APUSH Unit 8 (1945-1980) duel

Cesar Chavez

Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts

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

Self-determination Act of 1975

Civil Rights Act of 1964

GI Bill

Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

Counter culture A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water

After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles

Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy

Cold war

Decolonization

Brown v. Board of education

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.

Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Southern resistance to integration

Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech

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

Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

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

Roe v. Wade Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Advocated countering white violence with black violence

Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school

Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

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

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

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

Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

Engel vs. Vitale

Cold war

The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy

Self-determination Act of 1975

Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)

Mandated fair congressional districts

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

Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

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.

Great society An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Counter culture A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

Cesar Chavez Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

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

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

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal

Roe v. Wade Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

N.O.W.

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

EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water

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

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