Post WWII Era
Truman’s policy for communism following George Kennan’s “Long Telegram.”
Containment or “Quarantine”
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Economic system characterized by private enterprise, the free market, and competition.
Capitalism
Brown v. Board of Education of _____, Kansas, desegregated public schools.
Topeka
Passed by President Johnson in 1964 to end Segregation.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Symbol of Soviet and therefore communist oppression in Europe. Would not fall until 1989.
Berlin Wall
Communist leader in Cuba. Overthrew U.S. backed dictator.
Fidel Castro
System under which the government has complete control over the economy and people's lives.
Communism
The Arkansas or Little Rock Nine were an example of Brown v. Board of Education’s ________ of schools.
Desegregation
Passed by President Johnson in 1965 as voting rights were not addressed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
2.3 million tons of food, fuel and moral building supplies like toys, clothes, and candy were supplied to Berlin during the __________.
Berlin Airlift
Leader of China who brought Communism.
Mao Zedong
What two political ideologies defined the Cold War?
Capitalism (U.S.) and Communism (S.U.)
Despite the success of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950’s and 60’s. There are still ____ on the rights people have today.
Limits
Young high school and college students participated in ____, staying in the “whites only” section until they were served.
Sit-ins
In response to the Allied alliance following the Berlin Blockade, Soviet Bloc nations created this alliance.
Warsaw Pact
The First Astronaut into space, sent by the Soviet Union.
Yuri Gagarin
What benefits are promised to people by communism?
Everyone is equal, Workers control the means of production, and no need for money.
Second Red Scare in America was known as…
McCarthyism
Examples of Civil Disobedience during the Civil Rights Movement.
(Two Things)
Sit-ins and Freedom Rides
This international alliance was created by the Allied Powers and guaranteed that if one country is attacked they would all come to that country’s aid.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
This President was the first to visit a communist country and open relations with them.
Richard Nixon
Mao Zedong’s 5-year program, the __________, led to mass communes and eventual famine that killed millions.
The Great Leap Forward
This Couple was executed for selling atomic secrets, even though there was no hard evidence at the time.
The Rosenberg’s
Organization that was led by Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement.
Nation of Islam