1950's
Name of the increased birthrate following WW2
Baby boom
when values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society
counterculture
What wave of feminism occurred in the 1960's?
2nd Wave Feminism
Name of alliance between the US and their allies
NATO
The US provided funds to rebuild Europe and stabilize European economies with this program
Marshall Plan
Name 2 sources of the patriotism of this time period
The Cold War; America's success in WW2
This group pushed against social norms, materialism, and conformity. They advocated for flower power
Hippies
Name one thing the Women's Right Movement aimed to achieve
Reproductive rights, equality in the workplace, equality in higher education
The most intense event of the Cold War is seen as
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The US's response to the Soviet blockade in Berlin
The Berlin Airlift
A music festival that promoted peace and unity
Woodstock
Women protested at this event
Miss. America pageant
The failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
This was a metaphorical line between eastern and western Europe during the Cold War
Iron Curtain
San Francisco's Counter culture neighborhood
Haight-Ashbury
Lawsuit that legalized abortion
Roe v. Wade
This Asian country was aiding North Korea in the Korean War
China
This satellite was launched by the Soviet Union
Sputnik
Unusual art of the 1960's
Avant-garde
Objective of the Equal Rights Amendment
Constitutional amendment that will guarantee legal gender equality for women and men
They ended up splitting Korea at this latitude
38th parallel
This US policy aimed to contain communism
Truman Doctrine