Post-World War II America
The period of time after WWII where there was a significant increase in birth rates.
What is the Baby Boom?
The competition between the US and USSR to build more nuclear weapons.
What is the Arms Race?
A major turning point (court case) in the effort to end school segregation in South Carolina started by the parents in Clarendon county.
What is the case of Briggs v Elliott?
This movement focused on gaining better pay and improved conditions for agricultural workers.
What is the Chicano Movement?
A period of intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War?
The bill that was passed after the war that helped provide veterans with affordable loans for homes and education.
What is the GI Bill?
A competition for space exploration.
What is the Space Race?
A landmark Supreme Court Case that led to court-ordered desegregation in schools in the US.
What is Brown v. Board of Education in 1954?
This movement pushed for equal opportunities for women in the work force and in school.
The political and economic systems of the United States.
The act that created a national system of highways.
What is the Korean War?
A key piece of legislation that helped eliminate voting barriers for people, especially African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This movement fought for the protection of sacred sites and the recognition of treaty rights.
What is the American Indian Movement?
The political and economic of the Soviet Union.
What is Communism?
The event that happened where many white families moved from cities to new suburban developments.
What is the "White Flight"?
The closest the world came to nuclear war after missiles were placed near Florida.
The name of the activism that directly led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the South.
What is the "Jail, No Bail" Sit-Ins?
This law allowed girls and women to participate in school athletics.
What is Title IX?
Citizens vote in multi-party elections, and there is an abundance of varied consumer goods. Families often choose what to produce and how to price their goods.
What are Capitalism and Democracy?
This describes a neighborhood that often featured women working in the home, families with baby strollers, and no visible signs of war.
What is a suburban neighborhood?
A long conflict in Southeast Asia tied to containment and it ended in 1975 with a victory for the North.
The movement that sought to end segregation and ensure equal rights for all Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This movement's success encouraged others to use similar tactics to advance their rights.
What is the success of the Civil Rights Movement?
A single party controls the economy and politics. The government provides a limited selection of goods through state-run stores and work is often directed by government plans and supervisor.
What is Communism?