Ch. 37 Vocab Review

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1963 book by Betty Friedan that sparked second-wave feminism in the U.S.

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The Feminine Mystique

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State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern U.S.

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Jim Crow Laws

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Eisenhower signed the bill, the largest public works project in U.S. history.

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Federal Highway Act 1956

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Soviet Union launched on 4 Oct 1957 into low Earth orbit.

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Sputnik

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Group of authors influencing American culture post-WWII.

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Beat Generation

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US Supreme Court case declaring state laws for separate schools unconstitutional.

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS

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Denial of bus rides by blacks began on Parks' court hearing day, lasting 381 days, leading to desegregation.

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Montgomery bus boycott

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Accusations of subversion or treason without evidence.

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McCarthyism

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Key organization of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, formed from a student meeting at Shaw University in April 1960.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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Founded at the Baghdad Conference (Sept 10-14, 1960) by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)