Unit10: Post World War II and Beyond

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USA and USSR; while the two competed economically and politically, neither engaged in open warfare

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Cold War

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What symbolized the ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991?

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Iron Curtain

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Policy of attempting to prohibit the spread of communism worldwide

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containment

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What events are all a part of the Cold War? Options: World War I, World War II, World War Z, Battle of Britain, U-2 Incident, Berlin Wall, Vietnam War, Korean War, Space Race, Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs, Battle of the Somme

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Vietnam War, Korean War, Space Race

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Began after WW2, is now an alliance of 30 countries meant to provide economic and military protections to each member country.

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NATO

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Economic policy/plan to help rebuild Europe after WW2 named after then Sec. of State

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Marshall Plan

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The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1964 was called the

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Baby Boom

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What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

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Segregation in public schools became illegal.

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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Options: It made Jim Crow Laws illegal, It allowed African-Americans to run for political office, It ended segregation in school, It made poll taxes illegal

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It made Jim Crow Laws illegal

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Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?

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March on Washington