Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Black Panthers
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Prohibited prayers in school
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Feminine Mystique
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
N.O.W.
Containment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Red scare
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
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
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
Sit-in movement
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Malcom X
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Attitudes towards Germany
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Cold war
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Roe v. Wade
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
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
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
