Cold War
What was the Cold War?
A long period of conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States?
What does the term Appeasement mean?
To give into the other side to avoid conflict.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
African American movement for their rights.
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
What was the importance of Plessy v. Furguson?
Established the racial segregation is legal
Why was the Cold War called the "Cold War?
There was not actual fighting between the US and USSR
What event marks the start of WW2 for the U.S.?
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
Who were the Little Rock 9?
A group of students who attended a traditionally white high school after desegregation.
What happened on Black Tuesday?
The Stock Market Crashed
How were the Japanese Americans discriminated against in WW2?
Internment Camps
What were the Rosenberg's accused of doing?
Giving atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
What event started WW2?
Germany invades Poland
What was important about Brown v. Board of Education?
This court case established that segregation was illegal.
Why did Americans feel the need to focus on culture in the 1920's?
They had just finished WW1 and wanted a more normal society.
What were the Geneva Accords?
The decision to split Vietnam in half.
What was the US policy for dealing with Communism?
Containment
What was the Munich Pact?
It was an agreement that Hitler and the UK made that Hitler would not invade Czechoslovakia.
What types of discrimination did African Americans face in the United States? (4 answers)
1. Poll Tax
2. Literacy Test
3. Segregation
4. Jim Crow Laws
Which President developed the New Deal?
Franklin Roosevelt
What did Eisenhower use to justify U.S. Involvement in Vietnam?
Domino Theory
What did the Allied powers do with Germany after WW2?
Split it into four sections
What were the three reasons the allied tries to appease Germany?
1. They were also experiencing a depression
2. They wanted to avoid another war
3. They could not match Hitler's military strength
What were the ways non-violent protests were carried out in the Civil Rights movement? (4 answers)
1. Lunch Counter Sit Ins
2. Freedom Rides
3. Bus Boycotts
4. Marches
What four factors lead to the Great Depression? (4 Answers)
1. Overproduction of crops
2. Unequal distribution of wealth
3. Stock Market Crashed
4. Banks Failed
Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Nationalist Movement?
Ho Chi Minh