Unit 6 End Unit quiz

A powerful leader of the Soviet Union during and after World War II.

A Louisiana politician who strongly opposed integration and civil rights for Black people.

When the Soviet Union stopped supplies from reaching parts of Berlin to force the West out.

A law that made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

U.S. president who signed laws to promote civil rights and started programs to fight poverty.

Bus trips taken by Black and white activists to challenge the segregated bus terminals in the South.

A leader in the civil rights movement who believed in peaceful protests.

A war in Korea where the North, backed by the Soviet Union, fought the South, backed by the U.S.

A program Where the U.s. Have Money and Support to help rebuild European Countries after the war

When the U.S. and its allies delivered food and supplies by plane to Berlin because of the Soviet blockade.

Nine Black students who were the first to attend an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas.

A long period of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union

A Supreme Court decision that said separating Black and white students in schools was illegal.

An organization formed to promote peace and cooperation between countries.

A long and controversial war where the U.S. fought against communist forces in Vietnam.

A time when many Americans were scared of communism spreading in the U.S.

A promise by President Truman to help countries resist the spread of communism.

When Black protesters sat in "whites-only" places to protest segregation.

A time of relaxed tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War.

The U.S. president after World War II who worked on issues like the Cold War and civil rights.

The U.S. president during the early 1960s known for his speeches and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A large peaceful protest in Washington, D.C., where Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

A law that made sure all Black Americans had the right to vote.

A military alliance of Western countries formed to defend against potential Soviet attacks.

A Black woman who refused to give up her bus seat, leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

A Black teenager who was tragically killed in Mississippi, sparking outrage and support for the civil rights movement.

A protest where Black people refused to ride city buses in Montgomery to protest segregated seating.

A tense standoff between the U.S. and Soviet Union over missiles placed in Cuba, close to the U.S.

The practice of accusing people of being communists without real proof, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.