Unit 9 Civil Rights / Vietnam War

What is the Civil Rights Era most characterized by?

• Leaders advocating non violent disobedience.
• Group involvement in violent protests

What are characteristics of the 1960's?

• Civil Rights/Space Race/Vietnam War
• Prohibition/Harlem Renaissance/ Lost Generation

What year was Martin Luther King Junior assasinated?

• 1967
• 1968

What did Betty Friedan do?

• helped Women's Rights
• Called for an end to Women's Rights

Why is Cesar Chavez Important?

• He secured voting rights for Mexican Americans
• He helped working conditions for Migrant Workers

What did the Civil Rights act of 1964 do?

• Ended discrimination in the workplace
• Reformed immigration policies

How are the New Deal / Fair Deal /& Great Society similar?

• Increased Government involvement with the well being of the people
• Promoted rugged individualism

How are Acts and Amendments passed during the Civil Rights movement similar?

• They are Court Decisions
• They are Legislative Actions

How is Thurgood Marshall most remembered?

• He used the Legal Process to attack racial inequality
• He advocated for segregated facilities

Why is Dolores Huerta important?

• She helped American Farm Workers gain rights
• She created a magazine advocating Women's Rights