US History US History Core 100, Goal 11 Core 100, Goal 11 Recovery, Prosperity, and Turmoil (1945- Recovery, Prosperity, and Turmoil (1945- 1980) – 1980) – The learner will trace economic, The learner will trace economic, political, and social developments and political, and social developments and assess their significance for the lives assess their significance for the lives of Americans during this time period. of Americans during this time period.
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US HistoryUS HistoryCore 100, Goal 11Core 100, Goal 11Recovery, Prosperity, and Turmoil (1945-1980) – Recovery, Prosperity, and Turmoil (1945-1980) –
The learner will trace economic, political, and social The learner will trace economic, political, and social developments and assess their significance for the developments and assess their significance for the
lives of Americans during this time period. lives of Americans during this time period.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthySenator Joseph R. McCarthy McCarthy suggested that some members McCarthy suggested that some members
of Congress were “Communist inclined”of Congress were “Communist inclined” His tactic of damaging reputations with His tactic of damaging reputations with
vague and unfounded charges became vague and unfounded charges became known as McCarthyismknown as McCarthyism Witch HuntWitch Hunt
Rise in 1950 and fall in 1954 w/ Army Rise in 1950 and fall in 1954 w/ Army HearingsHearings
19541954 Supreme Court ruled unanimouslySupreme Court ruled unanimously Declared segregation in public schools Declared segregation in public schools
unconstitutionalunconstitutional Integration of schoolsIntegration of schools Overturned Plessy v. FergusonOverturned Plessy v. Ferguson
9 African American 9 African American students desegregated students desegregated the schoolsthe schools
President Eisenhower President Eisenhower sends the federal sends the federal troops to protect the troops to protect the studentsstudents
Federal vs. State Federal vs. State conflictconflict
Rosa ParksRosa Parks was arrested for refusing to was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white give up her seat on a bus to a white person is Montgomery, Alabamaperson is Montgomery, Alabama
Led to a bus boycott by African Americans Led to a bus boycott by African Americans (lasted over a year)(lasted over a year)
MLK led the boycottMLK led the boycott
1960, Greensboro, NC at Woolworth’s 1960, Greensboro, NC at Woolworth’s lunch counter lunch counter
4 students at NC A&T sat at the counter. 4 students at NC A&T sat at the counter. They were refused service but remained at They were refused service but remained at the counterthe counter
Led to national sit-in movementLed to national sit-in movement
Group of African Americans that were Group of African Americans that were protesting the segregation of interstate bus protesting the segregation of interstate bus traveltravel
Angry mobs attacked the buses in the Angry mobs attacked the buses in the southsouth
Successful after Federal protectionSuccessful after Federal protection
Aug. 28, 1963: 200,000 Aug. 28, 1963: 200,000 people peacefully gather in people peacefully gather in Washington, D.C. near the Washington, D.C. near the Lincoln MemorialLincoln Memorial
Wanted Congress to pass Wanted Congress to pass the Civil Rights Actthe Civil Rights Act
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” Speechhave a dream” Speech
Emotional Peak of Civil Emotional Peak of Civil Rights MovementRights Movement
Major lead of the Civil Major lead of the Civil Rights MovementRights Movement
Inspired by Henry David Inspired by Henry David Thoreau’sThoreau’s Civil Civil DisobedienceDisobedience
Non violenceNon violence AssassinatedAssassinated
Symbol of the Black Symbol of the Black Power MovementPower Movement
Advocated Black Advocated Black NationalismNationalism
Meaning varied:Meaning varied: Believed that African Believed that African
Americans should control Americans should control their own social, political, their own social, political, and economic direction of and economic direction of their struggletheir struggle
Led to the formation of Led to the formation of the Black Panthersthe Black Panthers
Stokely Carmichael: Stokely Carmichael: converted to this converted to this movement movement
Civil Rights Act of 1964:Civil Rights Act of 1964: racial racial discrimination illegal in most public placesdiscrimination illegal in most public places
Voting Rights Act of 1965Voting Rights Act of 1965: racial : racial discrimination illegal in voting practicesdiscrimination illegal in voting practices
Title IX:Title IX: sexual discrimination illegal in sexual discrimination illegal in federally funded schoolsfederally funded schools
Americans with Disabilities Act: (ADA Americans with Disabilities Act: (ADA 1990)1990): :
CORE: Congress Of Racial EqualityCORE: Congress Of Racial Equality SCLC: Southern Christian Leadership SCLC: Southern Christian Leadership
**Wanted to register voters and push for **Wanted to register voters and push for racial equality**racial equality**
Earl WarrenEarl Warren: Chief Justice of major civil : Chief Justice of major civil rights decisionsrights decisions Increased individual rightsIncreased individual rights
Thurgood MarshallThurgood Marshall: NAACP Lawyer, : NAACP Lawyer, Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of Education, first African , first African American SC justiceAmerican SC justice
James MeredithJames Meredith: desegregated University : desegregated University of Mississippi, of Mississippi,
NO POLL TAXES!!NO POLL TAXES!!
Presidential SecessionPresidential Secession
Space Race between the USSR and the Space Race between the USSR and the US during the Cold WarUS during the Cold War
Sputnik was a Soviet satelliteSputnik was a Soviet satellite and the and the first in spacefirst in space
Soviets had beaten the US againSoviets had beaten the US again NASA createdNASA created More attention on math and science in More attention on math and science in
schoolsschools
SputnikSputnik NASANASA Man on the MoonMan on the Moon Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong
Causes Course Consequences
Vietnam falls to Communism
Divided U.S.
