Civil Rights (1950s) and WW2/Russian History Flashcards

Flashcards covering key events, individuals, and terms related to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and Russian history.

__ Laws were introduced in the Southern States in the 1890s.

Laws introduced in the Southern States to enforce racial segregation.

NAACP stands for __.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

__ was an American activist known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.

An American activist known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.

__ is to withdraw from commercial or social relations

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country, organization, or person as a punishment or protest.

A __ is a form of direct action that involves occupying an area for protest.

A form of direct action where people occupy an area for protest.

__ were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961.

Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961.

__ prohibited discrimination on the basis of race in public places.

The legislation that prohibited discrimination based on race in public places.

__ is a fast method of attack designed for a quick win.

A fast method of attack designed for a quick win.

RAF stands for __.

British air force.

__ is a collective name for the area surrounding Japan.

Area surrounding Japan.

__ is a nickname for a Russian communist.

Nickname for Russian communist.

__ was the name of Russia during WW2.

Name of Russia during WW2.

__ is the belief that the country should be ruled by a dictator and a strong army.

Belief that the country should be ruled by a dictator and a strong army.

__ refers to how important or noteworthy something is.

How important or noteworthy something is.

__ is Something that changes the cause of History

Something that changes the course of History

__ Term given to the Thai-Burma railway constructed in World War Two by prisoners of war

Term given to the Thai-Burma railway constructed in World War Two by prisoners of war

__ To weigh something up and make a judgement

To weigh something up and make a judgement

__ A ruler who has absolute power.

A ruler who has absolute power.

__ the right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.

The right that is supposedly given to a king or queen by God to rule a country.

__ Councils of workers

Councils of workers

__ Russian Secret Police

Russian Secret Police