The Cold War
What is the Cold War?
A multi-decade period of tension between the Soviet Union promoting Communism and the US promoting Democracy.
This leader advocated for a more assertive form of Civil Rights compared to MLK Jr. and popularized the phrase, "Black Nationalism"
Malcolm X
What was the Baby Boom?
Large numbers of baby's that were born immediately following WW2.
Frequently called boomers
Describe the outcome of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education.
Segregation in public schools was deemed unconstitutional.
What was the outcome of the Korean war?
The war ended in a tie at the 38th parallel, with North remaining Communist and South remaining Democratic
Describe the goals of Freedom Summer?
What was the GI bill?
+100 name one criticism of the Gi Bill
Benefits programs for WW2 veterans to them pay for college, graduate school, and training programs.
Describe the facts and outcomes of the Greensboro sit-in?
4 young men sat at the Woolworth's bar to protest the refusal of black citizens inability to be served at this restaurant. They were frequently beaten and abused yet remained non-violent eventually getting the restaurant to drop its' policy.
What is containment?
+100 Name two examples of containment
Containment is the policy that attempted to prevent the spread of communism.
1.) The marshall plan,
2.) The Truman doctrine
3.) berlin airlift
4.) the Korean War
What was COINTELPRO?
The FBI counter intelligence program that was designed to limit the success of the civil rights movement, particularly the Black Panthers.
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+100 if you can explain what levittowns are.
What was the Lavender Scare
HUAC argued that the LGBTQ+ community was a threat because they were more likely to be BLACKMAILED into giving up US info to Communists so they often faced discrimination of firing.
What was the Berlin Blockade? How did the US respond?
The Berlin Blockade was when the USSR built a fence around West Berlin to try and starve out support for the US and democracy.
The US responded with the Berlin Airlift which flew goods like food and medicine in Berlin to keep it from falling to communism.
What was the United Farm Worker's group?
+100 If you can name either of the leaders.
The UFW used nonviolent protesting and civil disobedience to protest the terrible working conditions of migrant farmers, who were mostly Mexican.
Led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
What is consumerism? How was this seen in the US following WW2?
Following the post WW2 economic boom, business began producing record numbers of good and families buying things that were before deemed as luxuries.
I.e The massive increase in consumption and production.
Describe the causes and outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Mr. Wishart will explain.
Describe the relationship between the Red Scare and the House Un-American Committee (HUAC)
Due to the deep hysteria of the communism in the US HUAC began investigating average Americans or anyone who did not conform.
Name two of the three major civil rights legislations and describe their impact.
1.) Fair Housing Act
- Outlawed redlining and covenants.
2.) Civil Rights (1964)
- Outlawed any form of segregation or discrimination on the basis of race.
3.) Voting Rights Act
- outlawed any form of voting discrimination
What is Redlining?
a discriminatory practice of describing the value of particular areas as valuable in a color coded area. Areas that were deemed invaluable were often areas with large communities of color. Prevents the accumulation of wealth.
What is the Mulford Act?
The first ever state level gun control law designed to limit the Black Panther's ability to access guns in California.
List and explain AT LEAST 2 of the tactics/strategies used by the Civil Rights Movement.
1.) Suing through the legal system.
2.) Protesting
3.) Sit-Ins
4.) Civil- Disobedience