Post WWII(1950's), Civil Rights Movement, Cold War Review

Question 1

This was a conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union, fought with ideas, money, and words.

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 2

This was an imaginary line diving Europe into communist and noncommunist countries.

Accepted Answer

Iron Curtain

Question 3

Joesph McCarthy's campaign to rid the U.S. of communists was called the Red Scare or ______.

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Question 4

He was a major civil rights leader who led the March on Washington in 1963.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 5

African Americans boycotted the buses in Montgomery, Alabama in support of Rosa Parks.

Accepted Answer

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 6

The Soviet Union believed in __, a system in which the government owns businesses and land.

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 7

He was a passionate defender of African American civil Rights.

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 8

During this war, U.S. & United Nations supported S. Korea & China & Soviet Union for N. Korea.

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 9

This court decision of 1954 ruled that it was illegal to have segregated schools.

Accepted Answer

Brown vs. Board of Education

Question 10

__ is a credit used to buy goods that are consumed, or used up, such as food and clothing.

Accepted Answer

consumer credit

Question 11

The cause of the Korean War was that North Korea wanted South Korea to be ____.

Accepted Answer

communist

Question 12

The competition between the U.S. & Soviet Union to have the most powerful weapons was called __

Accepted Answer

Arms Race

Question 13

After WWII, the U.S. and Soviet Union became ___ of the world.

Accepted Answer

superpowers

Question 14

_ was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus in the white section.

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 15

Rock 'n' roll, television, and hula hoops are all symbols of the___.

Accepted Answer

1950's

Question 16

The barrier that separated West Berlin from East Berlin because of communist beliefs was called

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 17

The competition of space exploration between the U.S. and Soviet Union was called the ____.

Accepted Answer

Space Race

Question 18

__ began buying new goods such as televisions, barbecue grills, and new toys during the 1950's.

Accepted Answer

Consumers

Question 19

A U.S. senator named ____ started a campaign to rid the U.S. of communists.

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 20

In the 1950's, many families moved away from the cities to __, or communities near edge of city

Accepted Answer

suburbs

Questions 20