The Warren court often sided with the conservatives especially the “silent majority” and produced extremely conservative rulings.
A leader of the Mexican American United Farm Workers Unions,…
A leader of the Mexican American United Farm Workers Unions, which represented migrant workers, staged a hunger strike in 1968 to demand that union members received better treatment by growers.
The process of removing government controls over industries…
The process of removing government controls over industries such as airlines, trucking, electricity supply, and banking, with the intention of stimulating competition and innovation.
The Civil Rights activists argued the case for desegregation…
The Civil Rights activists argued the case for desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education as a NAACP lawyer. President Johnson appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1967 and he became the first black justice appointed to the Court.
In the summer of 1969, more than 400,000 people gathered for…
In the summer of 1969, more than 400,000 people gathered for a rock concert on a farm near __________.
Hitler established the Third Reich as the fascist government…
Hitler established the Third Reich as the fascist government in Germany in 1933.
Spurred by the creation of NATO, the Soviet Union formalized…
Spurred by the creation of NATO, the Soviet Union formalized its own alliance with other communist governments of Eastern Europe with the _______.
An economic condition in which inflation is high, unemployme…
An economic condition in which inflation is high, unemployment is high, and growth is low.
It is referred to as the “Cold War” becasue neither the Sovi…
It is referred to as the “Cold War” becasue neither the Soviet Union nor the United States officially declared war on each other. Both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly and creating a nuclear “hot” war.
After 100 cities and outpost in South Vietnam were attacked…
After 100 cities and outpost in South Vietnam were attacked on the Tet holiday and American suffered tremedous casualties, the support for the U.S. effort in Vietnam declined steadily. It was a major turning point and caused President Johnson not to seek re-election.