WWII, Cold War, Civil Rights

political system in which the government controls every aspect of citizens’ lives

weapon that produces tremendous power by splitting atoms

May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued ruling that segregation in public schools was illegal.

The trying of high-ranking Nazi officials for war crimes

the U.S. and the Soviet Union rushed to build more weapons

Used to describe the long struggle for global power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

U.S. naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941

significant increase in the number of babies born

An organization dedicated to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts

politician and WWI veteran who took advantage of public anger to become chancellor of Germany

date of Allied sea invasion of occupied France on June 6, 1944

____ was founded in 1968 to fight for Native Americans’ rights.

National Socialist Party members; controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945

a seamstress and NAACP worker arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.

one of many Hispanic American activists who worked to improve economic opportunities

Offered veterans money for school, and loans for houses, farms, and businesses

a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb approved by President Truman

a plan to improve life in cities

was formed to fight for equal educational and career opportunities for women.

a young Baptist minister with a reputation as a powerful speaker.

general who commanded U.S. ground troops in the Pacific

Nazi program of mass murder against the Jewish people

the world’s first artificial satellite

banned segregation in public places

became the youngest president ever to be elected president of the United States

board that converted factories for war production

secret American research program to develop the atomic bomb

a line dividing North and South Korea.

Gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans’ voting rights

thousands of African Americans stopped riding the buses