US history quiz 5

President Ronald Reagan

40th President of the United States, known for his conservative policies and economic initiatives.

Bay of Pigs

Failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles supported by the U.S. government in 1961.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962.

Vietnam War

Conflict in Vietnam from 1955 to 1975 involving the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies against South Vietnam and the U.S.

Civil Rights Movement

Social movement in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

Rosa Parks

Civil rights activist known for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.

Dr

Leader of the civil rights movement, known for his nonviolent activism and advocacy for racial equality.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Civil rights protest in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955-1956 sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest.

Brown vs

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Segregation (de jure and de facto)

Legal and social separation of races, enforced by law (de jure) or by societal norms (de facto).

Nonviolent Protest

Peaceful forms of protest such as boycotts, hunger strikes, petitions, demonstrations, and strikes.

Civil Disobedience

Deliberate refusal to obey certain laws or demands as a peaceful form of protest, including sit-ins.

Legal Action

Using the legal system to challenge unjust laws or seek justice for civil rights violations.

Jim Crow Laws

State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States until the mid-1960s.

Malcolm X

Civil rights activist and leader in the Nation of Islam known for his advocacy of black empowerment and separatism.