Eras of Texas
This era includes modern Texas today.
Contemporary Texas
This Texas president helped pass Civil Rights laws.
LBJ
This movement focused on equal rights and ending discrimination.
Civil Rights Movement
The right to express ideas freely.
Free Speech
After WWII, many Texans moved to cities. This is called:
Urbanization
This era includes the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil Rights Era
This organization worked for Hispanic civil rights.
LULAC
This belief supports less government involvement.
Conservatism
This is something citizens are expected to do, like jury duty.
Responsibility
This industry helped Texas grow after WWII by creating jobs.
Oil / Petrochemical industry
Historians divide history into eras to do this.
Organize and better understand changes over time
This leader founded the American G.I. Forum.
Hector P. Garcia
This earlier reform movement focused on helping workers and limiting big business.
Progressivism
Why is free press important?
It informs citizens and protects democracy
Texas had many military bases because of this advantage.
Location, land, and good weather
This era came before Civil Rights and included WWII.
: Great Depression & World War II
This leader organized Freedom Rides to challenge segregation.
James L. Farmer Jr.
Give ONE difference between Civil Rights and Conservatism.
Civil Rights = equality; Conservatism = limited government
A group that tries to influence government decisions.
Interest group
How did population growth change Texas after WWII?
More cities, jobs, diversity, economic growth
Give one defining characteristic of the Civil Rights era in Texas.
Fight for equality, ending segregation, expanding rights
This Texas leader broke barriers as an African American woman in Congress and became a powerful speaker.
Barbara Jordan
Explain how conservatism changed Texas politics after WWII.
Shift toward Republican Party, less government involvement, policy changes
Why are different points of view important in a democracy?
Helps make better decisions and represents more people
Explain ONE major change in Texas after WWII and its impact.