American Dream
The men returning from WWII resulted in the creation of this generation.
What are the Baby Boomers?
The federal government enacted this during the Vietnam War that resulted in civil unrest at home.
What is the draft?
This event brought increased national awareness to the African American Civil Rights Movement.
What was the murder of Emmett Till?
This was the primary goal of the United Farmer Workers movement.
What was better working conditions for Latino Americans?
The ideal 1950s family was reflected in and reinforced by this new gadget.
What is the television?
This boycott revealed the power of a united African American community.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Equal pay for equal work, birth control and access to educations were all goals of this group.
Who were the Women during the Civil Rights Movement?
This impacted 1950s society population shifts from urban areas to the suburbs, increased pressure to conform to the American Dream, and increased the use of electronic media advertising.
What is Consumerism?
The benefits of this included money to attend college, low interest mortgages, and unemployment payments for military personal.
What is the GI Bill of 1944?
According to this Supreme Court case separate is in fact equal in all public facilities.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Occupying public lands and facilities was the most controversial thing this group did.
Who was the American Indian movement (AIM)?
Long Hair and Rock n' Roll are two examples of this.
This Supreme Court decision required all public schools to be desegregated.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
This 1969 event was the catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States.
What were the Stonewall Riots?
This year was considered the turning point for the baby boomer generation.
What was 1968?
This was a nick name given to the Vietnam War, because for the first time families could watch on the television.
What was the "Living Room War"?
This group of football players were removed from the University of Wyoming's football team for showing support for the African Civil Rights movement.
Who were the Black 14?
Boycotts, Protests, and Government petitions are all things these groups used to attempt to create change.
What were the Civil Rights Movements/groups?