Watts Riots of 1965
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Self-determination Act of 1975
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Cesar Chavez
Attitudes towards Germany
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
GI Bill
Red scare
Decolonization
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
Containment
Great society
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Marshall plan
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
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
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
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
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.
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
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited prayers in school
Malcom X
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
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