Civil Rights Movement
What laws separated Black and white people in public places?
Jim Crow Laws
Who led peaceful marches and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King
Who was elected as the first Black president?
Barack Obama
Which side did the U.S. support in the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam
What type of government did the Soviet Union have during the Cold War?
communism
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama?
Rose Parks
What is a sit-in?
A peaceful protest where people refuse to leave segregated places
What happened on September 11, 2001?
Terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
What was the name for when young Americans were forced to fight in Vietnam?
draft
What was the “Iron Curtain”?
A barrier between communist East Europe and democratic West Europe
What protest lasted over a year and ended bus segregation?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What group rode buses to challenge segregation in the South?
Freedom Riders
What was the U.S. military’s response to 9/11 called?
War on Terror
Why did many Americans protest the Vietnam War?
They believed it was unfair and violent.
What war had no direct fighting but lots of tension between the U.S. and USSR?
Cold War
What group of students integrated Central High School in Arkansas?
Little Rock Nine
Who was the Oklahoma teen that led sit-ins?
Clara Luper
What word describes hate or fear toward Muslim people after 9/11?
Islamophobia
What is a proxy war?
a war where major powers support sides without directly fighting
What was the U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
What Supreme Court case made school segregation illegal?
How did the Black Panther Party help people?
They gave food, education, and healthcare
What war started even though Iraq wasn’t part of 9/11?
Iraq War
What countries supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
USSR and China
What was the name of the competition to build nuclear weapons?
Arms Race