History Final Terms

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Brown v. Board of Edu
(WHO)

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Linda Brown of Topeka TX

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Brown v. Board of Edu
(WHAT)

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Supreme Court Case; Class action suit against the Board of Education in the city of Topeka. The Brown’s and other families lived closer to a white elementary school but were forced to go to a further segregated school.

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Brown v. Board of Edu
(WHEN)

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May 17th 1954

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Brown v. Board of Edu
(WHY or HOW)

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NAACP’s Chief counsel, Thurgood Marshall, argued that segregation was unconstitutional because it denied “equal protection of the laws” guaranteed by the 14th amendment, and would put a badge of inferiority on one group.

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Brown v. Board of Edu
(SO WHAT)

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Court agreed and overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine of Plessy v Ferguson, declaring it unconstitutional to separate public schools, and said integration would follow.

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Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke
(Who)

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Alan Bakke

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Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke
(WHAT)

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Sued the University of California Medical School after he was denied admission due to the admittance of non qualified minorities above him.

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Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke
(WHEN)

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1978

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Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke
(WHY OR HOW)

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Affirmative Action Laws got changed to Limited Affirmative Action after this

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Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke
(SO WHAT)

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Supreme Court rejected the school’s quota system which set aside 16 of 100 places for disadvantaged students. The school had to admit Alan Bakke and form a more flexible approach in admitting students by considering racial AND other factors collectively. (Limited Affirmative Action).

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"Me Decade"
(WHO)

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Tom Wolfe essay called “Me Decade” (obsession with self exploration)

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"Me Decade"
(WHAT)

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Rise of individualism and counterculture, (the third great awakening). Described Americans as self-absorbed and passive. 2 phenomenon; fragmentation and separation from the norm (counterculture or plugging in), and a religious revival (chasing new past, futures, and gods).

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"Me Decade"
(WHEN)

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1970s

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"Me Decade"
(WHY or HOW)

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: People of this decade were putting emphasis on personal rather than political awareness. They were tired of the war in Vietnam, and the Watergate scandal grew cynicism about the federal government. The counterculture movement started with rock music, drugs, sexual revolution, and protests (Kent State).

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"Me Decade"
(SO WHAT)

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Gave up on the “perfect world”. People moved from social or political justice to focus on individual well-being.

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Rise of Evan Christianity
(WHAT)

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The beginning of religious groups entering political debates on the Conservative side. “Condemned divorce, abortion, premarital sex, and feminism”. Thought bible was the actual word of God. 3 things; importance of the bible, rapture, personal conversion (rebirth).

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Rise of Evan Christianity
(WHEN)

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Started middle to late 70s and still continues today.

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Rise of Evan Christianity
(WHY or HOW)

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Supreme Court rulings and government policies advocating non-religious practices. (Roe v Wade, mass marketing of contraceptives, start of pornography).

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Rise of Evan Christianity
(SO WHAT)

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increase in revivalist newspapers, radio stations, and television.

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Rise of the Sunbelt
(WHAT)

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The US government poured money into defense spending in the south and west, establishing bases and space programs. This led to an economic boom in these regions while the “Rust Belt” was in decline.

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Rise of the Sunbelt
(WHEN)

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Post WWII, especially in the early 1950s and enhanced in the 70s.

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Rise of the Sunbelt
(WHY or HOW)

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As the industrialized regions of the northeast and mideast declined, people started heading for the south and west in search for jobs. Everyone had automobiles, taxes were low, massive space, and mild climate also encouraged migration.

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Rise of the Sunbelt
(SO WHAT)

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The increase in Diversification of the South led to a stronger foundation for the Republican Party. The Sunbelt also started endorsing conservative agendas, especially the rise in expenditures for military defense. (since it helped them)

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Equal Rights Amendment
(WHAT)

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States that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on the basis of sex.

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Equal Rights Amendment
(WHEN)

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First introduced in 1923, Congress adopted in 1972

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Equal Rights Amendment
(WHY or HOW)

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Symbolic statement of woman’s equality. They were tired of living life as second-class citizens in a male dominated society. Inspired by other political movements such as Civil Rights Movement, and they focused on making a change in the political arena. Media attention and higher education also played a major role.

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Equal Rights Amendment
(SO WHAT)

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Within 2 years, 34 states had ratified it. Phyllis Schlafly apposed it and believed in traditional women’s roles. Women became increasingly visible in public life. Saw young college educated women were adopting this new brand of feminism “women’s liberation”.

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White House Conference on the Family
(WHO)

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President Jimmy Carter

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White House Conference on the Family
(WHAT)

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Conference held to see what we can do, not simply as a government, but as a nation to strengthen family. Invoked family values of as a tactic for political mobilization, Carter used this to get the cultural conservatives on his side.

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White House Conference on the Family
(WHEN)

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summer of 1980

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White House Conference on the Family
(WHY or HOW)

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Part of Jimmy Carter’s campaign to help families

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White House Conference on the Family
(SO WHAT)

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Few significant results due to the inability of the conservative and liberal fractions to agree, but they did reach an agreement that encouraged employers to adopt flex time, effort to stem drug and alcohol abuse, and home assistance for the disabled. SIGNIFIED the growth of discontent, mistrust, and resentment of Americans toward government and a new reliance of their own initiatives. “Me Decade” was capitalized.

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New Right
(WHAT)

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Conservative Political movement. Favored strict limits on the government intervention in the economy. Also generally supported aggressive foreign affair policies, and domestically to limit abortions, same sex marriage and affirmative action.

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New Right
(WHEN)

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Began in 1960 with the election of Barry Goldwater and flourished in the 80s with the election of Reagan.

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New Right
(WHY or HOW)

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A growing disapproval of new deal policies and the third great-awakening, when Evangelicals started moving into the political forum.

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New Right
(SO WHAT)

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It was the creation of the “New” Republic Party and the election of Ronald Reagan to his presidency. Also showed the shift from Democratic liberal ideology to Republican conservatism.

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"Reagan Revolution"
(WHAT)

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in 1980 Reagan ran on the platform that he would balance the budget, he believed government was the problem, not the solution. Made major tax cut that is known as Reaganomics today, where you limit the tax on the rich in order to increase the supply.

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"Reagan Revolution"
(WHEN)

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The election of 1980 until present day

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"Reagan Revolution"
(WHY or HOW)

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Three pronged assault of federal taxes, social welfare spending, and the regulatory bureaucracy. Limited the tax on rich and ended up creating massive deficit.

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"Reagan Revolution"
(SO WHAT)

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The US deficit actually tripled during this period because of the loss in taxes.

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Rise of Evan Christianity
(WHO)

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Jimmy Carter, Born again Baptist