WWII
What does the word "expansion" mean in the context of Japan before WWII?
Getting more land and power
What does the term “superpower” mean in the context of the Cold War?
A country with a lot of power and influence in the world
Breaking laws on purpose because the laws are unfair.
Civil Disobedience
A leader with total power. No voting, no disagreement allowed.
Dictator
For example: Hitler, Mussolini
Acts of violence against civilians to scare them or gain power in politics.
Terrorism
What does "embargo" mean?
Stopping trade with another country
What form of government did the United States support during the Cold War?
Democracy
What happened after the Brown v. Board of Education court case?
Require integration of public schools
What was Rosa Parks’ main contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus
A political belief that said white (Aryan) people were better than others.
Nazism
What did the U.S. do to Japan to stop the war?
Drop atomic bombs
What is a “proxy conflict”?
A conflict where larger powers support opposing sides instead of fighting directly
What event in Montgomery, Alabama, started a bus boycott?
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat
In the 1980s, he expanded U.S. defense spending and supported anti-communist movements around the world. At the same time, he worked with Gorbachev to reduce nuclear weapons and ease Cold War tensions.
Reagan
People are discriminated against because of their race.
Racism
What almost caused a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Which vocabulary word fits this definition: “competition or strain between groups”?
Tension
Why did people participate in the March on Washington, D.C., in 1963?
To ask Congress for civil rights laws
Which leader is most closely associated with leading peaceful marches?
Martin Luther King Jr.
An economic and governmental system that is based on the free market and private ownerships
Capitalism
What was one reason countries created the United Nations after WWII?
To promote international cooperation and peace
How did the Vietnam War end?
North Vietnam won and took over South Vietnam
What happened after the Brown v. Board of Education court case?
Require integration of public schools
The "rule book" for the U.S.
Constitution
After World War II, the world had two sides. What were they?
Democracy (U.S.) vs. Communism (Soviet Union)