APUSH Unit 8 (1945-1980) duel

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

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

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

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

Attitudes towards Germany

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

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

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.

Self-determination Act of 1975

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

Red scare

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

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

EPA

Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school

Marshall plan

Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

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

Baker vs. Carr

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

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

Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

Decolonization

Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

Black Panthers

Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

Self-determination Act of 1975

Marshall plan

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

Great society

A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other

Cesar Chavez

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

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

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

Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts

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

Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused

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

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

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

EPA

March on Washington