Cold War Q's
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Civil Rights for Civil Beings
People of the Civil Rights Era
Hodgepodge
100
The Cold War was fought between these two superpowers.
United States and the Soviet Union
100
This type of community really developed in the 1950s.
Suburbs
100
What came as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Huge increase in African American voters
100
Who were 3 of the big leaders during the Civil Rights Era that we covered?
MLK, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks
100
What does the term "Baby Boomer" mean?
People born after WWII
200
Explain what the Cold War was
A period of tension and rivalry without direct large-scale warfare
200
This is the president who made the interstate highway system a thing.
Dwight Eisenhower
200
What was the Montgomery Bus boycott?
People boycotted the bus because of the segregation rules. The boycott won, and bus segregation became illegal
200
What was MLK's way of protesting for Civil Rights?
Civil Disobedience
200
Medicare, Medicaid, and the war on poverty were introduced by what Federal Program?
The Great Society
300
What was the purpose of Containment?
To prevent the spread of Communism to other countries
300
The US transformed into a much more suburban society in the 1950s. What effect did that have (Think Levittown!)
People relied much more on cars and shopping in their daily lives
300
What court case led to the end of segregation in schools?
Brown v. Board of Ed (1954)
300
Malcolm X was known for his more violent approaches to civil rights. What were his methods, according to him?
Self-defense and empowerment. He thought change might need to come through stronger action, and that Black people should not wait for white people to accept them
300
What effect did Baby Boomers have on the economy?
It increased spending on homes, schools, and products for growing families
400
How did the United States justify the Vietnam War, its involvement in Latin America, and the Middle East?
Containing Communism and not letting it spread
400
According to this map, did all southern states integrate schools at the same pace?
Nope, schools integrated at different paces
400
This act abolished Literacy Tests and other obstacles to African American Voting. It is called this.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
400
This was the president who signed off on the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
While the economy in the 1950s was great, the 1960s were ok, what was the 1970s Economy like?
There was a huge recession, and prices on everything inflated.
500
What kind of Government did Mao Zedong set up in China?
Communist
500
There was a drill in school where students had to hide under their desks like turtles. What was the purpose of the drill?
Preparing for a Nuclear Bomb
500
The Black Power Movement emphasized black self-reliance and self-determination more than [blank]
Integration
500
This is the name of the group Malcolm X was part of, but eventually broke away from over differing opinions. Less than a year after he left, he was shot and killed by them.
Nation of Islam
500
This event marked the end of the Cold War
Fall of the Berlin Wall