Unit 11 Review

Texas & Politics

100

This political party has largely dominated Texas politics by the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Republican Party

200

This president, originally from Massachusetts, was elected in 1988.

George H.W. Bush

300

This Texan became president in 2000 while serving as governor.

George W. Bush

400

This person became governor of Texas after George W. Bush left office in 2000.

Rick Perry

500

This was the first Republican from Texas elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction

John Tower

Civil Rights Movement

100

This woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

Rosa Parks

200

This civil rights leader advocated nonviolent protest.

Martin Luther King Jr.

300

This 1964 law banned segregation in public facilities.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

400

This 1965 law ensured African Americans could exercise voting rights.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

500

This Supreme Court case ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

Cold War & Foreign Policy

100

This term described fear of communism during the Cold War

the Red Scare

200

This conflict took place from 1950–1953 on the Korean Peninsula.

the Korean War

300

This term described the division between Eastern and Western Europe.

the Iron Curtain

400

This U.S. program helped rebuild Western Europe after WWII.

the Marshall Plan

500

This military alliance was formed between the U.S. and Western Europe.

NATO

Presidents & Leadership

100

This chamber of Congress Johnson served in as Majority Leader before becoming Vice President.

the U.S. Senate

200

This Soviet dictator led during WWII.

Joseph Stalin

300

This president launched the Great Society program.

Lyndon B. Johnson

400

This president issued Executive Order 9835 in 1947.

Harry Truman

500

This state was represented by John F. Kennedy in the Senate.

Massachusetts

Mystery

100

This ideology supports lower taxes and limited government spending.

conservatism

200

This system severely restricts freedoms and rights.

communism

300

This organization’s Houston chapter was led by Lulu Belle Madison White.

NAACP

400

WWII veterans in Texas were often denied these benefits.

GI benefits

500

In which city and state was the site of the bus boycott made famous by Rosa Parks is located in?

Montgomery, Alabama