APUSH TCA 3

2nd Great Migration

large-scale movement of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities in the North and West between 1940-1970

Baby Boom

dramatic increase in birth rates following World War II, creating a large generation born between 1946-1964

Suburban Movement

migration of middle-class Americans from cities to newly developed suburban areas in the post-WWII era

Levittowns

mass-produced suburban communities built by William Levitt, featuring affordable single-family homes and standardized design

Jack Kerouac- On The Road

influential 1957 novel depicting the cross-country travels of young Americans rejecting conventional society

Great Society

President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious domestic program aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice during the 1960s

Immigration Act of 1965

federal legislation that abolished national origin quotas and dramatically increased immigration, especially from Asia and Latin America

Woodstock 1969

iconic music festival in New York attracting over 400,000 people and symbolizing the counterculture movement

Counterculture

youth-driven movement of the 1960s rejecting mainstream values and promoting alternative lifestyles, music, and social change

Rachel Carson- Silent Spring

1962 influential book exposing the dangers of pesticides and launching the modern environmental movement

Watergate Scandal

political scandal during President Richard Nixon's administration involving illegal break-in and cover-up that led to his resignation in 1974

Assassinations of the 1960s

murders of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy that shocked the nation

Reagan in the Cold War

Ronald Reagan's hardline anti-communist foreign policy as president emphasizing military buildup and direct confrontation with the Soviet Union

Containment

Cold War strategy aimed at preventing the spread of communism through military alliances, economic aid, and intervention

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed in 1949 of Western nations to collectively defend against Soviet aggression

McCarthyism

widespread anti-communist hysteria in the 1950s led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, resulting in accusations and blacklisting

Black Power Movement

movement emphasizing African American self-determination, pride, and political/economic power, emerging in the mid-1960s

Brown v Board of Ed

1954 Supreme Court decision declaring racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional

Southern Response to Brown v Board of Ed

massive resistance by Southern states through school closures, legal challenges, and the formation of White Citizens' Councils

American Indian Movement

activist organization founded in 1968 advocating for Native American rights, sovereignty, and cultural preservation

Division in the Civil Rights Movement

ideological splits between groups like NAACP, SCLC, and more militant organizations over tactics and goals

Little Rock Crisis

1957 confrontation in Arkansas when nine Black students integrated Central High School amid violent white resistance and federal intervention

Plessy v Ferguson/Brown v Bd of Ed

Plessy upheld "separate but equal" doctrine in 1896; Brown overturned it in 1954, declaring segregation inherently unequal

Civil Rights Act of 64/Voting Rights Act 65

landmark federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations and protecting voting rights for African Americans