Chapter 15 Flashcard Review

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Who was the G.I. Bill designed to help? Options: World War II veterans, teachers, engineers, government officials

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World War II veterans

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Name 2 ways the G.I. Bill helped.

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Provided financial assistance for education & housing.

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Placing too much emphasis on the things money can buy is called

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materialism

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Which President presented a new program called the Fair Deal to provide government aid for health insurance, education, housing, and a higher minimum wage?

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Harry Truman

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What were laws that kept black Americans segregated from white Americans?

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Jim Crow laws

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Discrimination is unfair treatment based on a

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prejudice

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Brown v. Board of Education was an important case in 1954. Which is NOT a detail about this case? Options: It was for a 3rd grade black student to attend a white school. Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer who spoke to end segregation. Supreme Court ruled black and white children could go to same school. There was no winner.

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There was no winner.

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Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist. What is NOT a fact about her situation? Options: She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat., This event led to a bus boycott., She had a previous ruin with the bus driver.

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She willingly gave up her seat.

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The ________________________________________ was an organization of world leaders that was a world peace-keeping organization created at the end of WW2.

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United Nations

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What was the Cold War?

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a period of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States