Government
The Voting Rights Act banned these kinds of tests that historically prevented Black people from voting.
Literacy tests
Young American men were required to register for this system, which randomly selected individuals for military service during the Vietnam War.
What is the draft?
This 1960s movement rejected mainstream fashion, often favoring tie-dye, bell-bottoms, and long hair.
What is the hippie movement?
This was the name of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
What is "I Have a Dream"?
After World War 2, many people bought homes in these locations outside of cities, helping to shape a uniform, middle-class lifestyle.
What are suburbs?
The 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established this three-word doctrine.
What is “Separate but Equal”?
This chemical, used to destroy jungle vegetation, caused long-term health problems for soldiers and civilians.
What is Agent Orange?
This famous 1969 festival in New York epitomized countercultural values of peace, love, and music.
What is Woodstock?
This 1955–1956 protest was sparked by multiple people including Rosa Parks, Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin, and Martin Luther King in Alabama.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Americans were encouraged to build these in their backyards as protection against nuclear attacks.
What are bomb shelters?
This 1954 Supreme Court case desegregated public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
A person called up for military service could receive one of these for medical issues or education to delay or avoid service.
What is a deferment?
This three-word phrase became popular during the counterculture movement to convince people to create less waste.
What is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”
These peaceful protests, often held at segregated lunch counters, involved demonstrators remaining seated until they were served or arrested.
What are sit-ins?
This is a term for the postwar American culture where individuals adopted similar behaviors, beliefs, and lifestyles to match social norms and prove they weren't communists.
What is conformity?
This amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing equal protection under the law, was a basis for both The Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The Vietnam War was given this nickname because it was the first war Americans could see on television.
What is "The Living Room War"?
The counterculture was young Americans in the 1960s rejecting this characteristic of the 1950s culture that required everyone to think and behave the same way.
What is conformity?
This tactic of peaceful protest involves refusing to obey unjust laws, even if that means going to jail for your beliefs.
What is civil disobedience?
Children in schools watched videos urging them to do what three-word phrase to avoid injuries during nuclear attacks?
What is "Duck and Cover"?
Founded in 1970, this U.S. federal agency was created partly due to the influence of environmental activism in the counterculture.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
This was the nickname for helicopters used in Vietnam.
What are "Hueys"?
Many young people in the 1960s practiced this Eastern Religion focused on achieving enlightenment to end suffering.
What is Buddhism?
Many young activists participated in these 1961 bus trips to challenge segregation in interstate travel.
What are the Freedom Rides?
This U.S. senator became the face of the anti-communist crusade, stoking fear and conformity in schools and workplaces.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?