DATES
1950-1953
1954
2001
Korean War
Board v. Board of Edu
9/11
Gideon v. Wainwright
Extends to the defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay. (6th Amendment)
Jackie Robinson
First African American player in MLB. Helped bring about other opportunities for African Americans.
bonus points (what was mass constructed?)
The Golden Age
Highways and Suburbs
What political scandal led to people to start to believe the government less and less?
Iran-Contra Affair
2008
2007
1973
Obama Elected
Great Recession
End of Vietnam War
Board v. Board of Education
Extra Points (What case did this case revere?)
Ruled that segregation in public schools was unequal and thus unconstitutional.
Extra Points (Plessy v. Ferguson.)
Domino Theory
Extra Point (What did people take to justify?)
If one nations comes under Communist control, the neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
Extra Points (The involvement in the Vietnam War.)
Baby Boom
GI Bill allowed veterans to start a family, and since it allowed them to take out loans and buy a home
What security/act was passed after 9/11?
TSA
Patriot Act
1969
1980
2005
Moon Landing
Reagan Elected
Hurricane Katrina
Griswold v. Connecticut
Established the right of privacy.
Black Power
Extra Points (Who used this term?)
A slogan used to reflect solidarity and racial consciousness
Extra Points (Malcom X.)
What political scandal led to people to start to believe the government less and less?
Watergate
what issues plagued the carter administration?
Stagflation/Iran Hostage Crisis/Energy Crisis due to oil being cut off
1964
1965
1968
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights
Act Tet Offensive
Engel v. Vitale
It stuck down prayer in public schools.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Arrested and executed because they were convicted of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
What was included in the Great Society ?
Extra Points (What president created this movement)
Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to education.
Lyndon B Johnson
What did Silent Spring by Rahcel Carson bring?
First Earth Day
1957
1989
1991
Sputnik
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Soviet Union/Gulf War
Baker v. Carr
Created guidelines for drawing up congressional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state.
Verona Papers
The secret effort by U.S. to gather and decode messages sent by Soviet Union agents. Exposed the Rosenbergs.
What led to counter culture?
protests of the Vietnam War and racial injustice and struggles for women’s rights, gay rights, and sexual freedom.