Civil Rights
She refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
Innovation that became more affordable for American households and brought information and entertainment in the 1950s
television
He led the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
Young president elected in 1960 who represented idealism and known as the New Frontier
President John F. Kennedy
Organization that sought the equality of women and the end to discrimination against them
NOW - National Organization of Women
Act that ended discrimination in voting registration in the South
the Voting Rights Act
Large suburban housing developments that provided affordable homes for families; however, were racially segregated
Levittown
U.S. policy of containment to keep Communism from spreading
containment
Music festival in upstate New York in 1969, that reflected the counterculture movement
Woodstock
He fought for the rights of farmworkers
Cesar Chavez
He believed in achieving freedom by any means necessary
Malcolm X
Music that became the symbol of rebellion in the 1950s
rock and roll
a compromise between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
President known for his War on Poverty and for signing major Civil Rights legislation
Lyndon Johnson
Movement of Native American youth with demonstrations and fought against discrimination and poverty
AIM
This act was a result of student sit-ins throughout the South, the Freedom Rides, the Birmingham Campaign to end discrimination in public accomodations
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Form of housing discrimination by the HOLC that restricted loans and devalued areas where people of color lived
redlining
Alliance formed by the U.S. and western European nations to counter the threat of communism
NATO
Another name given to Johnson's support for federal legislation passed that provided Medicare for seniors, federal financial aid for students and food assistance for families, civil rights and voting rights
The Great Society
Political party that fought for Mexican American civil rights
La Raza Unida
City where firehoses and dogs were used against marchers
Birmingham
Space program started as a result of the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite
NASA
Incident that led to the escalation of the Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Movement that focused on youth, against societal norms, experimentation with drugs and the study of non-Western religions and individuality
the counter culture movement
She wrote The Feminine Mystique that addressed the needs of women
Betty Friedan