Chapter 18 Vocab. Flashcards
Cold War
The disagreement was the first in a series of events
North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)
This alliance among the United States, Canada, and the western and southern European nations was signed for mutual protection
Containment Policy
A plan to prevent the spread of communism
United Nations
Was intended to mediate conflicts in the world to prevent war
Baby Boom
The postwar period when millions of babies were born-as the key to a prosperous economy
Right-To-Work Laws
Laws that permit workers to get and keep jobs without joining a union
Dixiecrats
As they were called held their own convention in Birmingham, Alabama
National Association For The Advancement of colored people(NAACP)
The national urban league, the congress of racial equality, the southern Christian leadership conference, and the student nonviolent coordinating conference
National Urban League
Was founded in 1910. Economic opportunities for African Americans
Congress Of Racial Equality(CORE)
Was founded in Chicago in 1942. Nonviolence
Sit-In
Occurred when people entered a restaurant or other public facility and refused to leave until there demands were heard
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Informal organization of African American ministers in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)
Was founded in April 1960. Helps blacks register votes
White Citizens’ Councils
Were formed to fight desegregation, primarily in the Deep South states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Commercial Airlines
That began operating in the state in the mid-1950s
