4th Nine Weeks Study Guide Cold War, Vietnam War, & Civil Rights

Rosa Parks

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

• a famous singer known for her civil rights activism.

• a politician who fought for women's suffrage.

• a teacher who advocated for education reform.

United Nations

• An organization dedicated to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts

• A military alliance formed to combat terrorism

• A global economic organization focused on trade agreements

• A cultural organization promoting world heritage sites

John F. Kennedy

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

• was the first president to be assassinated

• served as president during World War II

• was known for the New Deal policies

Fidel Castro

• Communist dictator of Cuba who came into power in 1959.

• Democratic leader of Cuba who promoted capitalism.

• Military general who led a coup in Cuba in 1955.

• Cuban revolutionary who opposed the United States.

hydrogen bomb

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

• a type of nuclear reactor used for energy production

• a conventional explosive device used in warfare

• a missile designed to deliver nuclear payloads

Domino Theory

• the idea that Communism would spread rapidly throughout Southeast Asia

• a theory that suggests economic growth leads to political stability

• the belief that all countries will eventually adopt democracy

• a hypothesis about the spread of technology in developing nations

Students for a Democratic Society

• a group organized to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War

• a political party advocating for democratic socialism

• a student organization promoting academic excellence

• a civil rights group fighting for racial equality

Cuban Missile Crisis

• a threat to national security that occurred when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba

• a diplomatic agreement between the US and Cuba to reduce tensions

• a military operation conducted by the US to invade Cuba

• a series of economic sanctions imposed on Cuba by the US

Baby boom

• significant increase in the number of babies born

• a period of economic decline

• a rise in the number of elderly people

• a decrease in birth rates

Richard M. Nixon

• the 37th president of the United States who withdrew troops from Vietnam

• the first president to serve four terms

• the president who initiated the New Deal

• the president who led the U.S. during World War II