The Feminine Mystique
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
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
Containment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
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
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited prayers in school
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
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
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
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
Self-determination Act of 1975
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Roe v. Wade
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Malcom X
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Red scare
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
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
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
