rsj terms 80-100

Korematsu vs US

upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. internment had been authorized by executive order 9066

port chicago

an explosion occurred here as military men were loading navy ships with weapons. those killed were mostly african ameerican. they refused to go back to work; highlights unequal conditions for black an

HUAC

Congressional committee that began investigating the influence of Communism in the United States. They were especially famous for investigating Communist influence in Hollywood. Later helped lead to the rise of the era of McCarthy.

executive order 9981

created by harry s truman; this established equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services for people of all races, religions, or national origins

interstate highway act

created during the eisenhower administration; in part this was done to ensure that weapons could quickly and easily be transported around the US

brinkmanship

using the threat of nuclear war as a negotiating tool with other countries

the affluent society

book by john kenneth galbraith. he wrote about the tremendous gap in wealth created by post WWII america. this book later led to johnson’s “war on poverty”

“i love lucy”

showed that television would be a popular medium. incredibly popular show that also showed women in new roles.

GI bill

law passed in 1944 that was meant to help soldiers returning from WWII. provided for paid college. this would also help the US readjust to a peacetime economy

beat generation

group highlighted by writers and artists who stressed spontaneity and spirituality instead of apathy and conformity

doll test

an experiment that definitively proved that “separate but equal” created an inferiority complex in african american children. the results of this experiment were shown to the supreme court and were key in their ruling Brown v Board of Education

great society

president lyndon johnson’s proposals to aid public education, provide medical care for the elderly, and eliminate poverty. his great society was his “war on poverty”

cuban missile crisis

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Near-diaster in October 1962 that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to put nuclear weapons 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

peace corps

Federal program established to send volunteers to help developing nations around the world. Another attempt to contain communism.

alliance for progress

President Kennedy's proposal for financial aid to Latin American nations to help meet the basic needs of their people. Intended to stop communism from spreading to these areas. Basically, this was the Marshall Plan for South America.

SCLC

Civil Rights organization formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders. Focused on non-violent action to achieve its goal of ending discrimination.

SNCC

Student civil rights organization founded in 1960. Used sit-ins as a protest method.

civil rights act of 1964

Prohibited discrimination in public facilities, in government, and in employment, thereby invalidating the Jim Crow laws in the southern U.S.

freedom summer

This occurred in 1964; leaders of the major civil rights groups organized this voter registration drive in Mississippi.

loving v virginia

declared that any race based marriage restrictions were unconstitutional

malcolm x

civil rights leader during 1950w and 60s; spoke for using all means of resistance, including self defense; assassinated in 1965