Review Flashcards

Flashcards covering key topics and vocabulary for exam preparation.

American Indian Movement (AIM)

Fought for treaty rights and to stop the intentional stripping of Native Americans' language, culture, and religions.

Treaty Rights (AIM)

AIM fought for treaty rights, such as the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, demanding the return of lands granted by these treaties.

Direct Action (AIM)

Inspired by the Black Civil Rights movement, AIM used direct action, such as occupying Alcatraz and the Mayflower, to highlight injustices and demand change.

Indian Child Welfare Act

An achievement of Native American resistance that prevented Native American children from being taken from their parents and placed with white families.

Indian Religious Freedom Act (1970)

Legislation that protected native culture and religious beliefs, preventing forced conversion to Christianity in Indian schools.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)

Requires the return of Native American bones and artifacts from institutions like the Smithsonian to their respective nations.

Stonewall Riots (1969)

A series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ+ community in response to a police raid that marked a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera

Trans women who played a pivotal role in the Stonewall Riots.

Edmund White

Prolific writer who captured the significance of the Stonewall Riots, noting the realization that the LGBTQ+ community was a minority group with rights, a culture, and an agenda.

California Constitution Six

A law reflecting the pushback against the queer community, allowing teachers to be fired for being gay.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Also known as HIV, had a devastating impact on the gay community and was initially not taken seriously by the government.

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Federal law that denied same-sex couples the right to marry and receive federal benefits.

Obergefell v. Hodges (2014)

Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, citing the Fourteenth Amendment.

First Wave Feminism

Focused on women's suffrage and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and gave women the right to vote.

Second Wave Feminism

Emerged in the early 1960s and focused on issues such as equal pay and challenging gender norms, inspired by the Black Civil Rights movement.