Communism
Competition/Conflict
Wars
Wars Part 2
Civil Rights
100
What is communism?
A political and economic system in which the government owns and controls business and property.
100
What was built to separate the communist and democratic portions of Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
100
The Korean Conflict started when who invaded whom?
Norh Korea's communist government invaded South Korea
100
During what event did the Cold War come very close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missle Crisis
100
The civil Rights movement began with __________ and ________.
abolition and emancipation
200
What was America's policy toward communism?
Containment Policy
200
Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States continued into a quest to reach _________
outer space
200
Why did America become involved in the Korean War?
To stop the possible spread of communism/containment
200
Why did the US set up a blockade of Cuba?
To prevent the Soviet Union from bringing weapons to the island
200
What was the doctrine that was used to excuse examples of segregation?
Seperate but equal
300
On what ideals are democratic governments based?
Personal freedoms and free enterprise
300
What was the name and who launched the first satelite into space?
Sputnik I by the Soviet Union
300
How did the Korean war end?
In a stalemate-the peninsula remained divided
300
What were two efforts made after the Cuban Missle Crisis?
Installation of the hot line and the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
300
Name 3 civil rights leaders who practiced nonviolent tactics
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X
400
The fear of communism spreading was fueled by a Wisconsin Senator. What did this Red Scare come to be called?
McCarthyism
400
What country put the first man on the moon and what was his name?
America-Neil Armstrong
400
Why did the war in Vietnam start?
The government of South Vietnam refused to comply with peace agreement
400
Why did the US become involved in the Vietnam War?
to contain the spread of communism
400
What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown V. Board of Education?
School segregation was declared unconstitional.
500
The McCarthy era is known for ____________
Fear and exaggeration promoted by senator McCarthy
500
The space race proved and promoted the need for what two types of advancement?
Education and computer technologies
500
How did the war in Vietnam end for America and for South Vietnam?
The US withdrew and South Vietnam soon surrendered and became a communist nation with the north
500
Name 3 tactics that were used by Civil Rights activists
Bus Boycott, Sit-ins and lunch counters, and Freedom Rides
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