Postwar America and the Civil Rights Movement

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  1. 2. A term used to describe the economic condition of the 1970s, characterized by both high inflation and high unemployment rates.
  2. 3. Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
  3. 5. Legal case that established segregation and the "separate but equal" doctrine
  4. 10. This city became a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement when Governor Orval Faubus defied federal orders to integrate schools, leading to the first intervention of federal troops in state affairs since the Civil War.
  5. 15. Organization formed to run the Montgomery bus boycott and negotiate with city leaders, with Martin Luther King Jr. as its leader
  6. 16. A film projection system in the 1950s that displayed movies on expansive, panoramic screens, offering a unique cinematic experience compared to television broadcasts and created a renewed interest in movie theaters.
  7. 17. The monetary system in which the value of a country's currency is directly linked to gold, which was abandoned by the United States in the early 1970s.
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  1. 1. A pastor who was a Leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Known for his advocacy of peaceful nonviolent resistance/protest.
  2. 4. A cultural phenomenon of the 1950s characterized by its distinctive music and rebellious attitude, led by artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry.
  3. 6. President Lyndon B. Johnson's ambitious set of domestic programs aimed at fighting poverty and inequality in America.
  4. 7. The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, known for establishing the Miranda rights and expanding civil liberties and rights in the 1960s.
  5. 8. A group of writers and artists who criticized American culture for its conformity and repression in the post-war era.
  6. 9. A highly infectious disease that primarily affected children and could cause paralysis or death until the development of a vaccine in the 1950s.
  7. 11. Form of protest where African American students sat in segregated establishments
  8. 12. Group of activists who challenged segregation on interstate buses in the 1960s
  9. 13. The man accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, sparking national shock and conspiracy theories.
  10. 14. Famous civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery
  11. 18. Organization that provided institutional support for African Americans to fight racial discrimination