Migration & Culture
During which period did the Great Migration mainly occur?
1910-1930
What years were World War II?
1939-1945
What was the Domino Theory?
20th Century Foreign Policy theory, promoted by government of US, speculated if one land in a region came under the influence of Communists, then more would follow in a domino.
Describe the Civil Rights Movement
Open Response
What were the push and pull factors of the Great Migration?
Push: Jim Crow, violence, segregation, low wages
Pull: jobs, affordable housing
What did women in America do to help with the fighting of World War II?
Made more supplies in factories as men went off to fight, nurses, train as technicians, serve with American Red Cross
The Cold War was?
A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats continued for years.
Who were the leaders of the Black Panther Party?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
What happened to Northern cities as a result of the Great Migration?
Northern cities grew more diverse; competition over housing and jobs increased tensions between blacks & whites.
What is white flight?
After black families moved into white communities, white families moved to the suburbs to flee from black families.
Describe the First Wave of feminism
Started primarily in Great Britain and the United States, main goal was women's suffrage, many strategies were used to achieve the ultimate goal
Describe the goals and motives of the Black Panther Party.
Open Response
Which is the best example of an effect of the Harlem Renaissance on music?
It brought jazz to a wider American audience.
What is redlining?
A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.
Describe the Second Wave of feminism
Occurred in the 1960s-1970s, Major focus on social and economic justice. Split in the feminist group happens:
1. Equal Rights feminists fighting for equality in the work and home
2. Radical feminists fighting for deconstruction of gender roles and total feminist revolution
What was COINTELPRO
A program created by the FBI to infiltrate and destroy Civil Rights groups. The program sent a letter to King urging him to commit suicide, and this group led to the assassination of Fred Hampton.
The Harlem Renaissance is?
A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art, music and literature flourished.
Define internment camp and discuss their impact on the United States?
Detention centers where more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were relocated during World War II by order of the President
Who was the United State's major enemy during the Cold War?
The Soviet Union (USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
What was SNCC?
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) A group of student activists engaging in direct action & voter registration in the South.