USA Effects Flashcards
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The Cold War
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- Accusations of Communist infiltration in the US federal government
- Aggressive foreign policies
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The Red Scare
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- Accusations of Communist infiltration in the US federal government
- Heightened fear of Communism
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McCarthyism
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- Heightened fear of Communism
- Increased policies to prevent the spread of Communism
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Brown v. Board of Education
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- School had to integrate
- Backlash and resistance
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
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- Increased violence on African Americans
- Increased support for civil rights
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Murder of Emmett Till
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- Increased support for the civil rights movement
- Acted as a catalyst for the civil rights movement
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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- Integrated public transport
- Emergence of MLK
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Civil Rights Act (1957)
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- Helped African American voter turnout
- Backlash and resistance
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Events at Little Rock
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- Integration of education
- Backlash/resistance
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Sit-ins
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- Desegregation of some facilities
- Increased violence against civil rights activists
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Freedom Rides
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- Integration of interstate bus travel
- Backlash and resistance
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James Meredith Case
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- Integration of college education
- Federal involvement
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Birmingham Peace Marches
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- Increased support for civil rights
- Federal involvement
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March on Washington
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- Pressure on Congress and lead-up to Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Continued prominence of MLK as the leader of the civil rights movement
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Mississippi Freedom Summer
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- Setup of the MFDP
- Increased violence against civil rights activists
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Selma to Montgomery March
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- Fragmentation of the civil rights movement
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Civil Rights Act (1964)
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- Ended legal segregation
- Increased awareness of voting malpractice
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Voting Rights Act (1965)
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- Exposed economic and social problems of African Americas
- Increase in African American voter registration
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Nation of Islam
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- Division in the civil rights movement
- Increased support for the Black Power movement
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Malcolm X
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- Division in the civil rights movement
- Inspired the Black Power movement
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Black Power Movement
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- Increased publicity
- Backlash and resistance from white supremacy groups
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Black Panther Party
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- Impacted quality of life
- Backlash and resistance from white supremacy groups
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Race Riots
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- Kerner Commissioner Report
- Damage caused
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Kerner Commissioner Report
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- Increased awareness of police brutality
- Little immediate de facto change
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The Student Movement
1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
2. Tension between student and university authorities
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Students for a Democratic Society
1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
2. Tension between student and university authorities
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Berkeley Free Speech Movement
1. Increased backlash
2. Inspired nationwide protest movements
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Kent State Protests
1. Influenced public opinion on the Vietnam War
2. Tension between student and university authorities
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The Hippie Movement
1. Increased awareness of environmental issues
2. Promoted a counter-culture movement
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The Women's Movement
1. Legal change for women in America
2. Backlash and resistance
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Eleanor Roosevelt
1. Legal change for women in America
2. Increased support for the women's movement
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Betty Friedan
1. Set up NOW
2. Increased support for the women's movement
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NOW
1. Led to improved lives for women
2. Increased support for the women's movement
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Women's Lib
1. Led to improved lives for women
2. Increased support for the women's movement
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Phyllis Schlafly
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
1. Made abortion legal with exceptions after 6 months
2. Backlash and resistance
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Watergate Scandal, on Nixon
1. Personal damage
2. Damage to reputation
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Watergate Scandal, on US politics
1. Legal changes
2. Damage to the Republican Party
