The Cold War
A Law that helped servicemen returning from WWII buy homes, go to college, and receive other assistance.
What was the GI Bill.
A law that allowed the segregation of races or the discrimination of African Americans.
What is "Jim Crow"
This is the name given to the uncontrolled expansion of cities and suburbs.
What is "Urban Sprawl"
This is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.
What is ecology?
The first black attorney in Spokane, who fought against segregation during the 1960's Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Carl Maxey?
This Washington industry helped the United State win the space race.
What is the aerospace industry?
A form of protest that targets a specific business or industry.
What is a boycott?
Hydroelectricity is a cheap abundant power source, however it has a negative impact on this Pacific Northwest species.
What are salmon?
The legalized separation of the population based on race.
What is segregation?
America's longest war, fought from 1956-1975.
What was the Vietnam War?
The nation that opposed the United States in the Cold War.
What was the Soviet Union.
The founder of the United Farm Workers union.
Who was Cesar Chavez.
This device allows fish to go around dams.
What is a fish ladder?
A non-violent form of protest in which citizens break laws to bring about a change in government policies or practices.
What is civil disobedience?
Environmentalists who tried to protect the forests of the Pacific Northwest by "spiking" trees and protesting against loggers and logging companies.
Who are tree huggers?
The fear of communists infiltrating government, education, and labor unions.
What was the "Red Scare"
The 1974 decision made by Judge Boldt restored these rights to Native Americans in Washington.
What is fishing rights?
This Washington City is one of the most contaminated places on Earth and has been the site of a decades long clean up effort.
What is Hanford?
An organized movement aimed at gaining equal rights for women.
What is feminism?
The site of the 1974 World's Fair.
Where is Spokane?
The city in Washington where the material to create nuclear weapons was manufactured.
Where is Hanford.
This group fought for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
Who are women?
Weyerhauser, Potlatch, Boise Cascade, and Plum Creek Harvest this Pacific Northwest natural resource.
What is timber?
A state of political hostilities between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
What is a cold war?
The Law that was passed in 1964 that prohibited any kind of discrimination in public places, and in the sale or rental of property.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
The Red Scare, The Cold War, post war job losses, The Civil Rights Movement, and environmental concerns answer this question.
What significant political, economic, and social challenges affected Washington State in the post World War II era?