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Five Star general in the US Army served as a supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of France and Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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first supereme commander of the NATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Crusade against "communism Korea and coruption"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ended the New Deal Coalition
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Began NASA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Signed the Federal-Aid highway Act of 1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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22nd Amendment
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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In Western Europe to relieve the pressure of the Soviet Union
Second Front
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Most imporant naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of WWII
Battle of Midway
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The US Navy defeated an imperial Japanese Navy attack inflecting irreparable damage on Japenese fleet
Batle of Midway
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The soviet Union, UK, and US with Stalin, Churchill, Truman
Potsdam Conference
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Goal:
1. how to adminuster punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany
2. The establishment of post-war order peace treaties issues and countering the effects of war
Potsdam Conference
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First general secretary of the communist party of the soviet unions central commitee
Joseph Stalin
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Idea: socialism in 1 country became the primary line of the soviet politics
Joseph Stalin
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He replaced the New Eeconomic polical with a highly centralized command economy and 5-yeaer plans launching a period of rapid industralization and economic colletivization in the country side
Joseph Stalin
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The 1st day of the invasion of Normandy
D-Day
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the largest invasion in World History
D-Day
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Capital city of German
Dresden
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Allied bombing campaign in WWII that devasted the city
Dresden
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Bombed by British AF and USAAF
Dresden
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Firestorm destroyed 15 square miles of the city centre
Dresden
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Also call the Crimea Conference and codenamed: The Argonaut Conference
Yalta Conference
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The wartime meeting of the head of the government of the US UK SU
Yalta Conference
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Purpose was to discuss Europes post-war reorganization; discuss the re-establishmentof the nations of war torn Europe
Yalta Conference
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Battle between the empire of japan and US; were the famous "raising the flag" picture took place
Iwo Jima
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American general and field Marshall of the Phillipine Army
Douglas MacArthur
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1 of 5 men to ever rise the rank of general of the Army in the US Army
Douglas MacArthur
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Became an effective ruler of Japan and oversaw the sweeping economic, polical and social changes
Douglas MacArthur
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Forcible transfer of 75000 American and Filipino prisoners of War; chararterized by a wide-range of physical abuse and murders resulted in very high fatalities inflicted upon prisoners and civilians alike by the armed forces of the Empire of Japan
Bataan Death March
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the genocide of 6 million jews along with races, religions, and etc.
Holocaust
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A programme of systematic state sponsered extermantion by Nazi Germany throughout Nazi occupied territory
Holocaust
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1st city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the US Army AF dropped an atomic bomb towards the End of WWII
Hiroshima
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International organization who stated aims are facitating copperation in international laws and socail progress, international sercuity economic development human rights and acheivekment of World Peace
The United Nations
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replaced the league of nations
The United Nations
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to stop wars between countries and to provide a platform of dialouge
The United Nations
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A US policy using military economic and diplomatic stratergies to staall the spread of communism, enhance America's secuity and influence abroud and prevent a "domino effect"
Containment
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a policy set forth by US President stating that the US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into Soviet Sphere.
Truman Doctrine
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1st major international crisis of the Cold War
Berlin Airlift
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This policy ended a communist threat and both countries joined NATO
Truman Doctrine
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The basis of the Cold War policy
Truman Doctrine
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The Soviet Union blocked the western allies railawy and road access to the sectors of berlin under allied control trying to take control over the entire city as a response to the ___________ was organized
Berlin Airlift
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This brought more supplies then the railroad and raods and humilated the soviets the blockage was lifted causing two seperated German states
Berlin Airlift
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to symbolize the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into 2 seperate areas from the end of WWII and the and of the Cold War
Iron Curtain
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This caused the states developed there own international economy and millitary allaniance
Iron Curtain
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Soviet Union vs European community "Berlin Wall"
Iron Curtain
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Military conflict between S. Korea supported by the UN and N. Korea supported by the people's republic of China (with military aid from SU)
Korean War
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also called European Recovery Plan; large scale economic program of the US for rebuilding and creating a stronger economic foundation for the countries of Europe
Marshall Plan
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This plan was for post recovery:
it looked to the future; did not focus on the destruction caused by the wars and effeortes where to modernize European intdustrail business and practices using high effeciency American models reduce artifical trade barriers and instill of sense of hope and self-relience
