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A law that ended discrimination based on race or gender The competition btw the US and Soviets to explore space
Civil Rights Act of 1964 space race
100
African American leader and activist in the civil rights movement, born in Atl, attended Morehouse College. Founded the SCLC, with a group of southern ministers, a group that managed the southern civil rights movement.
MLK
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A civil rights movement centered in Georgia, that used nonviolent resistance to protest the various forms of segregation in this particular town.
Albany Movement
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significant increase in the number of babies born, from 2.8 million in 1945 to more than 4 million in the early 1960s.
baby boom
100
residential areas surrounding the cities
suburbs
200
1932-present, an African American activist and politician. He worked for the SCLC, organizing black voter registration in Ga, and other parts of the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement. The worst foreign diplomacy problem Kennedy every faced
Andrew Young Cuban Missile Crisis
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Governor of Georgia, he undertook a massive reform of the state government. Among his accomplishments, he reduced the power of the governor’s office, updated the state’s constitution, and supported an amendment lowering the voting age to 18 in Ga. He transformed Ga’s reputation to a progressive, forward thinking state.
Ellis Arnall
200
1963, a huge demonstration organized by MLK, Jr. to protest racial discrimination.
March On Washington
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Some critics were worried that Americans were being forced to fit into suburban lifestyle, what was that "fit in" know as
Social Conformity
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Stalin erected an _______________ shutting off Communist countries from the rest of the world. This organization was put in place by the allies and still exists today
Iron Curtain NATO
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Son of Eugene, he was governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again in 1948-54. A firm opponent of the Civil Rights for African Americans, following the Brown v. Board, he promised to preserve segregation in Ga public schools.
Herman Talmadge
300
An organization established by ministers and civil rights leaders in ATL in 1957, with MLK as president. AN effort to set up unions in the south
SNCC Operation Dixie
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Elected mayor of ATL in 1973, he was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. In the election, he won ¼ of the white vote.
Maynard Jackson
300
She is perhaps Georgia's best known writer, with 31 short stories and two novels
Flannery O'Connor
300
The competition for atomic weapons btw Soviets and US what families built in backyards to protect themselves from radioactive particles released by nuclear explosions
nuclear arms race fallout shelters
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An African American minister, educator, and social activist, he served as president of Morehouse College. Formed a relationship with MLK, while he was a student at Morehouse & continued to mentor him.
Benjamin Mays
400
Committee authorized by Georgia Assembly to collect public opinion on integration before recommending what actions to take to satisfy federal requirements to integrate schools.
Sibley Commission
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Governor of Ga from 1967-71, he had been a vocal opponent of racial integration for years. His policies as governor on racial matters proved surprisingly moderate and many Georgians’, including African Americans, supported him.
Lester Maddox
400
This was a psychological war and diplomatic war. The hostile relations between Communist countries and the U.S. was referred to as
Cold War
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stopping the spread of communism through military and nonmilitary ways Plan to rebuild Europe
containment Marshall Plan
500
1954 Supreme Court decision that ended segregation in public schools
Brown V Board of Edu
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African American Student, he attempted to enroll at the racially segregated University of Georgia in 1959. He was denied. He and Charlayne Hunter sued the school and continued to apply for admission. A court order forced the university to admit them in 1960, they graduated in 1963.
Hamilton Holmes
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This provided veterans with money for education as well as loans to purchase homes, farms, and businesses
G.I. Bill
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This General was in charge of Allied occupation in Japan after the war:
General Douglas MacArthur
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Senator from Wisconsin who began conducting hearings to expose Communists in the government Spread of communism in Asia that threatened Democracy everywhere, North Korea invades S. Korea
Joseph R McCarthy Korean War