HIS 120 A - Final

Law of the womb

Children inherit the condition of their mother

Made the children of an enslaved mother slaves for life

Law of the womb (date)

1662

Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy bought a first-class train ticket but was not allowed to ride in first class because he was an African American. Became a Supreme Court case.

Established “separate but equal” doctrine

Plessy v. Ferguson (Date)

1896

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement that embraced African American art, culture, theater music, etc…

Langston Hughes was a central figure

Marked a time when African Americans gained status and pride in America

Harlem Renaissance (Date)

1920s

Black Panther Party

Founded by college students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Armed people in the streets to prevent police brutality. Social work in communities.

Marked a shift in the black movement, favoring militant ideals (Black Power Movement - different than MLKs non-violence)

Black Panther Party (Date)

1966

March on Washington

March and MLKs I Have a Dream Speech in response to the Civil Rights Act (which makes segregation illegal)

puts pressure on southern senators to pass the bill

March on Washington (Date)

1963

Seneca Falls Convention

Led by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Staton who were upset about not being allowed to participate in an anti-slavery convention with their husbands. Women’s rights convention/declaration of sentiments.

1st convention to talk about women’s rights, including college education, voting, property rights, etc..

Seneca Falls Convention (Date)

1848

NAWSA

National Women’s Suffrage Association - union of American Women’s Suffrage Association and National Women’s Suffrage Association that had divided based on disagreement about women’s and black rights (15th amendment)

Much more effective, many women also had more education than before (college)

NAWSA (Date)

1890

Flappers

Young women that were associated with pushing back against social constraints of femininity. Short hair, makeup, short skirts, less shaped clothing, smoking, cussing, etc…

overturned ideologies and culture of true womanhood

Flappers (Date)

1910s and 1920s

National Organization of Women

Pushed for equal rights for men and women in education. Sports in high school and college.

Established title 9 - more women in grad school (doctors and lawyers)

Played a role in Roe v Wade

National Organization of Women (Date)

1966

Peace without Victory Speech

State of the Union address made by Woodrow Wilson. Argued that we needed to end WW1 before someone won because once someone loses they will want to fight back to rebuild. The only way to peace is to end the war now.

This made both sides unhappy because they wanted there to be a winner.

Peace without Victory Speech (Date)

1917

Munich Accords

Allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) in exchange for the promise that they will stop expanding. The strategy of appeasement (give Germany what they want now so they won’t cause more problems)

Germany did not stop, they invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia) WW2

Munich Accords (Date)

1938

D-Day

Operation Overlord opened a second battle front in France. Even though many people did not think it was going to work, we were able to take the beaches.

Allowed us to invade and bring more people into France to start the invasion.

D-Day (Date)

1944

Marshall Plan

Provide aid to Eastern European countries to prevent them from being won over by communism

Implementing the policy of containment during the Cold War by president truman

Marshall Plan (date)

1948

Tet Offensive

Viet Cong military group coordinates attacks on various U.S. military groups in Vietnam and the U.S. Embassy. Widely Televised killing of civilians's by South Vietnamese allies. Raises more unpopularity about U.S. involvement.

Nixon promised to withdraw some troops and begin to end the war. Peace with honor.

Tet Offensive (Date)

1968

INF Treaty

Daughters of Liberty

A spinoff of domestic protests. Type of public protests with women during the Revolutionary War, spinning cloth in public. “Homespun”

1st time American women became involved in politics.

Daughters of Liberty (Date)

1768