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5.6.2 & 5.6.3
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ____________ was the direct cause of this letter from President Richard Nixon. | Watergate Affair |
| Why was the event described in the headline an important national event? | This event was a major step toward integrating schools. |
| A person who has fought in a war. | Veteran |
| A non-violent protest in which people sit quietly and refuse to leave. | Sit in |
| A set of programs begun by President Lyndon Johnson and Congress in 1965 to improve the lives of Americans by working to end poverty and racial injustice. | The Great Society |
| The act of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a high government official by the House of Representatives. | Impeach |
| Rosa Parks was an African American woman who refused to give her seat up on a public bus to a white man. What did the people of Montgomery do to help support Rosa Parks and to fight back? | They boycotted by refusing to ride the city buses |
| What was the importance of the GI Bill for returning veterans of World War II? | The GI Bill made it easier for veterans to go to college and start businesses or farms. |
| Which of the following was a way the United States helped Western Europe recover economically after World War II? | The Marshall Plan |
| The ____________ was created after World War II to promote global peace and cooperation. | Peace Corps |
| A period of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. through political ideologies and proxy wars. | The Cold War |
| The war between communist North Korea and South Korea where the U.S.S.R and the U.S. supported opposite sides. | The Korean War |
| A race for space travel and technology advancement between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. | The Space Race |