A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Roe v. Wade
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Mandated fair congressional districts
Watts Riots of 1965
Malcom X
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
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
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
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Marshall plan
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Great society
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Sit-in movement
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
March on Washington
Black Panthers
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.
Red scare
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
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
Prohibited prayers in school
