Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water 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 Prohibited prayers in school The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896

An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act Mandated fair congressional districts Advocated countering white violence with black violence The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy

Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth Advocated countering white violence with black violence Prohibited prayers in school

Brown v. Board of education Great society Containment Roe v. Wade

Brown v. Board of education Decolonization Containment Black Panthers