Marshall Plan
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Accused of being a Soviet spy and convicted of prejury connction with the Charge
Alger Hiss
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Practice of making accusations of disloyalty subversion or treason w/o proper required for evidence
McCarthyism
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charatized by heighten fear communist influency
McCarthyism
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Name of a group of robotic spacecraft missions launched by the Soviet Union
Sputnik
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1st man-made oject to orbit the eath
Sputnik
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also known as serviceman's readajustment act
GI Bill
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A omnibus bill that provide college or vocational education for returning WWII Veterns
GI Bills
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one year of unemployment compensation
GI Bill
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Provided many types of loans for returing veterns to buy homes and start business
GI Bills
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Act of matcing attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to what individuals percieve is normal of their society or social group
Conforming
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offical motto of the US dirived from the Bible from Psalms
"in God we trust"
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wrote "The Power of Positive Thinking"
Norman Vincent Peale
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He is a progentior of the theory of "positive thinking"
Norman V. Peale
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The silent generation as the people born from
1925-1945 ; during the Great Depression and WWII
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Explained how the sin of pride created evil in the world
Neo-orthodox
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This man studying Neo-orthodox theology
Reinhold Niebuhr
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This man attacked utopianism as useless dealing with reality
Reinhold Niebuhr
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Wrote "The Children Light and the Children of Darkness"
Reinhold Niebuhr
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Most influencal leader of the 1940-50's in American public affairs
Reinhold Neibuhr
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a literarry iconoclast, poiiner of the Beat Generation, he had a spontanous method of the writing covering topics
Jack Kerouac
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This man was a progeniater of the hippie movement
Jack Kerouac
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wrote the "The Lonely Crowd"
David Reisman
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This is also known as the Cult of True Womanhood
Cult of domesticity
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a prevailing view upper and middle class women during the 19th century in Great Britian and US
Cult of Domesticity
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emoby perfect vitue in all senses
Cult of Domesticity
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the women who adiad by and promoted these standards were generally literate and lived in the Northeast
Cult of Domesticity
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What are the 4 cardinal virtue of the Cult of Domesticity
Peity, purity, submission, domesticity
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The head mistress of the Cult of Domesticity
Catharine Beecher
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Book by the Cult of Domesticity
"Godey's Lads Book"
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evangelial christain evangelist
Rev. Billy Graham
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theology crisis and dialectial theology
Neo-Orthodoxy
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an approach to theology in Protestantism that was developed in the aftermath of the 1st WW
Neo-Orthodoxy
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This is charaterized as a reaction against doctrines of 19th century liberal theology and reevaluation of the teaching of the Reformation
Neo-Orthodoxy
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A group of American Post WWII
The Beats
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expirements with drugs and alternative froms of sexuality an interest in Eastern religion a rejection to materialism and the idealizing of exuberant,means of expression and being
The Beats
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Books from the Beats
"Howl" "Naked Lunch" "On the Road"
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They call him "moondog"
Alan Freed
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An Amerian disc-jockey
Alan Freed
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promoting African American rhythm and blues music on the US and Europe under the home of "rock-n-roll"
Alan Freed
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This man was destroyed by the Payola scandal
Alan Freed
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poet opposed militarism, materirism and sexual repression
Allen Ginsberg
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Leading figure of the beat generation
Allen Ginberg
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practiced Buddism
Allen Ginsberg
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this case proved lack of equality, in favor of black applicant, the "seperate but equal" doctine of racial segregation
Sweatt v. Painter
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involved a black man who refused admission to the school of Law of UT the president prohibited integrated education
Sweatt v. Painter
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Instead of granting the plaintiff a write of mandamus the case continued the case for 6 months which allowed state time to create a law school only for blacks which it established HOuston Texas rather than in Austin
Sweat v Painter
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Mr. Conservative
Barry Goldwater
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This man had an impact on the libertarian movement
Barry Goldwater
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rejected the legacy of the New Deal and fought through the conservative coalition to defeat the New Deal Coalilation
Barry Goldwater
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mobilized a large conservative constituency to win the GOP primiaries
Barry Goldwater
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Barry Goldwater greatest accomplishment
Goldwater - Nicholas Act
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Warren Court was led by
Earl Warren
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This Court was led a liberal majority that used judicial poer in dramatic fashion, to the consternation of conservative oppenents.
Warren Court
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This Court expanded civil rights, civil liberties, judicial power, and thhe federal power in dramatic ways
Warrren Court
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This brought an end to racial segregation in the US, incoropating the Bill of Rights and ending officially-sanctioned voluntary prayer in public schools.
