CIVIL RIGHTS
So different in their approaches to civil rights, these two men fought for greater political, social, and economic rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
Who are MLK and Malcolm X?
US involvement in Vietnam was following this US foreign policy, where Americans were trying to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam into South Vietnam.
What is containment?
Nixon's presidency was overcome in scandal during this event, which eventually led to Nixon resigning in August 1974.
What is the Watergate scandal?
The 1980s saw the rise of political conservatism with the election of this man in 1980.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Following the 9/11 attacks on the US, the Bush Administration passed this law giving the federal government the power to increase domestic surveillance of suspected terrorists.
What is the Patriot Act of 2001?
This pivotal Supreme Court case in 1954 argued that the "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstitutional, thereby ending public school segregation in the US.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What is Kent State?
President Ford took office in 1974 facing high inflation and a stagnant economy. This economic condition was described by this term.
What is stagflation?
Conservatives in the 1980s pushed for this as part of their ideology, speaking out against abortion and gay rights?
What are Christian values?
In 2008, the US elected Barack Obama as president of the United States. His election was significant for this reason.
What is he is the first African American president?
Following the arrest of Rosa Parks, MLK and civil rights leaders organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. This is an example of this tactic advocated by Dr. King during the civil rights struggle.
What is peaceful protest?
Following the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, US officials agreed to do this in relation to military operations in South Vietnam.
What is withdrawing all US combat forces?
What is trust and honesty?
Reaganomics called for these two policies to help stimulate the economy and combat inflation.
What is cutting taxes and government regulations?
As part of the War on Terror, the US military engaged in combat operations in these two nations.
What is Afghanistan and Iraq?
With the passage of this law, African Americans were voting in greater numbers and electing more African American leaders at the local, state, and federal level.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What is the Tet Offensive?
This decision by President Ford is a large reason he lost the election of 1976 to Jimmy Carter; Ford argued it was the best thing for the nation.
What is pardoning Nixon?
The 1990s and early 200s saw the rise of terrorism within the US and from foreign enemies. Two examples of the US dealing with terrorism include these.
What are the Oklahoma City Bombing and the 9/11 attacks?
Donald Trump's election in 2016 is significant because of the popular and electoral vote results. Trump is only the fifth president in US for this to happen.
What is winning the electoral college yet losing the popular vote?
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was led by this man, who initially favored civil disobedience but evolved his message to focus on Black Power.
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
The anti-war protests of the 1960s and 1970s focused on this, arguing that it was unfair.
What is the military draft?
To help convince southern states to vote for a Republican, Nixon stated that he would slow segregation efforts and not enforce certain court orders. This became known as this tactic in the election.
What is the "southern strategy"?
Immigration to the US evolved in the 1990s, with the largest number of new immigrants coming from this region.
What is Latin America?
In 2021, Trump became the only president to have this happen.
What is be impeached twice?