US History Exam Review: Civil Rights and Cold War Era

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the key events, concepts, and legal cases discussed in the lecture notes related to US history, particularly focused on civil rights and the Cold War era.

Griswold v Connecticut

A 1965 Supreme Court case that recognized a constitutional right to privacy in relation to contraception.

Iron Curtain

The term used to describe the division between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War.

Massive Resistance

The strategy adopted by many southern communities to resist court-ordered desegregation following Brown v Board of Education.

Truman Doctrine

A foreign policy initiated by President Truman to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.

Voting Rights Act 1965

Legislation that aimed to eliminate various forms of discrimination that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

Berlin Airlift

The response by the US and its allies to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948-1949.

Watergate Scandal

A political scandal involving President Nixon's administration that led to his resignation.

Title IX

A federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs, significantly transforming opportunities for women in college sports.

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

A law enacted in 1974 that prevented gender discrimination in credit applications.

Great Society

A set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson aiming to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.

Southern Strategy

A political strategy used by Nixon to gain support from Southern states by appealing to racial tensions.

Joseph McCarthy

A US senator known for anti-communist pursuits, particularly during the Red Scare.

Emmett Till

A young African American whose lynching in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement.

Brown v Board of Education

The 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared 'separate educational facilities are inherently unequal'.

Cuban Missile Crisis

A 1962 confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union over missiles deployed in Cuba.

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed to counter Soviet power.

Silent Spring

A groundbreaking book by Rachel Carson that highlighted environmental issues related to pesticide use.

Moral Majority

A political organization of religious conservatives in the United States, founded by Jerry Falwell, which advocated for traditional values.

Stokley Carmichael

A civil rights activist known for his role in the Black Power movement.

Vietnam War

A conflict in Vietnam during which the US involved itself under the 'domino theory' that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism, others would follow.

Little Rock School Integration Crisis

The 1957 confrontation over the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, involving federal troops.