Civil Rights & Conservatism. Lesson. SS. 7th Grade

1

100

Texas wanted control of the tidelands off the Gulf of Mexico, but the federal government refused to give up control of the _____________ and the oil revenue it generated

land

200

Texas became more ______________ as industries like aircraft and ship manufacturing, oil refineries, and electronic firms expanded during the 1940s and 50s

urbanized

300

The Cold War began because the United States opposed the threat of _______________ spreading worldwide after World War II

communism

400

 Following World War II, President Truman desegregated the military with ______________ _____________ __________, which helped launch the civil rights movement

Executive Order 9981

2

100

People began moving to ________________ areas, or planned communities outside of a city

suburban  

200

Following Reconstruction, Texas had  typically voted Democratic, but  _______________ presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower met with the Texas governor and promised Texas control of the tidelands in exchange for its support

Republican

300

 While the International Space Station (ISS) is a collaborative project between five different space agencies, _______________ NASA houses the station's mission control and contributes to the city's economy

Houston's

400

In 1961, __________ _________ stood before a large crowd at Rice University near Houston and promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade

President Kennedy

3

100

World War II helped end the Great Depression, and the _______________ continued to grow after the war

economy

200

With the help of Texas, Eisenhower won the 1952 presidential election and gave Texas control of the tidelands; this resulted in stronger competition between Democrats and Republicans in _______________ __________________

Texas politics

300

The United States and the Soviet Union were in an ________ ___________ after the atomic bomb was dropped in World War II; both began developing more powerful weapons, and the United States began investing in math and science education

arms race

400

Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP argued that there was no equality in segregated schools, and the Supreme Court agreed: _____________ _____ _______________ ____ ______________________ ruled in favor of the NAACP and required schools across the United States to integrate, but Texas was slow to comply with the ruling

Brown v. Board of Education