1960's Social Issues
Economic Trends of the 1970's
Growth of the Sunbelt 1945 to 1975
Immigration 1945 to 1985
Suburbia 1945 to 1985
100
This amendment outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests.
What is the 24th amendment?
100
Due to the United States support of Israel in the 1973 war with Egypt and Syria, this happened.
What is the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973?
100
The post World War II economy was strengthened by spending in this area which brought many jobs to the Sunbelt?
What is the military?
100
Due to refuges from these three wars, many immigrants came form these three areas.
What are Europe, Korea, and Vietnam?
100
This act created the ability for large numbers of servicemen the ability to get an education and afford decent housing.
What is the 1944 Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I.Bill)?
200
This social movement set up freedom schools, parties, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
What is 1964 Freedom Summer Project?
200
In August of 1971, President Nixon issued this to stop run away inflation.
What is the 90 Day price and wage freeze?
200
Due to the high payments of these is the northern states, the Sunbelt became more attractive.
What is taxes?
200
Increased illegal immigration came from this broad area.
What is Latin America?
200
The great expansion of the nations infrastructure by President Eisenhower made transportation around the nation easier.
What is the Interstate Highway Act of 1956?
300
This act created jobs for minorities, community action programs and head start as a part of Johnson's Great Society.
What is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964?
300
In 1971, the United States suffered this type of deficit for the first time ever.
What is a trade deficit?
300
The advent of this combined with warm winters made the Sunbelt a more attractive place to live in.
What is air conditioning?
300
This act ended quotas on immigration.
What is the Immigration Act of 1965?
300
The Supreme Court Decision in Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas created this phenomenon.
What is the White Flight?
400
The Bloody Sunday March between these two cities called for voting rights legislation in Alabama?
What is Selma and Montgomery?
400
This term was given to an economic condition that saw low economic growth, high unemployment and high inflation.
What is the Stagflation of 1975?
400
A severe decline in industrial activity in this area from 1945 to 1975 brought industry and people to the Sunbelt.
What is the Rust Belt?
400
Immigration of Latinos created many conflicts with this group who were also located in poverty stricken areas.
Who are African Americans?
400
This created during the New Deal further extended the federal governments role in ensuring home mortgages.
What is the Federal Housing Association?
500
This is the name of the book written by Michael Harrington that took a close look at housing issues, malnutrition, and prejudice towards minorities.
What is The Other America written in 1962?
500
This act led to conservation in energy use in schools, homes, and other public buildings an instituted a tax on gas guzzling vehicles.
What is the National Energy Act of 1978?
500
This program from World War II, brought many workers from Mexico to the Sunbelt?
What is the Bracero Program?
500
This act gave amnesty to illegal immigrants here before 1982 and penalized employers for hiring illegal immigrants.
What is the Immigration Reform Act of 1986?
500
These large suburban towns were segregated due to discrimination towards African American's at getting mortgages.
What are Levittowns?
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