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Rise of the Women
The economic boom in 50's created more jobs for women. Largely white-collar jobs. -
Sweatt v Painter
Ruled that black schools failed to meet equality compared to white schools in the same community. -
Jim Crow Laws
State and local laws that segregated different ethnic groups in common places. -
Eisenhower Elected
Republican Eisenhower beats Democratic Stevenson by a landslide -
Brown v Board of Education
Supreme Court case which rules that segregated schools for balck and white students are unconstitutional. -
Elvis Presley
An American singer and musician. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. Had songs in Blues, Rock, Pop, and Country -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
civil-rights movement which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.
Dec 1 1955- Rosa Parks refuses seating to a white man -
Baby Boom
Population explosion of 50 million babies after WWII. -
McCarthy Red Hunt
Senator McCarthy's paranoia of Communists infiltrating the US gov lead to widespread panic on who to trust in the government and led to many leaders being falsely accused -
NDEA
National Defense Education Act (NDEA) - Provided funding to all levels of education in the US over a span of 4 years.The act authorized funding for four years, increasing funding per year: for example, funding increased on eight program titles from $183 million in 1959 to $222 million in 1960 -
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. -
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
