Civil rights
Violent clashes in Los Angeles targeting Mexican American youths, exposing racial tensions
What are the zoot Suit Riots
Created pensions for the elderly and unemployment insurance for economic security
What is the social security act?
Cultural movement where African American art, music, and literature flourished, promoting racial pride
Fear of communism in the United States that led to suspicion, persecution, and limits on civil liberties
What is the red scare? (Second red Scare)
Economic aid to rebuild Europe and prevent the spread of communism, through $13 billion of US loans
What is the marshall plan?
Movement during WWII advocating victory against fascism abroad and racism at home
Created millions of jobs through public works like roads, schools, and art projects
What is the WPA?
Young women who challenged traditional gender roles through behavior and fashion
Changing role of women; Expansion of women’s independence in work, culture, and social life after suffrage
Who are flappers?
Persecution of LGBTQ individuals during the Cold War as alleged security risks tied to anti-communist fears
What is the lavender scare?
U.S. effort to supply West Berlin during a Soviet blockade, showing commitment to containment
What is the berlin airlift?
Student-led group that organized sit-ins and grassroots civil rights activism
SNCC
A banking reform act passed under FDR which regulated the way banks could invest consumers money, backing deposits with federal money.
What is the Glass Steagall act?
Collapse of stock prices that ended the Roaring 20s and began the Great Depression
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
Senator who led aggressive anti-communist accusations, often without evidence, increasing national hysteria
Who is joseph mccarthy?
Division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe, symbolizing Cold War separation
What is the iron curtain?
Group of Black students who integrated Central High School, showing federal enforcement of desegregation
Who are the little rock 9
Provided jobs for young men doing environmental conservation work, reducing unemployment
What is the CCC?
Purchasing stocks with borrowed money, increasing risk
What is buying on margin?
Government committee that investigated suspected communist influence in American society
What is HUAC?
Promised U.S. economic and military aid to countries resisting communism, marking the start of containment
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Supreme Court case involving a UT law student that challenged segregation in higher education and weakened “separate but equal”
Sweatt V Painter
Built dams and provided electricity to poor regions, boosting economic development
What is the TVA?
Court case over teaching evolution, highlighting conflict between science and religion
Fundamentalism; Religious belief in strict interpretation of the Bible, opposing modern ideas like evolution
What is the Scopes Trial?
Couple executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, intensifying fear of communists
Who is Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
Created the Department of Defense, CIA, and NSC to coordinate military and intelligence efforts
What is the national security act?