Civil Rights Figures
Who is the Civil Rights activist who got arrested for refusing to give up their seat during segregation?
Rosa Parks
What is NATO?
Alliance made by North American and Western European countries
What are a set of laws that made segregation legal; often in southern states
Jim Crow Laws
What piece of technology had a large impact on the 1952 presidential election?
The television
What is Dwight Eisenhower's political affiliation?
Democratic
Which Civil rights activist wrote the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which foreign policy sent financial aid and support to recovering European countries? What is another name it was given?
The Marshal Plan; Economic Recovery Program
What is Civil Disobedience?
- Passive activism that sought to show displeasure to injustice in a peaceful, non-violent way
- The type of rebellion seen in the Freedom Rider sit-in; the March on Washington; and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Capitalism definition
What is an economic system in which private actors (companies, people, etc.) own and control property by following their own interests?
Who is Adlai Stevenson?
Runner up of the 1952 Presidential Election
Who is Linda Brown?
Civil Rights activist whose family sued the Topeka School District due to segregated public schools
Which speech Harry S. Truman stated America should do any and everything it can to stop the spread of communism?
Truman Doctrine
What is the Green Book?
A travel guide for Black people to stay safe on road trips
Communism definition
What is an economic system that fosters the communal growing and sharing of wealth?
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
American politician known for his communist witch hunts during the Red Scare
Who is Malcolm X?
Civil Rights leader who did not shy away from violence; often reflected as MLK's opposite
What countries directly received aid thanks to the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey and Greece
How are Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education connected?
Plessy: legalized segregation and the "separate but equal" idea
Brown: made segregation of public school illegal; rejected the "separate but equal" idea
The Red Scare is...
What is the widespread fear that Communism will spread to America and that communists were taking over the government?
Who is the president of Post WWII America known for his foreign policies that sought to end the spread of communism
Harry Truman
Which Civil Rights activist participated in the Freedom Rides and is known for coining the term "get in good trouble"
John Lewis
What is the reason America joined the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
What is Emmett Till's story?
He was murdered by racist southern who got no penalties; the story sparked outrage from many people around the country
What was the result of the post WWII economic prosperity was?
The baby boom
Who delivered the Iron Curtain Speech at the beginning of The Cold War?
Winston Churchill