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Unit #11 Civil Rights

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    Civil Rights
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  • What is the definition of American Dream?
    a belief that anyone can attain their own version of success in America
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  • What is the definition of Activist?
    a person who campaigns to bring about political change
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  • What is the definition of Segregation?
    The act of separating people based off race
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  • What is the definition of Jim Crow Laws?
    a state and local laws introduced into the southern states to enforce segregation
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  • What is the definition of Civil Disobediance?
    the refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government without resorting to violence
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  • What was the impact of Brown vs Board of Education?
    stop school segregation
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  • What the G.I. Bill?
    assisting former soldiers with money for college or houses.
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  • How many babies were born during the baby boom?
    1946-1964 77 million babies were born
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  • What was the 1st shopping mall in Washington state?
    Northgate
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  • What happened to University of Washington during the Red Scare?
    University professors were fired or suspected of being communists.
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  • What was the arms race?
    race USSR and US to have the most powerful weapons
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  • Define 1964 Civil Rights Act
    prohibiting any kind of discrimination
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  • Define 1965 Voting Rights Act
    Elimated Literacy tests and gave more freedom for anyone to vote
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  • Define the 19678 Fair Housing Act
    Eliminated discrimination for the sale or renting of homes
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  • What percent of Farmers in Yakimia were living in poverty?
    40%
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  • Who was Wing Luke?
    First Chinese American to be elected to a state office
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