Key Terms
Key Terms
Cold War: The rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union to establish power and influence in the world after World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Cold War: The rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union to establish power and influence in the world after World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Communism: A political and economic system in which the government owns the things that are used to make products (land, mines, factories) and there is no privately owned property
Communism: A political and economic system in which the government owns the things that are used to make products (land, mines, factories) and there is no privately owned property
Discrimination: The act of treating a person or group of people differently, usually because of race, religion, sex
Discrimination: The act of treating a person or group of people differently, usually because of race, religion, sex
Domestic: refers to something happening within a country (not foreign or international)
Domestic: refers to something happening within a country (not foreign or international)
Literacy test: determines someone's ability to read and write; after the U.S. Civil War literacy tests were used to prevent people of color from registering to vote
Literacy test: determines someone's ability to read and write; after the U.S. Civil War literacy tests were used to prevent people of color from registering to vote
Poll tax: a fee that must be paid in order to register to vote
Poll tax: a fee that must be paid in order to register to vote
Segregation: the practice of requiring separate facilities (restrooms, schools, restaurants, movie theaters, etc) based on race
Segregation: the practice of requiring separate facilities (restrooms, schools, restaurants, movie theaters, etc) based on race