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Supreme Court Cases
Leaders
Cold War
economy
comformity
100
this case ruled stating that official resistance and community violence could not justify delays in implementing desegregation efforts
What is Cooper v. Aaron 1958
100
Gave the " I have a dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther king Jr.
100
this stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is NATO
100
this jumped from 4 million to 43 people
What is income tax 1945
100
years referred to as the years of comformity
What are 1943-1954
200
This act finally promised what the 15th ammendment did.
What is Voting Rights Act
200
this person refused to give up her seat on the bus and was arrested for it.
Who is Rosa Parks
200
Russia had missles in this nearby country
What is Cuba
200
85 million americans bought these, and they stopped selling in 1946
What are war bonds
200
a new development in architecture is still standing today... you live in one.
What are houses
300
This case ended segregation in schools.
What is Brown vs. Board of education
300
He was arrested for being in the wrong part of a train. (hint- he took this to the supreme court.)
Who is Homer Plessey
300
In 1963, this treaty was ratified
What is the nuclear test ban treaty
300
businesses were required to accept these, and it allowed them to grow as well.
What are labor unions
300
people that rebelled to go back to the "usual"
What is the beat generation
400
In 1963, a case was held saying that a person has to be given a lawyer if the result could be the death penalty.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
400
he preached in th 1960's to "fight for their rights"
What is Malcolm X
400
the soviets exploded this in 1949
What is Atomic Bomb
400
when the people returned from WWII they had babies, boosting the economy.
What is the baby boom.
400
a novel written by Jack Kerouac without proper puncuation, just to show his free side.
What is On the Road
500
Any business that was participating in interstate commerce would be required to follow all rules of the federal civil rights legislation. In this case, a motel that wanted to continue segregation was denied because they did business with people from other states.
What is Heart of Atlanta v. United States
500
he worked with MLK to have equal jobs for black people. he later ran for president of th US.
What is Jesse Jackson
500
the counterweight to NATO
What is warsaw act
500
this climaxed in August 1945, when the United States dropped two atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, japan
What is the Manhattan Project
500
the famous "hip-swinging" created rock and roll..
Who is Elvis Presley