APUSH Unit 8 (1945-1980) duel

Containment

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

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

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

Phyllis Schlafly

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

Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school

Mandated fair congressional districts

Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement

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.

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

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

Counter culture

Marshall plan

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

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger

Decolonization

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

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

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

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

Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

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

Cesar Chavez Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

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

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

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

Advocated countering white violence with black violence

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

Black Panthers

Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

Containment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts

The Feminine Mystique

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

Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement

Engel vs. Vitale

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

N.O.W.

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

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

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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