War ends Great Society
War Powers Act
26th Amendment
Cynicism of Government
1st TV War
½ million U.S. troops
Operation Rolling Thunder
Napalm and Agent Orange
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tet Offensive
My Lai Incident
Vietnamization
Protests in U.S. (Kent State)
Pentagon Papers (NY Times v. US)
Containment
Domino Theory: don’t want S. Vietnam to fall to Communism
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Ho Chi Minh becomes leader of North Vietnam and sets up Communist government
Aug 7, 1964Aug 7, 1964 Authorized the president to “take all Authorized the president to “take all
necessary measures to repel any armed necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forced on the United attack against the forced on the United States and to prevent further aggression.”States and to prevent further aggression.”
Congress handed their war powers to Congress handed their war powers to the president (Lyndon B. Johnson)the president (Lyndon B. Johnson)
Spring of 1968, platoon of Americans Spring of 1968, platoon of Americans under command of Lieutenant William under command of Lieutenant William Calley massacred unarmed South Calley massacred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Vietnamese civilians in the village of My LaiLai
Most were old men, women, and childrenMost were old men, women, and children Public outrage in ‘69Public outrage in ‘69
College students led protestsCollege students led protests Kent State Kent State
4 kids were killed4 kids were killed DNC: (Democratic National Convention) DNC: (Democratic National Convention)
1968 in Chicago1968 in Chicago Police RiotPolice Riot Avoided draft, burned draft cards, draft Avoided draft, burned draft cards, draft
dodgersdodgers
19731973 Reestablish limits on presidential war Reestablish limits on presidential war
making powersmaking powers Reaction to the Vietnam WarReaction to the Vietnam War President must inform Congress of any President must inform Congress of any
commitment of troops aboard within 48 hrs commitment of troops aboard within 48 hrs and to withdraw them in 60 – 90 days and to withdraw them in 60 – 90 days without Congressional approvalwithout Congressional approval
““War on Poverty”War on Poverty” Medicare: health care for the elderlyMedicare: health care for the elderly Medicaid: health care for the poorMedicaid: health care for the poor HUD: Housing and Urban DevelopmentHUD: Housing and Urban Development Head StartHead Start VISTAVISTA
Mexican AmericanMexican American Civil rights activistCivil rights activist founded: National founded: National
The Feminine MystiqueThe Feminine Mystique was a book was a book written by Betty Friedan in 1963written by Betty Friedan in 1963
Best-selling bookBest-selling book Influenced the Women’s Rights MovementInfluenced the Women’s Rights Movement
NOWNOW: National Organization for Women: National Organization for Women Women’s Liberation MovementWomen’s Liberation Movement Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem Phyllis Schlafly Phyllis Schlafly Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): FAILUREEqual Rights Amendment (ERA): FAILURE Roe v. WadeRoe v. Wade (1973): Abortion rights (1973): Abortion rights Sandra Day O’Connor: first woman on the Sandra Day O’Connor: first woman on the
Supreme Court JusticeSupreme Court Justice
ElvisElvis TV TV RadioRadio ConformityConformity Levittowns / SuburbsLevittowns / Suburbs BeatniksBeatniks AdvertisingAdvertising Women’s Roles: homemakersWomen’s Roles: homemakers BABY BOOMERSBABY BOOMERS National Highway Act (interstates)National Highway Act (interstates)
Beatles (British Invasion)Beatles (British Invasion) Bob DylanBob Dylan SDS: Students for a Democratic SocietySDS: Students for a Democratic Society WoodstockWoodstock Haight-AshburyHaight-Ashbury CountercultureCounterculture
House of Un American Activities (HUAC)House of Un American Activities (HUAC) Julius and Ethel RosenbergJulius and Ethel Rosenberg ““Duck and Cover”Duck and Cover” Fallout sheltersFallout shelters Hollywood BlacklistHollywood Blacklist Alger HissAlger Hiss Taft-Hartley Act: hurt unionsTaft-Hartley Act: hurt unions
Détente:Détente: relaxation of tensions b/t US and relaxation of tensions b/t US and 2 biggest Communist countries (Soviet 2 biggest Communist countries (Soviet Union and China)Union and China)
China:China: Nixon becomes the first president Nixon becomes the first president to visit Communist Chinato visit Communist China
SALT I and II:SALT I and II: Strategic Arms Limitation Strategic Arms Limitation TreatyTreaty Plan to limit nuclear arms Plan to limit nuclear arms
Biggest scandal in US historyBiggest scandal in US history Illegal activities that occurred during the 1972 Illegal activities that occurred during the 1972
presidential campaign to help Richard Nixon win presidential campaign to help Richard Nixon win reelectionreelection
About 40 people pleaded guilty or were About 40 people pleaded guilty or were convicted by juries of crimesconvicted by juries of crimes
Resulted in Nixon’s resignation from office in Resulted in Nixon’s resignation from office in 19741974
Causes a distrust of the governmentCauses a distrust of the government U.S. v. NixonU.S. v. Nixon: cannot claim executive privilege : cannot claim executive privilege
