1. Goal 11: The Civil Rights Movement
By: Khyber A. Nasser and Bob E. Stone

2. McCarthyism/ The Red Scare
• Large fear of communists
• Led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
• Many of the people he claimed were
communists were innocent
• “Rather be dead than red”

3. Brown v. Board of Education
• Overturned Plessey v. Ferguson
• Ruled that separate was not equal

4. Little Rock Nine
• A group of African Americans attempted to
enroll at Little Rock Central High School, but
were prevented
• Eisenhower intervened and they were admitted

5. Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Goal was to help end segregation of buses
• Protested the idea that African Americans
should have to give up their seats to whites

6. Greensboro Sit-In
• African American students sat in at
Woolworth’s department store, and refused
to leave until they received service
• Raised awareness for the Civil Rights
Movement

7. Freedom Riders
• Civil Rights Activists who challenged
segregation of buses
• Worked to raise awareness

8. March on Washington
• One of the largest Civil Rights marches ever
• MLK delivered his “I have a dream” speech
• Advocated for racial harmony and equality

9. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Non-violent protests
• Biggest leader in the Civil Rights Movement

10. Malcolm X/ Black Power Movement
• One of the biggest advocates for African
Americans
• Opponents argued that he supported black
supremacy and racism against whites

11. Vietnam War
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions
• My Lai
• Student Protests/ Kent State University

12. The War Powers Act
• Replaced the Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions
• Gave President limited powers regarding
military

13. Cesar Chavez
• Most well known Latino Civil Rights
Activist
• Used nonviolent tactics
• Still a major icon today

14. The Feminine Mystique/Betty Friedan
• Talked about how many women were
unhappy being housewives
• Sparked the second wave of feminism

15. The Watergate Scandal
• A break in occurred at the Democratic
Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel.
• Some of Nixon’s men were involved
• “I am not a crook”

16. Sputnik/ The Space Race
• The launch of Sputnik caused many
Americans to fear Soviet technology had
surpassed our own
• Sparked the space race
• Creation of NASA