Warren Court
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This as recognized as a high point in judicial power that has receded ever since but with a substantial continuing impac
Warren Court
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Best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of the civil rights in the US and around the world
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Used nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Ganhi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern american liberalism
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the S. Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 (1st president)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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An american civil rights organization that had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( SCLC)
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a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the US on the initiavtive President.
Great Society
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Social Reforms were the elimination of poverty and
racial injustice
Great Society
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New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation were launched during this period
Great Society
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This resembled the New Deal
Great Society
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The Negro is your Brother
Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Written by MLK Jr. from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Response to a statement made by 8 white Alabama clergy man "A Call For Unity"
Letter from Birmingham Jail
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Letter from Birmingham Jail
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a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students
Brown vs. the Board of Education
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regard to voting rights and by extension racial desegregation.
Smith vs. Allwright
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This overturnied the Democratic Party's use of all-white primaries in Tx and other stated here the party used the rule
Smith vs. Allwright
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segreated and sent its black children to separate, run down facilities
Mansfield Incident
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The school district was forced to desegregate but the mayor and polic chief of the city did not approve of this measure, when school started they joined over 300 whites in front of the school.
Mansfield Incident
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There goal was to prevent the enrollment of three black students, as result the town turned turmoil as 3 balcks were hanged in effigy as part of demonstration
Mansfield Incident
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Texas governer supported the protests and even dispatched texas ragners to prevent integration
Mansfield Incident
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Murdered in Mississipi at aged 14 after flirting with a white women
Emmit Till
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Noted as one of the leading events that motivated in the African- American Civil Rights Movements
Emmit Till
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one of the principal organization of the American Civil Rights Movement, it emered from a series of student meetings at Shaw University.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee
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This group focused on "black power" and protesting against the Vietnam War
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee
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A group of Black students wo enrolled in Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Incident
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the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school and then they attended the intervention of the president, this is considered to be one of the most important evens in the AA Civil Rights Movement.
Little Rock Incident
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On the first day of school troops from the National Guard would not let them enter the school and they were followed by mobs making threats to lynch
Little Rock Nine
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"the first lady of civil rights"
Rosa Parks
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"the mother of the freedom movement"
Rosa Parks
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An international icon of resistance to racial segregation , she organzited and collaborated with the civil rights leaders
Rosa Parks
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Secretary of NAACP
Rosa Parks
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as styled in a sound recording released after the
event)[1][2] was a large political rally in support of civil
and economic rights forAfrican Americans that took place inWashington, D.C. on Wednesday
-
Martin Luther
King, Jr. delivered his
historic "I Have a
Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorialduring the
march
March on Washington
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was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and
religious organizations,[4] under the theme
"jobs, and freedom
March on Washington
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is widely credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights
Act
March on Washington
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- a political and
social protest campaign that started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama,
USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system
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resulted in a crippling financial deficit for the
Montgomery public transit system, because the city's black population who were
the drivers of the boycott were also the bulk of the system's paying customers
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He is one of four people who served in all four elected federal offices
of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President
-
succeeded to the presidency
following theassassination of John F. Kennedy,
completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right, winning by
a large margin in the 1964 Presidential election.
-
- was greatly supported by the Democratic Party and, as President, was responsible for
designing the "Great Society"
legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, Public
Broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental
protection, aid to education, and his "War on Poverty."
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He was renowned for his domineering personality and the "Johnson
treatment," his coercion of powerful politicians in order to advance
legislation.
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Simultaneously, he greatly escalated direct American involvement in the Vietnam War
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is a U.S. civil rights organization that originally played a
pivotal role forAfrican-Americans in the Civil Rights
Movement.
CORE
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Membership is still stated to be
open to "anyone who believes that 'all people are created equal' and is
willing to work towards the ultimate goal of true equality throughout the
world."
CORE
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He was the initiator and organizer of the 1961 Freedom Ride,
which eventually led to the desegregation of inter-state transportation in the United States.
-
co-founded the Committee of Racial Equality, which
later became the Congress of
Racial Equality (CORE)
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he unofficial name for legislation first introduced byUnited States President Lyndon B. Johnson
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This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response
to a national poverty rate of around
nineteen percent
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speech led the United States
Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which
established the Office of
Economic Opportunity (OEO) to administer the local application of federal funds targeted
against poverty.
