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- 1. Three letter initials of the man who is considered the "leader" of the Civil Rights Movement. He advocated using nonviolent direct action, such as sit-ins and demonstrations, to end racial segregation.
- 3. Dr. King made the decision to use this group in the Birmingham Campaign protesting racial segregation. The violence they faced made people criticize Dr. King's decision.
- 6. Two word name for the type of funeral that Mamie Till decided to have following the brutal murder of her son, Emmett Till. This served as a big spark for the Civil Rights Movement.
- 7. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King explained that this was neutral, and could be used positively or negatively to achieve equality. Dr. King argued that it had been used negatively too long in the U.S.
- 8. Many Americans felt that this was unfair during the Vietnam War because middle and upper class young men could use their financial privilege to avoid it.
- 10. Two word name for the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to demonstrate superior technological advancements. It ended with the U.S. successfully having a man land on the moon in 1969.
- 14. Two word name for the discriminatory practice that was eliminated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing thousands of Black Americans to finally exercise their right to vote.
- 16. Repeated nuclear bomb tests on the Marshall Islands by the U.S. has led to a higher rate of this disease among the Marshallese people compared to the rest of the world.
- 17. Civil rights activists launched this in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White person on a city bus.
- 18. Three word term for the inequality that grew following WWII due to Black Americans being denied college and housing benefits under the G.I. Bill.
- 21. Name of the group who published a ten point program in 1966 to address ongoing racial injustice in America and developed survival programs to help Black communities across the country.
- 23. Communist supporters in the Soviet Union criticized capitalism by saying it did this to workers, meaning to take advantage of them.
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- 1. First and last name of the civil rights leader who pushed for more systematic change in America and urged Black Americans to defend themselves "by any means necessary" from violence.
- 2. Although the U.S. framed the Vietnam War as a war against the spread of communism, the North Vietnamese framed the war as a fight for Vietnam's this.
- 4. Americans against the Vietnam War used this form of art to protest the war and deliver anti-war messages to the American people.
- 5. Two word name for the period of mass paranoia and fear in America in which innocent Americans were accused of being communist spies. Many Americans' lives were ruined without any proof of them being spies.
- 9. Capitalist supporters in the U.S. criticized communism by saying it gave too much power to the government, threatening people's this.
- 11. Two word name for the period of tension that existed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union following the end of WWII through the 1990s.
- 12. Isaac Woodard became this after being severely beaten by a sheriff just hours after returning from WWII. This showed that racial injustice was still widespread in America even after winning WWII.
- 13. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a huge victory for the Civil Rights Movement, as it finally outlawed this throughout the South.
- 15. Last name of the president who gave a moving speech in support of the Civil Rights Movement in June, 1963. Sadly, he was assassinated just months later.
- 19. In order to get around the blockade the Soviet Union set up around West Berlin shortly after WWII, the U.S. used these to deliver supplies to the people of West Berlin.
- 20. An intense 13 day standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union began in 1962 when the U.S. discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in this nearby country. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed.
- 22. This was a popular strategy used by the Vietcong to fight American soldiers in Vietnam. It often involved surprise attacks on American troops in the thick jungles of Vietnam.