Cold War
True or false: The cold war was an actual physical war
False
What did the Civil Rights act of 1964 do?
Prohibited poll taxes, literacy tests, outlawed discrimination and segregation, and enforced the 15th amendment
What is Imperialism?
Bigger/stronger country having power over a smaller weaker country
What were the two ideologies that conflicted throughout the cold war?
Communism vs. Democracy/capitalism
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What was one accomplishment of the Freedom Riders
This is a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
communism
How did post-WII contribute to the shape of the Cold War?
The European countries had the choice to choose which ideology to follow
Civil rights activists used this technique to force segregation in establishments
Sit-ins
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This is segregation that is enforced by law
De jure; separate drinking fountains/ separate bathrooms/ sitting in the back of the bus
Explain the Cuban Missile crisis
The Soviet union placed missiles in Cuba, the U.S. placed missiles in Turkey and Italy. The closest both countries came to nuclear war with each other
Unlike other civil rights leaders, Malcolm X believed strongly that......
The races should be separated
This is the identification with one's own nation and strong support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Nationalism
What does the "Iron Curtain" refer to in Europe?
The ideological boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas: a capitalist, western bloc and a communist, eastern bloc
This organization created programs all throughout the country to provide aid and economic relief to poor and disenfranchised black communities
Black panthers
Define De Facto segregation and provide an example
segregation that is enforced by general custom or practice; a concentration of African Americans in slum areas of a town
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