Semester 2 CSA

Communist Revolution in China

• Mao Zedong’s Communist Party took control of China in 1949.

• The Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek won the revolution in 1949.

• China became a democracy in 1949 after the revolution.

• The Communist Party was established in China in 1921.

Little Rock Nine (1957)

• Nine black students integrated Central High School in Arkansas.

• A group of white students protested against school integration.

• The first black students to attend a university in the South.

• A civil rights organization formed in Little Rock.

NATO

• Military alliance formed in 1949 among U.S., Canada, and Western Europe for mutual defense.

• A trade agreement established in 1950 between the U.S. and Canada.

• A cultural organization founded in 1960 to promote Western art.

• An economic union created in 1945 to stabilize post-war Europe.

Sit-ins

• Nonviolent protests at segregated lunch counters.

• Violent protests against racial segregation.

• Public demonstrations for civil rights legislation.

• Sit-down strikes for labor rights.

Marshall Plan

• U.S. financial aid to rebuild Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism.

• A military strategy to contain the Soviet Union.

• A trade agreement between the U.S. and Eastern Europe.

• A cultural exchange program to promote democracy.

Black Power

• Movement promoting racial pride and self-reliance.

• A political party advocating for economic reform.

• A cultural movement focused on artistic expression.

• A social initiative for community service.

Segregation (Jim Crow Laws)

• Legal separation of races, especially in the South.

• A policy promoting racial integration in schools.

• A law that prohibits interracial marriage.

• A movement advocating for civil rights for all races.

McCarthyism/Second Red Scare

• A campaign promoting communism in the U.S.

• A movement to support civil rights in the U.S.

• Campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and society led by Senator McCarthy.

• An initiative to reduce government spending in the U.S.

Iron Curtain

• A term used to describe the division between Western democracies and Eastern communist countries, coined by Churchill.

• A physical barrier built to separate two countries during the Cold War.

• A metaphor for the economic disparity between developed and developing nations.

• A military strategy used during World War II.

Warsaw Pact

• A military alliance led by the United States

• A Soviet-led military alliance of Eastern Bloc nations in response to NATO.

• An economic agreement among European nations

• A treaty for nuclear disarmament