Cold War & Civil Rights
The Cold War was mainly a conflict between the United States and..
Soviet Union
The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President...
Richard Nixon
Which document begins with "We the People"?
Constitution
WHich invention greatly improved communication in the late 1800s?
Telegraph
Programs like Social Security were designed to...
support elderly Americans
The policy of containment aimed to stop the spread of...
communism
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the end of the ...
Cold War
The Supreme Court is part of which branch of government?
Judicial
Industrialization led many Americans to move from...
farms to cities
The US used atomic bombs on...
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Korean War and Vietnam War were influenced by the fears of...
communism spreading
One major effect of technological advances since 1990 has been...
increased global communication
Checks and balances were created to...
prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
Which business leader became famous for the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after Rosa Par5ks refused to...
give up her seat on the bus
The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education declared school segregation...
illegal
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 targeted...
the World Trade Center and Pentagon
The right to freedom of speech is protected by the
1st Amendment
Labor Unions were formed mainly to...
improve workers' conditions
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed...
segregation in public places
Martin Luther King JR. became famous for promoting...
nonviolent civil rights activism or nonviolent protests
After 9/11, the US increased efforts to fight...
terrorism
Citizens can participate in democracy by...
Voting in elections
The Statue of Liberty became a symbol of...
freedom and immigration
The Voting RIghts Act of 1965 aimed to protect...
voting rights for African Americans