American Culture and Identity
This was the ideology widely feared in the Post-WWII era.
What is Communism?
This group is known as the rival to the United States in the era known as the Cold War.
What is the Soviet Union?
This figure is well known for popularizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott, even though she was not the first woman to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat.
Who is Rosa Parks?
As a reaction to communism, this politician became known for accusing many Americans of being suspected Soviet Spies.
Who is (Joseph) McCarthy?
This invention became much more widely available in this period, and allowed people to feel more connected to politics and the news.
What is the Television?
This term refers to the shift outside of cities that occurred in the Post-WWII era.
What is Suburbanization?
This is the name given to Lyndon B. Johnson’s social policies that would change healthcare and poverty.
What is the Great Society?
This leader, known for the Black Power movement, led his people to push for Black Nationalism over desegregation.
Who is Malcolm X?
This was the high-stress event when the United States came closest to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This is the era after WWII where there was a major boost in the US population.
What is the Baby Boom?
This is the name given to the group of young people who consider themselves to be liberal, but reject many policies put forth by left leaning politicians
What is the New Left?
This is the name of the court case that, legally, ended segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This collection of letters is widely referenced as the basis for the non-violent civil rights movement for Black Americans.
What is Letters from a Birmingham Jail?
This is the name given to the group the United States opposed in the Vietnam War.
What is the Viet Cong?
In 1979, this was the location of the worst nuclear accident in US history.
What is Three Mile Island?
This religious group/ ideology grew rapidly at the end of this time period, as a response to what they considered as overly progressive policy change.
What is Evangelical (Christianity)?
At this major event, thousands gathered to protest both the war and the policies enacted with it.
What is the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
This is the uprising that led to a wider push for LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance.
What is the Stonewall Uprising (riot)?
This process occurred across the world in the Postwar era, when many formerly colonized nations fought for and/or gained independence.
What is decolonization?
This president is known for his push for additional highways and interstates across the United States.
Who is (Dwight D.) Eisenhower?
This researcher is known for his publications on Human Sexuality, prompting many to change perspectives in the years leading into the Sexual Revolution.
Who is Alfred Kinsey?
This is the new concept where the Defense Department and capitalistic defense industries are strongly intertwined.
What is the Military-Industrial complex?
This is the book that inspired many women to push for further rights, describing what they called “the problem with no name”.
What is The Feminine Mystique?
This controversy was the first major one of the Reagan administration.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
This region of the United States saw a large influx in population during this time period, becoming a significant economic force.
What is the sunbelt?