Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
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
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Malcom X
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Southern resistance to integration
Phyllis Schlafly
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Containment
Engel vs. Vitale
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Red scare
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
The Feminine Mystique
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.
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
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
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
Brown v. Board of education
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Roe v. Wade
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
