold War
Civil rights leaders
vocabulary
general US history
100

Where were the Jim Crow laws? 

South 

100

Who represented Communism during the Cold War?

USSR

100

Why was Ruby Bridges important? 

she integrated an all white elementary school 

100

What does economy mean? 

money

100

Who did the US secede from?

England
200

Where was the famous "I have a dream" speech given?

Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

200

Who said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?

Neil Armstrong

200

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech called? 

"I have a dream"

200

What is the Cold War?

US and the USSR are almost fighting but never actually engage 

200

How many World Wars was the US apart of? 

2

300

Is Virginia considered apart of the South during the Civil Rights movement?

yes

300

Name at least 1 proxy war that took place during the Cold War

Vietnam War and Korean War

300

What is Civil Disobedience?

the active, professed, and nonviolent refusal of citizens to obey certain laws, demands, or orders of a government

300

What is the Civil Rights movement? 

when people fight for freedom and equality 

300

Why did the US join World War 2? 

bombing of Pearl Harbor 

400
Name at least one state apart of the deep south

Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana 

400

What did the Berlin Wall represent? 

Communism and seperation between democracy and communism

400

What is a Boycott?

a collective refusal to purchase, deal with, or use the goods, services, or platforms of a business, organization, or country

400

What does segregation mean? 

separation between African Americans and white

400

What happened in the US between World War 1 and World War 2?

Great Depression 

500

What city or state did Ruby Bridges integrate the white public schools? 

New Orleans

500

Why was the Berlin Wall built? 

to stop people from moving from East Berlin to West Berlin

500

Who is John Lewis? 

He was a Congressman who fought for Civil Rights 

500

What does nonviolence mean? 

not hurting anyone 

500

What war was from 1940-1945?

World War 2

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