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21 Cards in this Set
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WARSAW PACT
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Military alliance between Soviet Union and the nations of East Europe. To counter act NATO
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TAFT HARTLEY ACT
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Pro-business, a Federal law of 1947 whose purpose was to reduce the power of the labor unions
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AUTOMATION
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A method of manufacturing in which special machines control the operations of other machines, thereby reducing the amount of human labor involved in the production process.
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MIGRANT WORKERS
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Farm workers who move, or migrate, from one place to another to harvest seasonal crops.
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BLACK MUSLIMS
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African American followers of Islam...involved in the Civil Rights Movement of 1960's
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PRICE CONTROLS
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A policy in which government officials establish price levels for different products in order to avoid extreme inflation.
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BLACK PANTHERS
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A revolutionary group of African Americans who believed in violent methods for remedying racial injustice
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CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
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Federal law declaring discrimination on the basis of race and sex to be illegal...public facilities opened..greater job opportunities
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SUBURBS
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Communities outside a major city but near enough to the city for residents to travel to and from city workplaces.
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BI PARTISANSHIP
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Both political parties (Democrats and Republics) support the president's policies
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CIVIL DISOBEDINCE
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The strategy of purposely disobeying laws that are considered to be unjust...immoral.
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DISCRIMINATION
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The practice of favoring one group in the population while blocking or restricting another group.
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DESEGREGATION
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To end the practice of racial segregation in schools, restaurants, and other public places.
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BABY BOOMERS
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Children born post World War II. 1946-1964
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BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA
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A supreme court case of 1954 in which racially segregated schools were declared unconstitutional. The beginning of the end to Jim Crow
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CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS
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laws to enforce the right of African Americans, other minorities, and women to vote and to have equal access to public faciliites
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ENGEL VS VITALE
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A U.S. Supreme Court case of 1962 that declared unconstitutional the reciting of an official prayer in the public school
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CONSERVATIVE
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A person who believes that the Federal government's role in the economy should be kept to a minimum...slower to change their ideas.
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LIBERAL
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A person who believes that the Federal government should intervene in the economy and give assistance to people in need...provide a safety net. when dealing with society.
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DE FACTO SEGREGATION
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Racial segregation that results from two races living in different neighborhoods rather than from laws requiring segregation.
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MC CARTHYISM
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Red scare of 1950s, the practice of recklessly accusing someone of supporting or belonging to the Communist party.
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