The Supreme Court ruling that protected personal privacy and allowed women to obtain a legal abortion
What is Roe v. Wade?
This resolution authorized Johnson (essentially a "blank check") to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate from an incident in Vietnam in which two US destroyers were fired upon.
This Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools nationwide.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The civil rights organization of (primarily) ministers who coordinated and supported non-violent action to desegregate the South
Who is the SCLC?
The lunch-counter sit-ins at the "white section" in Woolworths first happened in this city.
Where is Greensboro, NC
LBJ's plan to battle the "War on Poverty"
What is the Great Society?
This top secret paper stressed the urgency of the growing Cold War to President Truman in 1950 and was essential in America's decision to enter the Cold War.
What was the NSC-68?
The Warren Court decision which upheld the rights of the accused and cannot self-incriminate
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The name of the book written by Betty Friedan that launched the 1970s Feminist Movement.
What is the Feminine Mystique?
The author of the Long Telegram, who was the first to address the treat of the Soviet Union as well as introduce the policy of containment as a US foreign policy.
Who is George Kennan?
A student manifesto created by activist (Tom Hayden), a University of Michigan student, that rejected mainstream society and called on individuals to make social decisions and participate in democracy.
What is the Port Huron Statement?