Brown v. Board of education
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
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
Red scare
Sit-in movement
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
March on Washington
Malcom X
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Self-determination Act of 1975
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
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
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
The Feminine Mystique
Engel vs. Vitale
Counter culture
Roe v. Wade
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Watts Riots of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Containment
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
