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McCarthyism
Making accusations (especially about communism) without proper evidence -
G.I Bill
Law passed to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations -
Brown v. BOE
Ruled against school segregation and set that separate doesn't necessarily mean equal -
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Civil Rights Movement
A mass campaign and protest to abolish racial segregation and discrimination and gain equal rights under law -
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
Law authorizing the construction of a national highway system. -
Kennedy- Nixon Political Debates
First televised presidential debate and gave Kennedy the edge to becoming president -
JFK Assassination
35th president that served from 1961-1963 until he was shot and killed in his car by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
A letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. after he had been arrested when he took part in a nonviolent march against segregation -
"I Have A Dream" speech
A speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the demonstration of freedom at the Lincoln Memorial. He to unify citizens in accepting diversity and eliminating discrimination against African-Americans -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places. -
Great Society Programs
A set of programs proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson whose goals were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice this included Medicare and Medicaid -
MLK Jr. Assassination
Shot in Tennessee. King's death caused waves of social unrest -
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination
JFK's brother and was assassinated before being able to finish his political race