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As a part of the Great Society, Johnson's
belief in expanding the government's role in social welfare programs from
education to health care was a continuation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal
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Democrat Commissioner of Public Safety for the city ofBirmingham, Alabama, during theAmerican
Civil Rights Movement.
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His office gave him responsibility for administrative oversight of the
Birmingham Fire Department and the Birmingham Police Department,
which had their own chiefs.
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became an international symbol of bigotry.
-
infamously directed the use of fire hoses,
and police attack dogs against peaceful
demonstrators, including children
-
His aggressive tactics backfired when the spectacle of
the brutality being broadcast on nationaltelevision served as one of the
catalysts for major social and legal change in thesouthern
United States and helped in large
measure to assure the passage by the United States
Congress of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
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Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs
Invasion, the Cuban Missile
Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African
American Civil Rights Movementand early stages of the Vietnam War.
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was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime but was shot
and killed two days later byJack Ruby before any trial
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he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active
citizens, famously saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask
what you can do for your country."
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- An icon of modern American liberalism
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It would stand as the most severe riot in Los
Angeles history
-
34 people had been killed, 1,032 injured, and 3,438 arrested
Watts Riot
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political sloganespoused by black racialists and a name for various associated
ideologies
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It is used in the
movement among people of Black African descent throughout the world, though
primarily by African Americans in the United States
Black Power
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The movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s,
emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural
institutions to nurture and promote black collective interests[3] and advance black values[4],
as opposed to multiculturalism
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expresses a range of political goals, from defense against racial
oppression, to the establishment of separate social institutions and a
self-sufficient economy (separatism)
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but it helped usher in black radical thoughts, and
action against what was considered to be an elusive, yet visible higher power
-
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He rose to prominence first as a leader of theStudent
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced "snick")
and later as the "HonoraryPrime
Minister" of the Black Panther Party
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Initially anintegrationist, Carmichael later became
affiliated with black
nationalist and Pan-Africanistmovements
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He popularized the term "Black Power"
-
- was anAfrican-American Muslim minister,public
speaker, and human rightsactivist
Malcom X:
-
To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African
Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its
crimes against black Americans
Malcom X:
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His detractors accused him of preaching racism,black supremacy, antisemitism, and
violence.
-
Malcom X:
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While in prison became a member of the Nation of Islam, and after his parole
in 1952 he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen
Malcom X:
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Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, he was assassinated
by three members of the group while giving a speech in New York.
Malcom X:
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As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and deified the leaders of the
organization. He also advocated the separation of
black and white Americans, which put him at odds with the civil rights
movement, which was working towards integration
Malcom X:
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was an African-Americanrevolutionary
leftist organization.
Black Panthers
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achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in
the Black Powermovement
and in U.S. politics of the 1960s and 70
Black Panthers
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The anti-racism of that time is today considered one of
the most significant social, political and cultural currents in U.S. history. The group's
"provocative rhetoric,militant posture, and cultural and political
flourishes permanently altered the contours of American Identity”
Black Panthers
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Founded in Oakland, California,
byBobby Seale and Huey P. Newton
Black Panthers
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the organization
initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African American neighborhoods from police brutality
Black Panthers
-
he organization's leaders espousedsocialist and communist (largely Maoist)
doctrines, however the Party's earlyblack
nationalist reputation attracted a racially diverse membership
Black Panthers
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“What We Want, What We Believe”
Black Panthers
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reference toactivists, educators, agitatorsand others in the 1960s and 1970s who sought to
implement a broad range of reforms, in contrast to earlier leftist or Marxist
movements that had taken a more vanguardistapproach to social justice and focused mostly on labor unionization and questions ofsocial class
New Left
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was associated with the Hippie movement and college campus protest movements
New Left
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known for his involvement in the animal rights,
and the anti-war and civil rightsmovements of the 1960s
Tom Hayden
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was a student
protest which took place
during the 1964–1965 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley
Free Speech Movement
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protests unprecedented at the time, students insisted that the
university administration lift the ban of on-campus political activities and
acknowledge the students' right to free speech andacademic freedom
Free Speech Movement
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is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural
group, or subculture,
that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day,[1] the cultural equivalent of political opposition
counterculture
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can also be described as deviating away from the norm
of society, or what is perceived to be normal
counterculture
-
This deviation takes a group or behavior to be segregated from the norms.
counterculture
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