important people Flashcards
1
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McCarthy
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- senator from wisconsin
- campaigned against alleged communists
- witch hunt
- wheeling speech
2
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rosenbergs
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- accused of spying for the US and passing secrets about the atomic bomb
- trial on 6th March 1951
- executed for spying
3
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Alger Hiss
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- high ranking state department official
- accused of being a communist
- spied for the USSR
- Convicted in1950
4
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klaus fuchs
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- passed vital data to the USSR
- convicted in 1950
5
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ed murrow
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- he hosted a see it now show
- distinguished journalist
- one of McCarthy most prominent critics
6
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Linda Brown
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- girl that NAACP used for the Brown Vs. Board of education of topeka
- she had a long, dangerous journey
7
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Emmett till
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- 14 year old
- wolf-whistled a girl called Carolyn Bryant
- 50,000 people viewed his body
8
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orval faubus
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- prevented admission of kids at Little rock high
- shut down their school for 1 year
9
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Bull connor
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racist white sherrif
- allowed people to attack during freedom rides
- arrested over 1000 people in Birmingham
10
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LBJ
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- passed the civil rights act
11
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Martin Luther king
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- responsible for the non violent tactics
- led montgomery bus boycott
- i have a dream speech
- huge poltiical influence
- won a nobel peace prize
12
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core
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congress for racial equality
13
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malcom X
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activist who believed in black nationalism and separatism
- member of nation of islam
- used violence if necassary
- created arican american afro community
14
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stokeley carmichael
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- gained prominence as a leader for SNCC
- organized protest and voter registration
- advocated for more radical approach to civil rights annd black empowerment.
15
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students for a democratic society (SDS)
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- established in 1960
- campaigned for students to have a greater role in universities
- organised free speech movement and teach ins
- membership grew to 100,000
