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| The supreme court of the United States between 1953-1969 when Earl Warren served as chief justice. This court ruled many controversial and influential rulings such as the overturning of plessy vs furgson in brown vs the board of education. |
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The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964-65. The main goal was the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
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| Medicare provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system. It also provides health insurance to younger people with disabilities. |
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| The headstart program is a United States service which provides comprehensive early childhood education,health, nutrition, and parent involvement to low-income families. |
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Voting Rights Act 1965
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| A piece of federal legislation signed into law by US president Lyndon Johnson which prohibited racial discrimination in voting. |
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United Farm Workers
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| A labor union in the U.S that is compsoed of farmers and was led and founded by Cesar Chavez. Came from the merging of Agricultural Workers Organizing Comittee(AWOC) and the National Farm Workers Association(NFWA). |
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American Indian Movement
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| AIM was initially formed to address American Indian sovereignty, treaty issues, spirituality, and leadership, while simultaneously addressing incidents of police harassment and racism against Native Americans forced to move away from reservations. |
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| An environmental science book which addresses the detrimental effects on the environment caused by the use of pesticides. This book caused an environmental movement in the U.S. |
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National Organization of Women
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| An American feminist organization founded in 1965 which advocated for womens rights. |
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Equal Rights Amendment
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| The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. It, unfortunetly, was not passed due to conscription laws so people being were unsure if women were fit enough to fight in the military. |
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Camp David Accords
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| An agreement signed by Egypt and Isreal that led to a peace treaty between the two countries which was brokered by president Jimmy Carter. It's known as the camp david accords because it took place in US presidential retreat camp david. |
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Strategic Defense Initiative
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The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union tried to mimic this program which led to the countries eventual bankruptcy.
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Iran-Contra Affair
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| This was a U.S political scandal that occured during Reagans second administration in which we secretly sold weapons to Iran in hopes of releasing U.S hostages. |
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Christian right or religious right is a term used in the United States to describe right-wing Christian political factions that are characterized by their strong support of socially conservative policies.
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North American Free Trade Agreement
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| An agreement between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico in which they could trade with eachother with no tarriff's at all. This was just one of the factors that caused American industry to move down to Mexico. |
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