Details Title: 1955-1973 Description: Important Terms Total Flash Cards: 29 Created: 05/31/2009 16:30:19		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term NAACP Definition National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination, to oppose racism and to gain civil rights for African Americans Term Montgomery Bus Boycott Definition protest in 1955-1956 by African Americans against racial segregation in the bus system of Montgomery, Alabama Term Southern Christian Leadership Conference Definition SCLC, civil rights organization that advocated nonviolent protest, formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders Term sit-ins Definition form of protest in which protesters seat themselves and refuse to move Term Freedom Rides Definition 1961 event organized by CORE and SNCC in which an interracial group of civil rights activists test southern state's compliance to the Supreme Court ban of segregation on interstate buses Term Congress of Racial Equality Definition CORE, organization founded by pacifists in 1942 to promote racial equality through peaceful means Term Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Definition SNCC, an offshoot of SCLC, a student civil rights organization founded in 1960 Term 24th amendment Definition amendment which outlawed poll taxes, ratified in 1964 Term affirmative action programs Definition policies that give special consideration to women and members of minorities to make up for past discrimination Term NOW Definition National Organization for Women, organization formed in 1966 to promote the full participation of women in American society Term The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan Definition book about the problems women faced in modern society Term feminism Definition theory favoring the political, economic and social equality of men and women Term AIM Definition American Indian Movement, organization formed in 1968 to help Native Americans Term Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Definition book that started the environmental movement Term Bay of Pigs Definition failed invasion of Cuba by a group of anti-Castro forces in 1961 Term Cuban Missile Crisis Definition 1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba Term Peace Corps Definition federal program established to send volunteers to help developing nations around the world Term Berlin Wall Definition barrier built by the East German government to separate Communist and non-Communist Berlin Term War on Poverty Definition President Lyndon Johnson's reform plan which wanted to end povery and help the less fortunate in society Term Great Society Definition President Lyndon Johnson's proposals for aid to public education, voting rights, conservation and beautification projects, medical care for the elderly and elimination of poverty Term medicare Definition federal program that provides hospital and lost cost medical insurance to most Americans age 65 and older Term medicaid Definition federal program that provides low cost health insurance to poor Americans of any age Term detente Definition a relaxation in political tensions between nations Term inflation Definition a steady increase in prices over time, reducing the ability to buy Term Pentagon Papers Definition documents that showed that previous Presidents had deceived Congress and the American people about the real situation in Vietnam Term 26th amendment Definition gave 18 year olds the right to vote, ratified in 1971 Term Watergate scandal Definition scandal involving illegal activities that led ultimately to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974 Term executive privilege Definition the idea that the President does not have to hand over all information to the public for national security purposes Term impeachment Definition to charge a public official with wrongdoing in office