Chapter 38 Vocabulary

Question 1

Exiles

Answer 1

A person who has been banished or driven from her or his country by the authorities.

Question 2

Peaceful Coexistence

Answer 2

The principle or policy that communists and noncommunists- specifically, the United States and the Soviet Union- ought to live together without trying to dominate or destroyed each other.

Question 3

Détente

Answer 3

In international affairs, a period of relaxation of tensions an agreement in areas of mutual interest between rival powers- but something short of alliance or friendship.

Question 4

Sit-in

Answer 4

A demonstration in which people occupy a facility for a sustained period to achieve political or economic goals.

Question 5

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 5

Federal law that banned racial discrimination in public facilities and strengthened the federal government’s power to fight segregation in schools.

Question 6

Dove

Answer 6

During the Vietnam War, someone who opposed the war and favored de-escalation or withdrawal by the United States.

Question 7

Hawk

Answer 7

During the Vietnam War, someone who favored vigorous prosecution or escalation of the conflict.

Question 8

Affirmative Action

Answer 8

Program designed to redress historic racial and gender and imbalances in jobs and education.

Question 9

Nuclear Proliferation

Answer 9

The spreading of nuclear weapons to nations that have not previously had them.