Fill In Sentences:
Mid-20th Century in the U.S.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
integration
communism
discrimination
scandal
cease-fire
evidence
activist
commit
satellite
media
pesticides
segregation
policy
conservation
crisis
1. The American people were shocked that President Nixon could a crime as serious as Watergate.
2. Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the most well-known opponents of , and he claimed that many members of the U.S. government believed in this type of society.
3. A can help conflicting countries find peace with each other.
4. An example of against African Americans was when a bus driver told Rosa Parks to give up her seat for a white passenger.
5. Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who exposed the harmfulness of and advocated for protecting the environment.
6. Protestors worked to end in schools because they believed that all students, regardless of their race, should be able to go to school together.
7. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka resulted in the of public schools in Kansas, which allowed African American and white students to go to the same schools.
8. Watergate was a national that upset and shocked many Americans.
9. Popular forms of in the 1950s included television, newspapers, radios, and magazines.
10. An is committed to fighting for the rights of people who are treated unfairly.
11. A national can cause people to feel scared about the safety of their country.
12. Sputnik I was a that orbited Earth.
13. The Clean Air Act of 1963 was an early law that focused on the of America’s environment and reducing the pollution in the air.
14. When a speaker has to support his or her statements, people think of the speaker as trustworthy.
15. A government usually includes programs or laws that make change in society.
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Definition Matching:
Mid-20th Century in the U.S.
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
activist
1. to pledge or obligate oneself to something
integration
2. a theory of social economic organization where all resources and property are owned in common and not by individual citizens
pesticides
3. a stoppage of fighting so that a peace agreement can be reached
segregation
4. the practice of regarding or treating a person or group of people based on category rather than as individuals
crisis
5. chemical substances used to kill harmful animals, plants, or fungi
conservation
6. keeping different groups of people separated
media
7. the intermixing of different groups of people into society as equals
scandal
8. public disgrace following an action or apparent violation of moral or ethical conduct
satellite
9. channels of mass communication, such as publishing, broadcasting, and the Internet
communism
10. a person who believes strongly in political or social change and actively campaigns in support of or in opposition to something
evidence
11. a critical episode or point of decision that could lead to disaster if badly made
policy
12. a natural object or man-made instrument that orbits around another body in space
discrimination
13. the preservation and protection of the environment and ecosystems, especially wildlife habitats
cease-fire
14. something that gives proof or factual data of the truth or validity of something
commit
15. a course of action or set objectives or goals of an administration
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