PostWWII Boom & Suburban America
What population trend after World War II led to growth in schools and suburbs?
What is: The Baby Boom
Which Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools?
What is: Brown v Board of Education
Which civil rights leader famously promoted nonviolent civil disobedience?
Who is: MLK Jr.
What law banned segregation and discrimination in public facilities?
What is: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is: The Vietnam War
What federal construction program helped connect cities to suburbs and encouraged suburban growth across the nation?
What is: Interstate Highway System
What protest in Alabama challenged segregation on public busses?
What is: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which leader emphasized Black pride and self-defense, especially in his early career?
Who is: Malcolm X
What law protected voting rights by outlawing literacy tests and intimidation to prevent Black Americans from voting?
What is: The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What tragic 1970 protest(s) involved students being killed by the National Guard? (Double Point opportunity if you can name BOTH)
What is: Kent State (and HBCU Jackson State)
What was the name of the most famous of the mass-produced suburban home developments?
What are: Levittowns
What was the nickname given to the students that were the first to integrate into formerly all white schools in Arkansas?
Who are: The Little Rock Nine
What is the civil disobedience strategy that involves occupying a segregated space with the intention of forcing enforcement of segregation?
What were: Sit-ins
What amendment banned poll taxes?
What is: The 24th Amendment
What happened during the Watergate Scandal? (give it your best description)
What: Nixon ordered political allies to plant wires/bugs to spy on the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to ensure reelection
Which group benefited most from postwar economic prosperity? (social class and ethnicity)
Who are: Middle Class White Americans
Which tragic event in 1955 exposed racial violence and strengthened support for the civil rights movement?
What is: The murder of Emmett Till
Which civil rights leader helped organize Freedom Summer and challenged the Democratic Party for continued segregation in 1964?
Who is: Fannie Lou Hamer
Which Great Society program provided healthcare for Americans over age 65?
What is: Medicare
What organization embargoed the United States in response to their support for Israel in the 1970s, causing gas shortages and long lines at gas stations?
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Despite prosperity, what major issue still affected many Americans in the postwar era?
What is: economic and racial inequality
Which group's actions led to a federal ban on segregation in interstate travel?
Who are: The Freedom Riders
What movement emphasized racial pride, economic empowerment, and self-determination for Black Americans?
What is: Black Power
What law, passed during the Bush administration, banned discrimination against people with disabilities?
What is: The American with Disabilities Act
What economic policy promoted tax cuts to stimulate growth under Ronald Reagan?
What is: Supply-side economics (Reaganomics)