Self-determination Act of 1975
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Watts Riots of 1965
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
March on Washington
Decolonization
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
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Black Panthers
Attitudes towards Germany
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Roe v. Wade
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Mandated fair congressional districts
The Feminine Mystique
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Malcom X
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Prohibited prayers in school
Cold war
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Phyllis Schlafly
Red scare
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
