Final Exam Review Flashcards

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Significance of the Election of 2008

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First Black president elected (Obama)

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Start of the War on Terrorism

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9/11 attacks

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Organization started by Betty Friedan

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NOW (National Organization for Women)

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Similarities between Cesar Chavez & MLK Jr.

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Nonviolent protests for rights

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Purpose of the SCLC

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Lead nonviolent civil rights movement

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Impact of Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Ended voting discrimination and made voting more accessible for all

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Benefit of the Space Race for consumers

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New tech (GPS, memory foam, etc.)

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Ended school segregation

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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“Separate but equal” OK

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Containment

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Stop spread of communism