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Post World War 2/1950's
Unit test 2 study guide
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History
9th Grade
03/31/2011

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Rosa Parks
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woman that refused to give up seat for white man which began the BUS BOYCOTT.
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Martin Luther King jr.
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1. led montgomery bus boycott.

2.Help found ScLC (was first president)

3. I HAVE A DREAM speech made in 1963 Washington D.C

 

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Thurgood Marshall
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Best lawyer student
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Jackie Robinsion
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First African Am. in major league baseball;played for Brooklyn dodgers
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Emmitt Till
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African Am. boy from north went to visit relative in south was killed for talking "inappropriatly" to a white woman.The mother showed his dead body to public for how badly beaten he was.
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Joseph McCarthy
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a congress man that created McCarthyism which was accusing people without evidence
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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court case that aimed at keeping segregation
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Brown v.s board of education
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African Am. student sued  right to go to white school; made segregation illegal!YAYA
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Douglas MacArthur
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took control of philipines and said "i shall return"

 

help to control japan after war

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Gary Powers(i thoght he was gay powers)
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Pilot of U2
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Containment
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US forign Policy that took any measure to prevent the spread of communism
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Domino Theory
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Idea that if a nation falls under communisim, so will other countries near will also fall
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Communism
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An economic and political system with one party gov, and state ownership of property
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warsaw pact
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Soviet's reaction for us Join NATO.Joined with eastern Europe.
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NATO
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Pledged to support eachother attacked for security.Us took part
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Alger Hiss
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was accused of spying for Soviet union.Whattaker chambers produced evidence of micoflim of gov documents.Later taken to jail for lying and stealing.
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Berlin Crisis
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Soviets closed boarders around west berlin(germany) to stop supplies
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Marshall Plan
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gave aid to all european nations that needed it
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Truman Doctrine
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Gave 400 dollars in econimic and military aid for Greece and Turkey
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CIA
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(Central intelligence Agency)was created to gather information abroad
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Suburbs
Definition
small residential commmunities and surrounded by cities;built and sold for 7,000 dollars
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ROCK n ROLL
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a form of popular music characterized by heavy rythym and simple melodies
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Televison
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in 1950 9% of homes had tV;in 1960 90% had tv(black and white)
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Interstate HY
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originally for defence created by president Eisenhower to escape large cities.But became a common route for transportation
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Baby Boom
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 Baby born every 7 sec

Jone Stalk invented the polio vaccine

Dr.Spock was a baby Doc

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Sit ins
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Peaceful protest; did not respond to outside influence
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Fair Deal
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Created by President truman

Stated that all americans have health insurance,all americans have equal rights, and minimum wage should increase

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GI bill
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Service men adjustment gauranteed education,federal funded loans, and unemployment benefits
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Bus Boycott
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Led by Martain Luther King Jr.Bus Boycott in Montgomery Alabama

they won boycott

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Little Rock's Central High
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9 black students protected by soldiers to go to an all white school.Soldiers howerver could not protect them everywhere and from everything
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