The Twentieth Century and Beyond

Let’s Review!

• The Civil Rights Movement sought to win equal rights for African Americans.
• Civil rights activists used a combination of boycotts, nonviolent resistance, court challenges, and lobbying for federal laws to end racist laws.
• The Cold War took place between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• The United States and the Soviet Union competed around the world for influence, sometimes directly fighting wars and other times supplying aid to other countries.
• The Cold War ended as the Soviet Union reformed, ultimately dissolving in 1991.
• The September 11 attacks pushed the United States into the War on Terror.
• The War on Terror led the United States to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.