American Domestic Issues in the 20 th Century

1. American Domestic Issues in the 20th Century SOL USII.8

2. The Civil Rights Movement • The Civil Rights Movement resulted in legislation that ensured constitutional rights to all citizens regardless of race. http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=7546&rendTypeId=4

3. Some Effects of Segregation • Separate educational facilities and resources for white and African American students. http://www.vahistory.org/massive.resistance/photos/3/Dp0008.jpg

4. Some Effects of Segregation • Separate public facilities (i.e., restrooms, drinking fountains, restaurants)

5. Some Effects of Segregation • Social isolation of races http://www.sitemason.com/files/fwyiD6/hotelclark.jpg

6. The Civil Rights Movement • Opposition to Plessy v. Ferguson (“separate but equal” was legal) http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/landmark/landmarkimages/plessy2.gif http://www.stus.com/images/products/con0008.gif

7. The Civil Rights Movement • Brown v. Board of Education (desegregation of schools) The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education integrated the schools. Here, the first day of desegregation, on Sept. 8, 1954, at Fort Myer Elementary School in Fort Myer, Va. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.html

8. The Civil Rights Movement • Martin Luther King, Jr. and his use of passive resistance against segregated facilities; “I have a dream…” speech. http://www.medaloffreedom.com/MartinLutherKingHaveaDream.jpg

9. The Civil Rights Movement • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0119s.jpg Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.

10. The Civil Rights Movement • Organized protests, Freedom Riders (helped African Americans vote and work for civil rights, sit-ins, marches.) http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/d31694f7-01d5-43a7-89dc-db608be87c0e.jpg Sign reads: On Mother’s Day, May 14, 1961, a group of black and white CORE youth on a “Freedom Ride” from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans arrived by bus at the Birmingham Greyhound terminal. They were riding through the deep south to test a court case “Boynton vs. Virginia,” declaring segregation in bus terminals unconstitutional. Here they were met and attacked by a mob of Klansmen. The riders were severely assaulted while the police watched, yet the youth stood their ground.

11. The Civil Rights Movement • Formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) http://www.albany.edu/~naacp/images/naacp-logo.gif

12. The Civil Rights Movement • Civil Rights Act of 1964. • What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? • It prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. http://www.governor.state.az.us/eop/images/CivilRights.jpg President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Notice Martin Luther King, Jr. in the background.

13. The Civil Rights Movement • Voting Rights Act of 1965. • What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? • It guaranteed African Americans the right to vote by outlawing literacy test at election polls.

14. Women’s Rights • Women activists were inspired by the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and took action to gain equality for themselves, particularly in the workplace.

15. Changing role of WomenWorkplace Disadvantages • Discrimination in hiring practices against women. http://www.robrogers.com/gallery/old_favorites/images/best_93/050293%20Glass%20Ceiling.gif

16. Workplace Disadvantages • Lower wages for women than for men doing the same job. • What do you think the term “glass ceiling” refers to? http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/image8-2.gif

17. http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/05/17/wages18507_narrowweb__300x318,0.jpghttp://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/05/17/wages18507_narrowweb__300x318,0.jpg How does this chart illustrate the “glass ceiling” concept?

18. Improved Conditions • National Organization for Women (NOW) http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6b/Logo-sign2.gif

19. Improved Conditions • Title IX • Federal legislation to force colleges to give women equal athletic opportunities.

20. Improved Conditions • The Equal Rights Amendment despite its failure, and a focus on equal opportunity employment, created a wider range of options and advancement for women in business and public service. http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=27002&rendTypeId=4

21. New Technologies • After the war, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime technologies.

22. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Airline industry: jets.

23. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Automobile industry and interstate highway system.

24. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Entertainment and new media.

25. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Exploration of space. http://www.hashemian.com/blog/images/space-exploration.jpg

26. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Computer industry.

27. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Satellite system: telecommunications (pagers, cell phones, television.)

28. Industries Benefiting From New Technologies • Internet.

29. New technologies in communication, entertainment and business have dramatically affected American life.

30. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure.

31. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Greater access to news and other information.

32. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Cheaper and more convenient means of communication.

33. Impact of New Technologies on American Life http://www.acunit.com/images/heat-pump.jpg • Greater access to heating and air conditioning improved the quality of life and encouraged population growth in certain areas of the country

34. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Decreased regional variation, resulting from nationwide access to entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet Services, and computer games.