Vocabulary
This is information designed to persuade and mislead.
propaganda
These laws made the separation of races, or segregation, legal in places such as schools, movie theaters, and buses.
Urban Sprawl, or the rapid expansion of cities and towns, saw Seattle's tree coverage decline (go down) by this percent over 20 years.
50%
This man is known as the face of the Civil Rights movement. His methods included leading peaceful marches, sit-ins, and boycotts.
The Cold War
unjustly harsh, especially against a minority group
oppressive
This law prohibited (forbid) any kind of discrimination in public places.
(1964) Civil Rights Act
Many fish were found to have high levels of this in their system after industrial waste from mining in Coeur d'Alene made its way into nearby rivers.
metal
A well-known Mexican-American civil rights leader and advocate for nonviolent protest, this man organized a nationwide boycott of California grapes after founding the Farm Workers Union.
Cesar Chavez
This is a rigid economic and political system where the government owns all land, property, and businesses.
pollutants
This law eliminated literacy tests for black voters.
(1965) Voting Rights Act
Residents that lived near Hanford were poisoned by these two food sources after it was discovered that radioactive and cancer-causing agents were being released into the water and the atmosphere.
fish and milk
This U.S. vs. Washington ruling that restored Native Americans rights to fish in off-reservation sites as well as harvest steelhead, is better known by this name, after the judge who presided over the case.
The Boldt Decision
This was a time period where U.S. citizens were worried that members of the Communist party would take over the the government. Many suspected Communists were fired from their jobs as a result.
The Red Scare
This is a form of protest where people refuse to buy or use the products or services of an organization whose practices they dislike.
boycott
This bill provided money for former soldiers to attend college and buy houses, sparking a "sawdust empire".
G.I. Bill
fish ladders
This group is Washington's largest minority, followed closely by Asian and Pacific Islanders.
This industry helped fuel the Space Race by producing space vehicles and aircraft that could fire missiles.
the aerospace industry
a non-violent form of protest that involves peacefully breaking the law to prove a point. For example, Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat.
civil disobedience
Women fought to add this amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If passed, it would guarantee that neither men nor women were denied rights based on their gender.
Equal Rights Amendment
Environmentalists spiked trees in an effort to save this - defined as the interaction of living things with their physical environment.
ecosystem
The first black attorney is Spokane, this man worked to end discrimination and segregation in the city. He paved the way for black teachers, doctors, and dentists.
Carl Maxey
These two wars followed the Cold War. One ended in a stalemate; the other saw the loss of 58,000 Americans.
The Korean and Vietnam wars.