Chapter 28 - Foreign Policies in the Fifties (1944-1960)

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In 1957, the ________ passed a Civil Rights Act intended to stop discrimination against black voters in the South, but it was rarely enforced.

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President Eisenhower

________ promoted moderate Republicanism, or "dynamic conservatism ..

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GI Bill of Rights

The ________ boosted home buying and helped many veterans attend college and enter the middle class.

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Martin Luther King

________ organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) after white violence against activists in Little Rock.

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Consumer demand

________ for homes, cars, and household goods fueled the economy Critics of Mainstream Culture.

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NAACP

During the early 1950s, the ________ mounted legal challenges in federal courts to states requiring racially segregated public schools.

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dynamic conservatism

President Eisenhower promoted moderate Republicanism, or “________.”

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GI Bill of Rights

The ________ boosted home buying and helped many veterans attend college and enter the middle class.

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rock ’n’ roll

Adolescents rebelled through acts of juvenile delinquency and a new form of sexually provocative music called ________.

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

In ________, the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the separate-but-equal doctrine.

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Martin Luther King

________ organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) after white violence against activists in Little Rock.

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