Abolished poll taxes

Increase political participation by minorities and end segregation based on race

Desegregated public schools; 1954

He tried to block school integration in Little, Rock Arkansas

He help migrant farm workers gain better pay & working conditions by organizing a boycott

Outlawed discrimination in employment and public places based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Believed in using all necessary means to defend the community and provide for it; aggressive approach

He advocated for non-violent, peaceful protesting

Eliminated literacy tests and all other prerequisites for voting

This group embargoed the U.S. supply of oil due to U.S. support of Israel in the Middle East; caused gas prices to rise

After the Shah of Iran fled to the U.S., revolutionaries took Americans hostage.

A peace treaty between Israel and Egypt that ended 30 years of hostilities between the two nations

Scandal including arms sales to Iran in order to send money to help the Contras in Nicaragua even though Congress had objected

A trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages free trade

War with Afghanistan; US PATRIOT Act, Dept. of Homeland Security

Devastating hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast; flooding caused by failure of the levee system and geography of New Orleans

Barack Obama, first African American president, elected

Increased suspicion and lack of confidence in the government

A book written by Rachel Carson to voice the concerns of environmentalists. Launched the environmentalist movement

The US federal agency with a mission to protect human health and the environment; and stop pollution

When cultural ideas spread quickly around the world via TV, movies, music, sports.

Blacks stopped using the Montgomery buses in response to Rosa Parks' arrest for not giving up her seat for a white man.

the easing of hostile relations, especially between the U.S. and communist countries.

First time an African American won the presidency (Barack Obama)

first woman supreme court justice. appointed by Reagan

First African American Supreme Court Justice

This invention revolutionized communication, ease of obtaining information, helped create jobs and spur economic growth

provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family or medical conditions.

Trend in the US of more people moving into the South due to job opportunities and warmer weather

a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment