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- What is meant by “Cold War rivalry” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- The United States and Soviet Union competed over power, ideology, and influence after World War II.
- What is meant by “Containment” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- Containment sought to limit the expansion of Soviet-aligned influence.
- What is meant by “Nuclear arms race” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- Nuclear competition created deterrence strategies and catastrophic risks.
- What is meant by “Korean War” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- The 1950–1953 war connected Korean division with wider Cold War intervention.
- What is meant by “Vietnam War” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- The war involved Vietnamese struggles and extensive U.S. intervention within Cold War thinking.
- What is meant by “Domestic anticommunism” in this lesson?Cold War tensions
- Anticommunist campaigns affected political debate and civil liberties.
- What is meant by “Segregation” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- Segregation enforced racial separation and unequal treatment through law and practice.
- What is meant by “Brown v. Board of Education” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- The 1954 Supreme Court decision rejected racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional.
- What is meant by “Grassroots organizing” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- Local activists built institutions and campaigns central to civil-rights change.
- What is meant by “Civil Rights Act 1964” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- The act addressed major forms of discrimination in public accommodations and employment.
- What is meant by “Voting Rights Act 1965” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- The act targeted racial discrimination in voting and strengthened federal enforcement.
- What is meant by “Resistance and enforcement” in this lesson?Civil rights movements
- Rights protections faced resistance and required continued implementation efforts.
- What is meant by “Women's movement” in this lesson?Social change
- Activists challenged unequal opportunities and restrictive gender expectations.
- What is meant by “Native activism” in this lesson?Social change
- Indigenous activists asserted sovereignty, treaty rights, and community control.
- What is meant by “Latino civil-rights activism” in this lesson?Social change
- Organizers addressed labor, education, and discrimination through varied community movements.
- What is meant by “Disability rights” in this lesson?Social change
- Activists challenged exclusion and sought access and equal participation.
- What is meant by “Environmental movement” in this lesson?Social change
- Organizing pressed for environmental protections and scrutiny of pollution.
- What is meant by “Movement diversity” in this lesson?Social change
- Movements contained disagreements over strategies, priorities, and representation.