America In WWII
This political philosophy highlights racial and national belonging. Examples include Italy under Benito Mussolini and Germany under Adolf Hitler
What is fascism?
This US foreign policy after WWII sought to contain or limit the spread of the Soviet Union.
What is containment?
This phase of the black freedom struggle in America was focused on gaining citizenship rights such as equal access to schools and the right to vote.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This "I" word means to interfere in another country's affairs, often using force.
What is intervention?
The sudden or gradual migration of white people from areas becoming more racially diverse.
What is White Flight?
A form of government where one person has control over all aspects of the government
What is a dictatorship?
US president Harry Truman's pledge of support for all democratic nations resisting threats from authoritarian governments.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This idea promoted by Malcolm X suggests that the black community should be economically and politically independent.
What is Black Nationalism?
This "R" word typically refers to a government that is corrupt or authoritarian.
What is a regime?
Someone who holds traditional values and beliefs and thinks the old ways are better than the new.
What is a conservative?
The belief that a government should maintain a strong army to be used for aggressive and expansionist purposes. One of the causes of both world wars.
What is Militarism?
This Eastern European defense treaty was the Soviet Union's answer to NATO and was signed in the capital city of Poland.
What is the Warsaw Pact
This strategy promoted by Stokely Carmichael was focused on gaining political power and self-determination.
What is black power?
This "H" word means the dominance of one group or country over another.
What is hegemony?
Someone who believes society should be changed using new ideas.
What is a progressive?
This "total" dictatorship implies that the government has complete control over all aspects of life.
What is totalitarianism?
This "plan" promised aid to democratic nations in Western Europe to help rebuild their economies after the destruction of World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This founding document was created by Black Panthers to explain their goals and motivations to ordinary people.
What is the 10 Point Program?
This "M" word is the belief that capitalism will be replaced by a society without social classes, the state, or money.
What is Marxism?
A city or town with legal status and a local government, many of which surround the city of St. Louis.
What is a municipality?
This rapid and massive rise in prices led to a collapse of the German currency during the 1920's and enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler
What is hyperinflation?
This campaign, which spread fear of communist influence in American government and cultural institutions, ended when its leader accused the US Army of being infiltrated by communists.
What is McCarthyism?
This strategy of the civil rights movement turned being arrested into an act of protest.
What is civil disobedience?
During the Nicaraguan civil war, the US supported this "C" word in their fight against the socialist Sandinistas.
Who are the contras?
These private agreements in property contracts were made illegal by the US Supreme court case Shelley v Kraemer.
What is a racial covenant?