Baker vs. CarrMandated fair congressional districts
Boost!
Boost!
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Watts Riots of 1965After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Phyllis SchlaflyOrganized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Marshall plan
Frozen!
Frozen!
Cesar ChavezLed the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
Red scareHouse Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Engel vs. Vitale
Frozen!
Frozen!
Sit-in movementThousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Brown v. Board of educationThe Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
EPACreated in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
The Feminine MystiqueExplained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
Southern resistance to integrationArgued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Attitudes towards GermanyWanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Self-determination Act of 1975
Baker vs. CarrMandated fair congressional districts
Boost!
Boost!
Self-determination Act of 1975Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Attitudes towards Germany
Cesar ChavezLed the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Decolonization
Brown v. Board of educationThe Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Frozen!
Frozen!
Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
GI BillGave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passengerHer refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Voting Rights Act of 1965
EPACreated in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Marshall planThe extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Sit-in movement
March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Engel vs. VitaleProhibited prayers in school
Red scareHouse Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Black Panthers
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Containment
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Frozen!
Frozen!
Southern resistance to integration
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal