Cold War Basics
What global rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union began after WWII and involved political tension without direct fighting?
What is the Cold War?
What 1961 structure physically divided East and West Berlin?
What is the Berlin Wall?
What minister led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What 1955 protest began after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat?
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
What 1964 law banned discrimination in public places and employment?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
What U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism worldwide?
What 1962 event brought the world closest to nuclear war?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What activist promoted Black empowerment and was a key figure in the Nation of Islam?
Who is Malcolm X?
What 1963 demonstration in Washington, D.C. demanded jobs and freedom?
What is the March on Washington?
What 1965 law protected African Americans’ right to vote?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What 1947 plan provided billions to rebuild Europe and prevent communist influence?
What is the Marshall Plan?
What failed 1961 invasion attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro?
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
What NAACP lawyer argued Brown v. Board and later became a Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery highlighted voting rights abuses?
What is Bloody Sunday?
What Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was legal under “separate but equal”?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
What military alliance formed in 1949 to defend Western nations from Soviet aggression?
What is NATO?
What long, costly conflict became the most controversial Cold War war for the U.S.?
What is the Vietnam War?
What civil rights leader co‑founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What student‑led group organized sit‑ins and Freedom Rides?
What is SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)?
What 1950–1953 conflict was the first major “hot war” of the Cold War?
What is the Korean War?
What U.S. strategy promised massive nuclear retaliation if attacked?
What is mutually assured destruction (MAD)?
What SNCC leader later became a congressman and was known for “good trouble”?
Who is John Lewis?
What 1968 event sparked nationwide riots and mourning?
What is the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
What movement in the late 1960s emphasized racial pride, self‑defense, and community control?
What is the Black Power movement?