COLD WAR
Why was it called the "Cold War"?
There was no military conflict. Just a "war" with words, intimidation, and competition.
The Space Race was a part of what war?
Cold War
What 2 countries were most involved in the Arms Race?
United States and Soviet Union (Russia)
What was the purpose of using non-violent protests as a form of civil disobedience?
To cause political change, to bring social awareness of discrimination practices, and to gain equal rights
Civil rights
the basic rights given to citizens
What was the Marshall Plan?
a U.S. program that provided financial aid to Western Europe after World War II.
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?
Sputnik
What was the arms race?
The inventing and stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction between the United States and the Soviet Union.
What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
integration
the mixing of people or groups previously segregated.
What were some of the proxy wars during the Cold War time period?
The Korean War, Vietnam War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
What was the name of the private organization founded in order to best facilitate the growing American Space Program?
NASA
What did MAD stand for in regards to the Arms Race?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Who led the Brown V. Board of Education case, ending school segregation, and was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
arms race
trying to keep from being attacked by having more weapons.
What is communism?
In a communist government, the government owns and controls most everything including property, means of production, education, transportation, and agriculture.
Which country launched the first satellite?
Soviet Union
What ended the Arms Race?
The signing of the SALT Agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit weapons of mass destruction.
Who refused to give up her seat, causing the Montgomery bus boycott, ending bus segregation.
Rosa Parks
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
How did the Cold War end?
The Soviet Union leader, Gorbachev, negotiated a number of arms control agreements with the United States.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What type of weapon was designed by the Manhattan Project?
Atomic bomb
Who helped push the Civil Rights Act, ending segregation, led protests, gave speeches to raise awareness.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Iron Curtain
A political barrier that isolated the people of Eastern Europe after WWII restricting travel outside the region.