Civil Rights
black attempts to secure protection of legal entitlements
civil rights movement
commander of the UN military forces in Korea
Douglas MacArthur
massive rise in the U.S. population after WWII
baby boom
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain why the United Nations has proven to be an ineffective tool for furthering world peace.
This operation against Cuba was originally backed by the U.S. but resulted in disaster when aid was withdrawn at the last minute
Bay of Pigs
The result of this court case was that public schools should not be segregated by race
Brown v. Board of Education
Fair Deal
Truman
competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Cold War
First country to fall to communism in the Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Nickname given to the conservative southern Democrats who joined the States' Rights Party in 1948
Dixiecrats
DAILY DOUBLE
In what respect did the civil rights movement diverge from the traditional definition of a civil right?
conservative Republican who attacked communism
Nixon
Postwar America was marked by an increasing involvement in ________ affairs
foreign
This was created by the Communist countries of eastern Europe to counter NATO
Warsaw Pact
What is a right-to-work law?
ban of the union shop
He was the candidate for president in 1948 under the State's Right's Party
Strom Thurmond
Which statistic dropped during the postwar era?
women at home
separation of Eastern Europe fro the West
Iron Curtain
This was a brave retreat by surrounded U.S. Marines
Frozen Chosin
religious attempts to bring unity among nominal Christians
ecumenical movement
Phrase which best describes postwar society in America
consumer culture
Where did General MacArthur launch an amphibious attack of North Korea that saved South Korea?
Inchon