Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Decolonization
Malcom X
Roe v. Wade
Black Panthers
Prohibited prayers in school
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Red scare
The Feminine Mystique
March on Washington
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Self-determination Act of 1975
Mandated fair congressional districts
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Watts Riots of 1965
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Phyllis Schlafly
EPA
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Brown v. Board of education
