1950s Flashcards
1
Q
One thing The new fontier wanted to achieve
A
- to stop unemployment
- more aid to poor cities
-aid to econonomically distressed areas
2
Q
What did Jonhsons & JFks great society include of ?
A
- to tackle unemployment
- tackle bad housing
- medical care
3
Q
What 2 acts were passed by Jonhson after JFKs death ?
A
Civil rights act of 1968
Voting rights act of 1965
4
Q
What did JFK increase the minuim wage by ?
A
from $1.00 to $1.25
5
Q
When did MLK do his “ i have a dream speech”
A
The march on washington in 1963
6
Q
What event did MLK help rosa parks with ?
A
The montgomery bus boycott
7
Q
Ku Klux Klan
A
A white supremasist racdical group in the south states
8
Q
Roe vs Wade
A
When the supreme court made abortion legal
9
Q
Roe vs Wade year
A
1973
10
Q
Who was Malcom X ?
A
A human rights/ civil rights activist
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