Ch.8 - Washington Comes of Age

Four prominent leaders of civil rights in the U.S. that were assassinated in the 1960s.

What was it called when fear that communism was secretly spreading into the U.S. during the 1950s?

In 1999, the "Emerald City" (Seattle) natural tree cover had declined ________ percent in __________ years.

Over the decades, Washington has become an increasingly more ___________ state.

The U.S. and Soviet Union secretly built up their nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

Hanford nuclear site the Columbia River was used to cool the reactors and then the ___water was ___ back into the river.

A U.S. accomplishment during the Space Race was being the first to put a ____ on the ____ during the ____ 11 mission.

The ____ and ____ ____ emerged as superpowers after WWII, fighting for influence around the world to spread ____ vs ____

An intense economic, political, military, and cultural competition between nations where there is no direct fighting.

In Seattle in 1962 that showcased new technology and buildings like the Space Needle, Science Center, and monorail.

The ___ and ___ Wars are examples of Cold War influence with the U.S. and USSR trying establish ____ or ____ countries.

What was the first shopping center in the world with over 100 shops, a hospital, and movie theater?

During the 1970s, this movement sought to bring equal rights and opportunity for women.

After the WWII, there was a huge increase in ____ being built/purchased, which cause a boom in the ____ industry in WA.

After the Vietnam War, many people had to flee their home country and became ____________.

Which company built the lunar rover vehicle for the moon and supplied planes/helicopters during Korean and Vietnam Wars?

Which Senator led a crusade against communism in the U.S. and accused many of being Soviet supporters and anti-American?

In 1960, what percent of Mexican immigrant farm workers in Yakima county were living in poverty?

After the war, many families moved outside of the city to the _________.

After WWII, what law was passed to help returning soldiers get back to civilian life for work and college assistance?

The ______ ______ of 1974 was primarily focused on bringing awareness to environmental issues in the state and nation.

What year was the Northwest Power Act passed to create a balance between salmon and hydropower?

What is the time period for this time in Washington history?

What major Supreme Court case stated that segregation in schools was unconstitutional (illegal)?

In 2001, Washington state determined the ____ river was the most polluted in the state from ____-causing ____.

During the late 1960s and 1970s there was an increasing concern for the __________.

Who became the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights movement?

The Soviet Union launched the first _________, named __________, which sparked the start of the _________ __________.

In cities like Seattle, Spokane, there were laws and ___ codes that stated black people could only buy in certain areas.

When you separate people based on race.

Which university fired three professors for refusing to answer questions to prove whether or not they were communists?

Paper mills and smelting companies in British Columbia were dumping untreated ___________ water into the Columbia River.

MLK Jr. encouraged ____ ____ to protest and change our country and one strategy was to ____ businesses or companies.

Who would unite farm workers by creating the United Farm Workers Union and led boycott of companies by not working?

Elected to Seattle's city council in 1963, helped bring awareness to the treatment and difficulties of Asian Americans.

Economic and political system where the government owns all land and business and limited choices/freedoms for citizens.

Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965), and Fair Housing Act (1968) were a result of Civil Rights Movement.

Jim Crow Laws in the South segregated schools, restricted voting access, denied services at schools for black people.

Specific areas/holes in dams to release fish and allow them to travel rivers.

From 1946-1964, 77 million babies were born. What is this time period referred to as?

The first black attorney in Spokane, served in Army, & spent his career in court to change discriminatory practices/laws

Many feared a nuclear attack, so people built ____ underground and schools practiced ____ drills getting under tables.

1950s movement to bring equal treatment to black people who were facing legal discrimination in the country.

Native American tribes in WA sought to raise ____ of their economic situation and improve ____ rights.