Chapter 28 - Foreign Policies in the Fifties (1944-1960)

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In 1957, the ________ passed a Civil Rights Act intended to stop discrimination against black voters in the South, but it was rarely enforced.

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Consumer demand

________ for homes, cars, and household goods fueled the economy.

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GI Bill of Rights

The ________ boosted home buying and helped many veterans attend college and enter the middle class.

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Martin Luther King

________ organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) after white violence against activists in Little Rock.

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NAACP

During the early 1950s, the ________ mounted legal challenges in federal courts to states requiring racially segregated public schools.

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President Eisenhower

________ promoted moderate Republicanism, or "dynamic conservatism ..

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