SOL Group 4-2 US Domestic Policy Since WWII

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McCarthyism

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A campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government and other institutions during the early 1950s.

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Space Race

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The competition between the US and the Soviet Union to achieve significant milestones in space exploration.

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Segregation

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The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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A landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

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Judicial Activism

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Judges make rulings based on personal or political considerations rather than existing law.

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Desegregation

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The process of ending the separation of different racial groups.

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Massive Resistance

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A strategy used by Southern states to resist the desegregation of schools following Brown v. Board of Education.

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White Flight

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The migration of white people from urban areas to suburban areas, often in response to desegregation.

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1964 Civil Rights Act

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A landmark law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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1965 Voting Rights Act

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A law aimed at overcoming legal barriers that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote.