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Stack #4690524
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political, military, and ideological conflict between the capitalist United States and communist Soviet Union after World War II, fought mainly through proxy wars, arms races, and political tension rather than direct fighting | Cold War |
| Conferences near the end of WWII where Allied leaders discussed how Europe and Germany would be divided and rebuilt after the war | Yalta and Potsdam |
| U.S. foreign policy promising military and economic aid to countries resisting communism, beginning with Greece and Turkey | Truman Doctrine |
| American Cold War strategy focused on preventing communism from spreading into additional countries | Containment |
| Soviet attempt to cut off West Berlin from outside supplies and the American response of flying food and supplies into the city to keep it functioning | Berlin Blockade and Airlift |
| Major Cold War document recommending a massive buildup of U.S. military power to combat the global threat of communism | NSC-68 |
| First major armed conflict of the Cold War in which the U.S. fought alongside South Korea to stop communist North Korea from taking over the peninsula | Korean War |
| Campaign led by Senator Joseph McCarthy accusing Americans of communist ties without strong evidence, creating fear and suspicion throughout society | McCarthyism |
| Widespread fear during the Cold War that communists had infiltrated American government, entertainment, and everyday life | Red Scare |
| Large increase in births after World War II as returning soldiers started families during a period of economic prosperity | Baby Boom |
| Rapid growth of suburbs after WWII as Americans moved out of cities seeking affordable homes and family life | Suburbanization |
| Traditional expectations in the 1950s encouraging women to focus on homemaking and family life, later challenged by feminist movements demanding greater equality | Gender Roles and Feminism |
| Mass communication technology that became a major influence on American culture, politics, advertising, and entertainment during the 1950s and 1960s | Television |
| Music genre popular among young Americans that challenged traditional values and symbolized youth rebellion and cultural change | Rock n’ Roll |
| Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia where the United States fought to prevent communist North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam | Vietnam |
| Congressional resolution passed after alleged attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin giving President Johnson broad authority to expand military action in Vietnam | Tonkin Resolution |
| Gradual increase of American troops, bombing campaigns, and military involvement during the Vietnam War | Escalation |
| Large-scale surprise attack by North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces in 1968 that weakened American public confidence in the Vietnam War | Tet Offensive |
| Mass killing of Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers that increased antiwar sentiment in the United States | My Lai |
| Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam who used hit-and-run tactics against U.S. and South Vietnamese forces | Vietcong |
| Nixon’s strategy of reducing American troop involvement while transferring more fighting responsibility to South Vietnamese forces | Nixon and Vietnamization |
| Nationwide antiwar protests after National Guard troops killed four college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University | Protests/Kent State |
| Songs and musicians during the 1960s and 1970s who criticized war, promoted peace, and supported social activi | Protest Music |
| Capture of South Vietnam’s capital by communist forces in 1975, officially ending the Vietnam War | Fall of Saigon |
| Movement fighting segregation and racial discrimination while seeking equal rights and opportunities for African Americans | Civil Rights Movement |
| Phrase describing the Civil Rights era because it expanded equality and constitutional protections similarly to Reconstruction after the Civil War | “The Second Reconstruction” |
| Supreme Court case ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning “separate but equal” in education | Brown v Board |
| African American teenager whose brutal murder and open-casket funeral helped spark national outrage and support for Civil Rights activism | Emmett Till |
| Integration crisis in Arkansas where nine African American students entered Little Rock Central High School under federal military protectio | Little Rock |
| Nonviolent protests in which African Americans sat at segregated lunch counters and refused to leave until served equally | Sit-ins |
| Civil Rights leader who promoted nonviolent resistance and inspired national support for racial equality through speeches and protests | Martin Luther King |
| Massive 1963 Civil Rights rally in Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech | March on Washington |
| Civil Rights campaign in Alabama where violent police responses to peaceful protests gained national media attention and sympathy | Birmingham |
| Landmark law banning segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin | Civil Rights Act of ‘64 |
| Landmark law protecting African American voting rights by banning literacy tests and discriminatory voting barriers | Civil Rights Act of ‘65 |
| Presidents who supported Civil Rights reforms, with JFK proposing legislation and Johnson pushing major laws through Congress | JFK and Johnson |
| Civil Rights activist associated with Black Power who argued African Americans should build political and economic strength independently | Stokley Carmichael |
| Movement emphasizing Black pride, self-determination, economic empowerment, and in some cases self-defense against racial violence | Black Power |
| Organization promoting self-defense, community programs, and resistance against police brutality in African American communities | Black Panther |
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