Mr. World Wide
What is containment?
This Supreme Court case ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Civil Rights approach focused on using moral pressure and peaceful protest to achieve change.
What is nonviolent resistance?
This economic theory associated with Reagan focused on tax cuts and boosting business investment.
What is supply-side economics / Reaganomics?
This economic condition combines inflation and stagnation.
What is stagflation?
This post–WWII political climate mirrored earlier periods of fear of radicals, such as after World War I.
What is the (Second) Red Scare?
This earlier case was overturned by Brown and had allowed segregation under “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This leader argued that African Americans should achieve equality through integration into American society.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Both Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan gained support partly because they were seen as this.
What are political outsiders?
During the late 20th century, jobs shifted from manufacturing to this sector.
What is the service sector?
This resolution gave the president broad authority to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This method is used by the NAACP to challenge unjust laws.
What is legal/constitutional challenges?
This leader criticized integration and instead emphasized Black pride, self-defense, and independence.
Who is Malcolm X?
This political movement pushed back against New Deal liberalism and grew stronger after WWII.
What is the conservative movement?
This trend meant that many Americans saw little income growth despite overall economic expansion.
What is wage stagnation?
This 1973 event caused oil prices to skyrocket due to U.S. support of Israel.
What is the OPEC oil embargo?
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that Mexican Americans were protected under the 14th Amendment and could not be excluded from juries.
What is Hernandez v. Texas?
Both the Black Panthers and Nation of Islam emphasized this idea in the late 1960s.
What is Black nationalism / self-determination?
A major challenge to conservative goals was the continued popularity of these programs.
What are social welfare programs?
This major social change reshaped the workforce and family dynamics in the late 20th century.
What is the increased participation of women in the workforce?
This global shift in the late 20th century led leaders like George H.W. Bush to speak of a “new world order.”
What is the end of the Soviet Union?
This court case ruled that the plaintiff should seek "political" relief when he was unable to register to vote.
What is Giles v. Harris? / Who is Jackson Giles?
This group’s activism in the 1950s–60s was inspired by African American civil rights strategies.
Who are Mexican Americans / the Chicano Movement?
This 1980 event symbolized the success of the conservative movement.
What is the election of Ronald Reagan?
This long-term trend contributed to economic inequality in the late 20th century.
What is the decline of manufacturing / deindustrialization?