Vocabulary
A state of rivalry and tension that existed between the U.S and the Soviet Union
Cold War
Who are the two global superpowers that emerged after WWII?
United States and the Soviet Union
This person led the Civil Rights Movement and gave his "I Have A Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which two countries did we support to help contain the spread of communism?
South Korea and South Vietnam
The Soviet Union and the U.S competed over anything and everything. Both were working hard to get their country into space. What was this competition called?
The Space Race
The act of controlling or limiting something undesirable so as to prevent its spread.
Containment
After WW2, Germany was split into two. Who controlled East Germany?
Soviet Union
The Dictator of the Soviet Union at the start of the war
Joseph Stalin
The Korean war never officially end! What was the outcome?
A cease-fire was called
This person won the Brown v. Board of Education case and became the worlds first African American Supreme Court Justice a few years later.
Thurgood Marshall
A political and economic system where all goods and property are owned by a whole rather than by individual people, and the government controls the production of goods.
Communism
Winston Churchill claimed that a ___________ had fallen, dividing Western and Eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
This person is the youngest President the U.S has had. He was beloved and strove for civil rights. His presidency was short, as he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
John F. Kennedy
What did the Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest we've ever be to.....
a nuclear war
Which court case is Thurgood Marshall known best for?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the senator who accused many state department officials of being communist?
Joseph McCarthy
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
The Soviet Union was tired of Eastern Germans fleeing to the West.
The younger brother of John F. Kennedy, assassinated during his campaign for his work on Civil Rights cases. His death caused a huge setback for the Civil Rights Movement.
Robert F Kennedy
The Soviet Union built missile launching pads in Cuba. Why was this so bad for the U.S?
The range of the missiles at this spot would be able to reach almost any spots in the U.S
Who are the 3 men who were assassinated in the 60s that had a major effect on the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy
What does NATO stand for?
National Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was the Berlin Airlift and why did it happen?
When the allies flew supplies into West Berlin after the Soviet Union attempted to cut them off.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin?
Nikita Khrushev
Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to vote. The 26th amendment changed what?
The voting age from 21 to 18
The Space Race was critical for United States citizens. Why?
It raised morale of the country