| A | B |
|---|
| McCarthyism | Radical anti-communist policies and tactics headed by J.McCarthy |
| Hydrogen Bomb | Existence of this created mass hysteria and organized resistance in the U.S. |
| Sputnik | Launching of this prompted Eisenhower to increase U.S. space technology |
| Eisenhower Doctrine | Offered military aid to Middle East nations to fight Communism |
| Modern Republicanism | Conservative when it comes to money and liberal when it comes to people |
| Puerto Ricans and Blacks | Groups who moved to cities in the 50's |
| Wealthy Whites | Moved to the suburbs in the 50's |
| Segregation | The effect of suburban migrations |
| Relocation Act of 1956 | Urged Native Americans to move to cities |
| Conformity | Going with the trend or crowd |
| Consumption | What Americans were newly loyal to in the 50's |
| Church Attendance | What soared as a result of nuclear anxiety |
| Stereotypes of Women and Minorities | What television reinforced |
| Automation | Mechnization of industrial work |
| Thurgood Marshall | Prosecutor in landmark segregation case |
| Brown vs. Board | Case that made segregation in education unconstitutional |
| 1952 | Year of Brown vs. Board |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson | Case that legalized "separate but equal" |
| 1896 | Year of Plessy vs. Ferguson |
| Montgomery | City of major bus boycott |
| Martin Luther King | Leader of non-violent civil rights movement |
| Little Rock Nine | First black students to attend intgerated school in Arkansas |
| Beats | Writers and poets who challenged 50's conformity |
| Jack Kerouac | Wrote "On the Road" |
| Invisible Man | Book about racism by Ellison |
| Silent Generation | Middle class youth of the 50's |
| Rock n' Roll | Music inspired by rhythm & blues for whites |
| Peace Corps | International social service program formed by Kennedy |
| Berlin Wall | Divided East and West Germany and was symbol of Cold War |
| Medicare | Health insurance program created by Johnson |
| Warren Court Decisions | Trend of civil rights Supreme Court cases in the 1960's |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Church-based African American organizations dedicated to ending racism |
| SNCC | Student civil rights activists |
| CORE | Northern based civil rights group |
| Malcolm X | Controversial Muslim civil rights leader |
| American Indian Movement | Red Power movement |
| Chicano Movement | Mexican American college students who emphasized pride in Mexican culture |
| Pop Art | Accessible art using found objects |
| NOW | Feminist organization for women's rights |
| Gloria Steinem | Leader of Women Against Pornography |
