overturned Plessy v. Ferguson in 1954, decided by Supreme Court that racial segregation in public education and “separate but equal” was unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
senator of Wisconsin that became famous in 1950 for being the chief national pursuer of subversives and became face of anticommunist crusade
What is Joseph McCarthy
100
process by which people, investment goods, information, and culture flowed across national borders
What is Globalization
100
terrorist attack by Al Queda which resulted in the destruction of the Twin Towers, part of the Pentagon, and an entire plane of people that managed to crash before getting to their destination, the Pentagon
What is September 11, 2001
100
scandal of 1972-1974 involving President Richard Nixon in which Nixon’s administration broke into the Democratic Party headquarters
What is Watergate
200
bill introduced in 2001, gave new powers to law-enforcement agencies agencies in order to prevent domestic terrorism (wiretapping, reading private messages, and spying on citizens)
What is USA Patriot Act
200
first Latino and third woman ever on Supreme Court
What is Sonia Sotomayor
200
civil rights group that boycotted and did nonviolent protests in order for racial job discrimination to be stopped
What is ACTION
200
time period between 1945-1989 in which there was tension between the Soviet Union and U.S.
What is Cold War
200
Supreme Court decision of 1973 that legalized first-term abortions in all states
What is Roe v. Wade
300
approved in 1993, agreement between Canada, Mexico, and U.S. that goods could be traded between them without tariffs, one effect was that Americans would lose their jobs to cheap Mexican labor
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
300
son of migrant farm workers and follower of MLK who became the leader of the nonviolent protests to pressure growers to sign labor contracts with the United Farm Workers union (UFW)
What is Cesar Chavez
300
founded in 1968 and involved protests demanding greater tribal self-government and restoration of economic resources guaranteed in treaties
What is American Indian Movement
300
came as a result of North Korea invading South Korea in 1950 and didn’t end for U.S. involvement until 1953
What is Korean War
300
passed by President Barack Obama and required all Americans to buy healthcare
What is Affordable Care Act
400
alliance founded in 1949 by ten western European nations, the U.S., and Canada to deter Soviet expansion in Europe
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
400
believed to be chief organizer of 9/11 and leader of Al Queda
What is Osama Bin Laden
400
American political party centered on Chicano empowerment, starting in the early 1970's
What is La Raza Unida (National United Peoples Party)
400
U.S.’s effort to make peaceful negotiations with the People's’ Republic of China by sending delegates with ping pong players
What is Ping Pong Diplomacy
400
also referred to as “trickle down” economics, promoted by President Ronald Reagan and involved cutting the taxes of the richest Americans in hopes that their corporations would then give the surplus money to their workers
What is Supply-Side Economics
500
banned discrimination in defense jobs and created the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)
What is Executive Order 8802
500
wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1963, wrote about pay discrimination against women workers and racism in the workplace
What is Betty Friedan
500
created by President Johnson that provided health services to the poor/elderly and federally funded education and urban development
What is Great Society
500
also known as the Ramadan War, fought by Syria and Egypt against Israel in 1973
What is Yom Kippur War
500
last Soviet leader that was responsible for tearing down the Berlin Wall