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equal rights
the crusade for equal rights
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History
8th Grade
05/24/2010

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silent majority
Definition
Nixon's term for Americans who were disturbed by the unrest of the 1960s
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stagflation
Definition
combination of rising prices, high unempolyment, and slow economic growth
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counterculture movement
Definition
campaign by young Americans who criticized  competition and the drive for personal success
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sit-in
Definition
form of protest in which people refuse to leave a place
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affirmative action
Definition
efforts to hire women and minorities for jobs from which they had previously been excluded
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migrant workers
Definition
people who travel from farm to farm looking for work
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integration
Definition
The mixing of different racial groups
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bilingual
Definition
in two languages
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baby boom
Definition
sudden increase in the nmumber of children born in the late 1940s and 1950s
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productivity
Definition
average output per worker
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inflation
Definition
rising prices that caused demands for higher wages
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standard of living
Definition
economic index based on the amount of goods, services, and leisure time people have
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beatnik
Definition
person who rebelled against American culture in the 1950s
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suburb
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community outside the cities
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segregation
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forcing people to use separate facilities according to race
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civil disobedience
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nonviolent prtoest against unjust laws
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civil rights movement
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efforts of African Americans and Mexican American to gain equality
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boycott
Definition
refuse to use
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