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The Cold War

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  1. Accusations of Communist infiltration in the US federal government
  2. Aggressive foreign policies
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The Red Scare

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  1. Accusations of Communist infiltration in the US federal government
  2. Heightened fear of Communism
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McCarthyism

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  1. Heightened fear of Communism
  2. Increased policies to prevent the spread of Communism
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Brown v. Board of Education

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  1. School had to integrate
  2. Backlash and resistance
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

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  1. Increased violence on African Americans
  2. Increased support for civil rights
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Murder of Emmett Till

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  1. Increased support for the civil rights movement
  2. Acted as a catalyst for the civil rights movement
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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  1. Integrated public transport
  2. Emergence of MLK
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Civil Rights Act (1957)

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  1. Helped African American voter turnout
  2. Backlash and resistance
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Events at Little Rock

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  1. Integration of education
  2. Backlash/resistance
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Sit-ins

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  1. Desegregation of some facilities
  2. Increased violence against civil rights activists
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Freedom Rides

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  1. Integration of interstate bus travel
  2. Backlash and resistance
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James Meredith Case

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  1. Integration of college education
  2. Federal involvement
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Birmingham Peace Marches

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  1. Increased support for civil rights
  2. Federal involvement
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March on Washington

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  1. Pressure on Congress and lead-up to Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. Continued prominence of MLK as the leader of the civil rights movement
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Mississippi Freedom Summer

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  1. Setup of the MFDP
  2. Increased violence against civil rights activists
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Selma to Montgomery March

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  1. Fragmentation of the civil rights movement
  2. Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Civil Rights Act (1964)

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  1. Ended legal segregation
  2. Increased awareness of voting malpractice
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Voting Rights Act (1965)

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  1. Exposed economic and social problems of African Americas
  2. Increase in African American voter registration
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Nation of Islam

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  1. Division in the civil rights movement
  2. Increased support for the Black Power movement
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Malcolm X

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  1. Division in the civil rights movement
  2. Inspired the Black Power movement
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Black Power Movement

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  1. Increased publicity
  2. Backlash and resistance from white supremacy groups
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Black Panther Party

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  1. Impacted quality of life
  2. Backlash and resistance from white supremacy groups
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Race Riots

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  1. Kerner Commissioner Report
  2. Damage caused
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Kerner Commissioner Report

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  1. Increased awareness of police brutality
  2. Little immediate de facto change
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The Student Movement

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  1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
  2. Tension between student and university authorities
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Students for a Democratic Society

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  1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
  2. Tension between student and university authorities
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Berkeley Free Speech Movement

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  1. Increased backlash
  2. Inspired nationwide protest movements
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Kent State Protests

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  1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
  2. Tension between student and university authorities
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The Hippie Movement

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  1. Increased awareness of environmental issues
  2. Promoted a counter-culture movement
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The Women’s Movement

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  1. Legal change for women in America
  2. Backlash and resistance
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Eleanor Roosevelt

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  1. Legal change for women in America
  2. Increased support for the women’s movement
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Betty Friedan

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  1. Set up NOW
  2. Increased support for the women’s movement
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NOW

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  1. Led to improved lives for women
  2. Increased support for the women’s movement
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Women’s Lib

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  1. Led to improved lives for women
  2. Increased support for the women’s movement
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Phyllis Schlafly

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  1. Influential in preventing the ratification of the ERA
  2. Increased support for the conservative women’s movement
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Roe v. Wade

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  1. Made abortion legal with exceptions after 6 months
  2. Backlash and resistance
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Watergate Scandal, on Nixon

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  1. Personal damage
  2. Damage to reputation
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Watergate Scandal, on US politics

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  1. Legal changes
  2. Damage to the Republican Party

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