5 th Grade Chapter 9 Vocabulary Ms. Thornburg’s Flash Cards!

Your Name Name two countries that were superpowers? United States and Soviet Union/Russia

Your Name Who was the first big rock and roll star of the 1950s? Elvis Presley

Your Name What was the most famous symbol of the Cold War? Berlin Wall

Your Name What is a system of bringing in supplies by airplane? Airlift

Your Name Who were two African American leaders who were assassinated (killed) in the 1960s? Malcolm X Martin Luther King, Jr.

Your Name What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? Ordered that schools stop segregation (separating blacks and whites).

Your Name Why did the East Berlin government build a concrete wall around East Berlin? To keep East Berliners from escaping to freedom.

Your Name When Germany was divided up after WWII, the Soviet Union took what would become East Berlin. What 3 countries shared West Berlin? Britain France United States

Your Name What is the capital of Germany? Berlin

Your Name The capital is located in _____ Berlin? East

Your Name Who took control of Cuba in 1959? Fidel Castro

Your Name Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Neil Armstrong

Your Name Who believed in changing things by using peaceful ways? Martin Luther King Jr.

Your Name What spacecraft was the first to land on the moon? Eagle

Your Name Who refused to give up her seat on the bus? Rosa Parks

Your Name What was one of the most powerful bombs? Hydrogen bomb

Your Name When one country builds weapons to protect itself against another country, it is called … Arms race

Your Name Teenagers in the 1950’s created their own culture. A major part of it was … Rock and roll

Your Name The “I Have a Dream” speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. was made in … Washington DC

Your Name The 1965 grape pickers strike was to gain better … Wages

Your Name In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr won the … Nobel Peace Prize