Post-War Economic Boom
This was the generation born right after 1945, when veterans returned home from World War 2
Who are the baby boomers?
This organization rejected the strategy of non-violence, favoring armed self-defense to combat police brutality
Who is the Black Panther Party
People living in cities following suburbanization generally supported this political party
What is the Democratic Party?
This network of computers revolutionized global communication, leading to significant advances in business and culture in the late 20th century
What is the internet?
This 2001 terrorist attack led to a major shift in security policy and the invasion of Afghanistan
What is 9/11?
This new entertainment technology gained widespread popularity in the 1950s, reshaping American culture
What is the television?
This organization was created to direct student and youth activism following the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
People living in suburbs following suburbanization generally supported this political party
What is the Republican Party?
Roe v Wade determined that this was a constitutional right, until Dobbs v Jackson determined that is was not
What is abortion?
This term describes the use of violence in order to intimidate a government or civilian population in pursuit of a political or social agenda
What is terrorism?
This development in infrastructure connected American cities, making cars more popular and facilitating economic activity
What are highways?
This organization was one of the first major civil rights organizations in the country and provided the lawyers who argued Brown v Board
What is the NAACP?
This is the geographic "belt" that people moved to after World War 2
What is the Sun Belt?
This trend describes increased international trade, leading to lower prices for consumer goods, but also jobs being sent overseas
What is Globalization?
What is Iraq?
This law paid for housing and college tuition for veterans of World War 2
What is the G.I. Bill?
This organization fought for the rights of Native Americans to improve conditions on reservations, protect land rights and improve opportunities in education and employment
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
This is the geographic "belt" that people moved from after World War 2
What is the Rust Belt?
This 21st century economic crisis was caused by a bubble in the housing market and resulted in widespread job losses
What is the 2008 Financial Crisis/Great Recession?
The Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, led to the rise of this terrorist group
What is ISIS
This was the name of a series of suburban housing developments built after World War II, famous for being the first mass-produced planned neighborhoods
What is Levittown?
This organization fought for Latin American rights by organizing a labor union to represent migrant workers and improve the conditions of farmers
What is the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
This law ended immigration quotas, resulting in more people moving to the United States from Latin America and Asia
What is the Immigration Act of 1965?
This trade agreement eliminated nearly all trade barriers between the United States, and was in place from 1994 to 2020
What is NAFTA?
This controversial law empowered the government to engage in surveillance of American citizens
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?