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1960s
Vocabulary Terms
Term | Definition |
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Civil Rights | the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. |
Civil Disobedience | A nonviolent, public refusal to obey unjust laws |
Segregation | Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences |
Boycott | A refusal to buy or use goods and services |
Blockade | To prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | Gave President Johnson power to send soldiers to Vietnam |
Guerrilla Warfare | Ambush or hit-and-run fighting |
Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government |
Discrimination | Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group. |