WWII
When did WWII end?
1945
Define Communism.
The political system of the Soviet Union. It is a system in which goods, property, and capital are controlled by the central government rather than individual buisnesses.
What was the argument used by the NAACP lawyers to challenge the duel school systems in GA and other states?
NAACP lawyers said that blacks paid equal taxes as whites but did not receive the same benefits. GA state government spent 4x as much on white students than they did black students, white salaries were double in comparison to black salaries, it was so cleary unequal that, “separate but equal“ was abolished.
Who is MLK?
Martin Luther King Jr. A civil rights activist who dearly supports equality.
They are the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They believed in equality and acheiving equality by peaceful protests.
What did the GI bill of rights do to assist young soldiers after the war?
This provided an opportunity for young soldiers to attend college and get an education so that they may reconnect to society.
Why did we start to fear communism?
Because the Soviet Union had been conquering small countries and turning them communist, many Americans began to believe we were next.
What was the purpose of the freedom rides?
Black and white members of CORE and SNCC organized trips on the interstate buses in 1961 to challenge segregated bus terminals in the south. The previous year, the US supreme court had ruled buses to be integrated, but buses in the south remained segregated.
When and where was MLK assasinated?
April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennesse.
Who are the NAACP?
Why was WWII a turning point in race relations in the US?
During the war blacks and white fought and died with eachother. They fought in the same war under the same conditions. So when they returned to this segregated society they began to reject its policies. They refused to be payed less for doing the same job.
What is the Cold War?
Political warfare between two of the most powerful countries in the war, America and the Soviet Union. To fight against communism.
Define Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Federal legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in labor unions, employment, and public facilities.
Why was Dr. King critized after his arrest in Birmingham in 1963?
Many whites and members of the clergy were saying he was moving to fast and was causing way to much termoil.
Who is CORE?
They are the congress of Racial equality. They are an african american equal rights organization. They demanded equal rights and were more violent than the SCLC.
What assisted farmers with crops and production after the war?
New machinery such as, tractors, tillers, and plowers
Who had the list of supposed communists in America that no one ever saw?
Joseph McCarthy
Based on nonviolence. Members conducted peaceful marches, protests, boycotts, and sit-ins of segregated facilities.
A great public speaker and a very determined civil rights activist. A man who would do whatever it takes to what is right no matter how long it takes.
Who is SNCC?
The Student Nonviolent coordinating Comitee. Students who demanded equality in a non violent way. They organized sit-ins and peaceful protests.
Why did GI veterans not return to farming after the war?
Because after the GI bill was passed many new opportunities opened up for them.
What is the color of communism?
Red
Why was it difficult for black americans to wait for a change? Give five reasons.
Blacks had already been waiting over 340 years
Some had seen their parents be lynched
The mojority of them could not escape poverty
It’s hard to wait for changes
Some black people couldn’t find places to sleep on an overnight trip because motels wouldn’t take black customers.
The march was to demonstrate the extreme support behind the civil movement. In August 1963, over 250,000 citizens of all races fathered and marched in Washington DC.
How do some of these groups differ?
They all believe in equal rights but they have different ways on getting it. Some want it now and will result to violence, others are more patient and will wait for it. Dr. King believed in non-violence and I think that is how they should execute their plans.