Vocabulary
What form of protest was used to desegregate restaurants and lunch counters?
Sit-in
Who became president after Kennedy's assassination?
Lyndon Johnson
Which leader focused on nonviolent protest to achieve civil rights?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Which civil rights leader argued for Black nationalism and did not support strict nonviolence?
Malcolm X
What movement from the 1960s challenged mainstream culture and had new values from the traditional American values?
counterculture
What was the name of Johnson's plan to reform healthcare, education, and poverty?
The Great Society
Which supreme court case ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What amendment would have guaranteed gender equality under the law?
Which civil rights organization focused on ending poverty, expanding education, and fighting social injustices faced by Black Americans
Black Power Movement
What is the term for the belief that men and women should have political, social, and economic equality?
feminism
What was the name of Kennedy's plan to improve the economy, end discrimination, and explore space?
The New Frontier
What event was sparked when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and was arrested?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which organization was created to address civil rights issues of Indigenous people?
American Indian Movement
What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. found with other religious leaders?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Which form of protest occurred when people traveled through the south on busses to challenge segregation?
Freedom Rides
What satellite launched by the Soviets caused the United States to focus on developing a space program?
Sputnik
Susan is not allowed to attend the school in her neighborhood because she is Black. Which type of segregation is this?
De jure
Who wrote the Feminine Mystique that argued women should be given the same opportunities as men?
Betty Friedan
Which supreme court case outlawed bans on interracial marriage in the US?
Loving v. Virginia
What law outlawed discrimination in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What law banned literacy tests when voting?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which city did MLK focus his desegregation efforts on in 1963 because it was the most segregated city in the south?
Which supreme court case required all suspects to have their rights read to them before being questioned by police?
Miranda v. Arizona
What is the term for granting special consideration to women and minorities to make up for past discrimination?
Affirmative Action