History Final Flashcards
When do this civil rights movement begin
It began in 1954

What was the average income of a black person in the 1950s? 
$700 a year

What rights were blacks initially denied?
They were denied the right to vote and education. Also they had the same work, but with black wages.

What happened in Mississippi in 1955 to Emmett till
He said something to a lady in a store which was the owners wife, and so the owner went and killed him, and the killers were not punished for it

Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
She’s arrested because she refused to give her seat for a white man on a bus

Who bombed the church in Birmingham?
 KKK, or Ku Klux Klan 
In Selma, Alabama, what percentage of votes are black and how many were registered

50% of the votes were black and one percent of blacks were registered 
Did Congress ever pass the voting race for black Americans?
Yes, they did 
Name the president in order
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt,
Harry Truman,
Harry Truman,
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John F Kennedy,
Johnson
Johnson
Nixon
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Reagan
George Bush
Clinton
Clinton
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Brock Obama
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden 
In 1895 the Japanese took control of Korea, and in 1910 made it part of 
Japan 
After Japan was defeated in World War II, Korea was occupied by troops of the 
Soviet Union 
Soviet forces in northern Korea and American soldiers. In southern Korea, were separated by the 38th parallel, latitude line that divided the country in.
Half 
The United Nations called for 
Elections 
North Korea and South Korea became separate nations, their truths sometimes clashed along the

Border

The United States withdrew its forces from Korea in 1949, in 1950 the communist leaders of North Korea ordered, an
Invasion 
North Korea——— are United Nations demand that it pulled its army out of South Korea 
Ignored
President Harry Truman ordered American forces to South Korea 15 other 
United Nations 
About——— percent of the UN troops were Americans

90 
The North Korean army was helped by soldiers from 
China 
General Douglas, MacArthur of the United States was named 
Commander 
MacArthur directed Allied operations from his headquarters in 
Tokyo, Japan 
Lieutenant General Walton H Walker became field commander of the 
Allied ground forces in Korea 
During the first month of the war, the North Korean communist captured Seoul , the
Capital of South Korea 
After US and Un forces arrived in Korea 
Seoul was recaptured 
The allies advanced into North Korea and seized Ponga Naga the capital city on October 19, 1950 the

Communists retreated farther north 
General MacArthur and his allies were confident that the war would be over by Christmas, but in late November China sent a huge army into Korea to fight the
Allies 
The Chinese forced US and UN troops to withdraw from

Payung Yang

General Walker was killed in a 
Jeep accident and lieutenant general Matthew B Ridgeway took command 
By the summer of 1951 the two sides had dug in and began fighting along the battle line 
North of the 38th parallel 
A continuing dispute between MacArthur and defense leaders in Washington, the President Truman, to replace the general as commander and chief. MacArthur wanted to use all out measures including bombing bases in China to achieve victory treatment, and his advisors food actions might lead to a third. 
World war 
The Korean War marked the first battle between 
Jet airplanes 
As many as 100 to 150 US F 86 Sabree, Jets and 
Soviet built MIG 15 took part in some air battles 
For the first time during a war 
Helicopter carried soldiers into combat. They also were used to make daring rescues of Allied pilots who have been shot down 
The US Navy helped troops land by firing 
Shells at enemy targets on shore 
After lengthy, peace, talks and arm assist agreement was signed on July 27 of 1953 and the 
Fighting ended 
2 1/2 mile wide, Demilitarized zone was set up to keep the two sides apart. Both agreed not to increase their. 
Military strengths 
After the armistice was signed the allies and communist charge each other with torture and starvation of prisoners and other war crimes the two sides exchanged 88,559 
Prisoners 
The Korean War caused extensive damage throughout the country, more than 1 million
Civilians were killed 
Although the fighting stopped, negotiations were unable to draw up a permanent peace plan. They were also unsuccessful in reunifying 
Korea 
