GI Bill
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Red scare
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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
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
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Roe v. Wade
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Cold war
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
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
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
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
Decolonization
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited prayers in school
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
The Feminine Mystique
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
