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Chapter 10
Chapter 10 "A Changing Nation"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One reason for the civil rights movement. | African Americans were denied equal rights. |
| US sent troops to fight in Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh's forces were winning the war against South Vietnam |
| Space Race | Race between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore outer space |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Law passed by Congress that banned segregation in all public places in the US |
| Effect of segregation on American society | Blacks and whites attended separate schools, used separate public facilities, and were isolated socially |
| In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to plan this event to encourage changes in segregation | March on Washington |
| The North Vietnamese wanted to unite Vietnam under this type of government | Communist |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Allowed many African Americans to vote for the 1st time |
| Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat on a public bus led to this event | Montgomery bus boycott |
| Women in the mid-1900s were not allowed to participate in . . . | certain sports |
| What did the "doves" believe about the Vietnam Conflict? | The US should not get involved in the Vietnam Conflict. |
| What did the "hawks" believe about the Vietnam conflict? | The US should help South Vietnam in order to stop spread of communism |
| What was the purpose of the National Farm Workers Association? | to gain rights for migrant workers |
| Achievements of the Women's Rights Movement | National Organization of Women formed, Title 9 law passed, and more jobs for women |
| President Carter worked with leaders of Egypt and Israel | to bring peace between the two nations |
| 1st American to orbit earth | John Glenn |
| "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" | Neil Armstrong |
| Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait | US troops led Persian Gulf War |
| Brown v. the Board of Education of 1954 | Supreme Court decision declaring segregated public schools illegal |
| passive resistance | opposing something without using violence |
| Thurgood Marshall | 1st African American US Supreme Court justice |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 1st female US Supreme Court justice |
| arms control | agreement to limit the production of weapons |
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