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Why did Rosa Parks get arrested?
For refusing to give up her seat to a white person on the bus.
This President of the United States was assassinated in 1963.
John F. Kennedy
Before the Civil Rights Movement officially began, what was the name of the set of laws that promoted segregation under the idea of "separate, but equal?"
Jim Crow Laws
What happened to the Berlin Wall in 1989?
It was torn down.
What was the Berlin Wall built to do?
Separate East Germany (communist) from West Germany (democratic) within the city of Berlin.
What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. give?
"I Have a Dream"
This leader of the Soviet Union was in power during World War 2, and afterwards established the Iron Curtain.
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of the peaceful protest where thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C.?
The March on Washington
What was the name of the competition between the United States and Soviet Union to explore space?
The Space Race
What does the word "segregation" mean?
Separating two groups based on characteristics like race, religion, gender.
Who were the Little Rock 9.
The first black scholars to go to a desegregated school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Ronald Reagan
What was the name of the case that started desegregation of schools in the South?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Correct answer MUST include the following:
Soviet Union planned to ship nuclear weapons to Cuba
United States was worried about weapons being that close
Why was the Cold War called "cold?"
Because the two countries never actually fought, but the threat of a fight was always there.
How many Americans died during the Vietnam War? Closest to the actual answer wins.
58,220