An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited prayers in school
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
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Cold war
Malcom X
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Red scare
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
The Feminine Mystique
Attitudes towards Germany
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Roe v. Wade
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
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
Baker vs. Carr
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
