Chapter 38: The Stormy Sixties, 1960-1968
|
black separatism
| the doctrine that blacks in the United States ought to separate themselves from whites, either in separate institutions or in a separate political territory.
|
Détente
| in international affairs, a period of relaxed agreement in areas of mutual interest.
|
Dissident
| someone who dissents, especially from an established or normative institution or position.
|
Dove
| during the Vietnam War, someone who opposed the war and favored de-escalation or withdrawal by the United States.
|
Establishment
| the ruling inner circle of a nation and its principal institutions.
|
free world
| during the Cold War, the noncommunist democracies of the Western world, as opposed to the communist states.
|
Ghetto
| the district of a city where members of a religious or racial minority are forced to live, either by legal restriction or by informal social pressure.
|
Hawk
| during the Vietnam War, someone who favored vigorous prosecution or escalation of the conflict.
|
literacy test
| a literacy examination that a person must pass before being allowed to vote.
|
nuclear proliferation
| the spreading of nuclear weapons to nations that have not previously had them.
|
peaceful coexistence
| the principle or policy that communist and noncommunist--specifically, the United States and the Soviet Union--ought to live together without trying to dominate or destroy each other.
|
sit-in
| a demonstration in which people occupy a facility for a sustained period to achieve political or economic goals. |
