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Political Developments in the Americas after WWII, 1945 - 79
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- 1Truman (1945 - 1953)Main concerns:
Transfer from war-time economy to peace-time economy.
Returning soldiers. - 2Truman DoctrineTruman declared that the US would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
- 3Marshall Plan1948
Truman and Marshall asked for $17 billion to aid countries in Europe, so that they could recover from the Second World War, and wouldn't be 'tempted' by communism. - 4Civil Rights Movement Brown Vs. Board of Education of Topeka1945
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling in Educational institutions; de jure racial segregation was rules a violation of the Constitution. - 5Civil Rights Movement Montgomery Bus Boycott1955
Rosa Parks & MLK.
Protest against the racial segregation on public transport in Alabama.
NOT supported by Eisenhower. - 6Civil Rights Movement Little Rock1957
9 African-American students were prevented from entering Little Rock Central High School by Orval Faubus, the governor of Arkansas.
Eisenhower sent the army in. - 7Civil Rights Movement Freedom Rides1961
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Challenge the non-enforcement of the US Supreme Court decisions (1956), which ruled that segregated public buses was unconstitutional. - 8Civil Rights Movement Birmingham Campaign1963
White policemen were shown on TV beating black marchers, most notably students.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) & MLK. - 9Civil Rights Movement March on Washington1963
MLK's "I have a dream" speech.
Hundreds of thousands of participants in front of the Lincoln Memorial. - 10Civil Rights Movement Watts Riots1965
Watts, Los Angeles.
6 days of violence and unrest (34 deaths; 1,032 injuries; 3,438 arrests; more that $40 million in property damage).
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- International Baccalaureate History (History of the Americas - USA) Flashcards on Political Developments in the Americas after WWII, 1945 - 79, created by Ella-mentary on 08/06/2015.
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