APUSH Unit 8 (1945-1980) duel

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

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

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

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

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

Watts Riots of 1965

Mandated fair congressional districts

March on Washington

Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

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

Containment

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

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

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

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

Decolonization

Self-determination Act of 1975

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

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

Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

Counter culture 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

Southern resistance to integration

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

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

Cold war

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)

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

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

Self-determination Act of 1975

Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal

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

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

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.

The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896

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

Watts Riots of 1965

Prohibited prayers in school

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

Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

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 Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

Cesar Chavez

Cold war

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

N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

Baker vs. Carr

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

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

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

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