vocab 1
to bring together people of all races
What is integrated?
when spending exceeds income
What is budget deficit?
The purpose of the NAACP
What is to end segregation?
The first African American president
Who is Barack Obama?
A pioneer in computers and technology
Who is Bill Gates?
to refuse to do business with people, group, or countries
What is boycott?
people who travel from farm to farm to plant and harvest crops
Who are migrant farm workers?
African American students sat at "whites only" lunch counters until they were arrested
What are sit-ins?
The operation where the CIA attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro
What is The Bay of Pigs?
Who are Mexico, Canada, and the US?
can kill tens of thousands of people by spreading disease on a large scale
What is biological weapons?
using violence or threats to achieve a political goal
What is terrorism?
The group responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks
Who is al-Qeada?
members of Nixon's staff ordered a break in at the democratic headquarters
What is the Watergate Scandal?
nations did this to solve their problem of scarcity
What is trade?
a company who goes beyond national boundaries to buy or sell goods
What is globalization?
takes place when there is no economic growth for at least 6 months
What is a recession?
This ruling made segregation in public illegal
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The ADA made this illegal
What is discrimination against people with disabilities?
this gave more power to law enforcement to tap phones, track Internet usage, and search houses of suspected terrorists
What is the Patriot Act?
a group of people for a common purpose
What is coalition?
an agency that sends Americans to teach people in poor countries
What is the Peace Corps?
the process of making peace between Israel and Arabs
What is President Carter's biggest success?
What is the first "television" war?
This was the cause of Rosa Parks being arrested on the bus for refusing to give up her seat to a white person
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?