unit 7 history
Golf of Tonkin Resolution
It opened the door to massive escalation of the war in vietnam without congressional oversight
Vietnamization
Nixon a vietnam strategy to have us troops gradually withdraw and south vietnamese troops assume responsibility for the war
stonewall riot
a more militant gay liberation movement was born
iran crisis
american hostanges were released the day carter left office
impact of the cold war on the united states
cold war policies supported scientific research in medicine and computers
Truman Doctrine
commitment to fight communism where ever it tried to establish a foothold
regents of the university of california v. bakke
fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional
malcom X
he insisted that african-americans have economic and political autonomy
president Dwight d. Eisenhower continue the new deal
he presided over the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways
dr. martin luther king jr.
he strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience
elvis presley
he was a "crossover" musician, bringing african-american rhythm and blues to white audiences
a success of the Carter administration
his negotiation of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel
equal rights amendment (ERA)
is stated that equal treatment under the law could not be abridged according to gender
american indian movement
it demanded greater tribal self-government
Voting Rights Act of 1965
it empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration
the civil rights act of 1964
it prohibited racial discrimination in all public accommodations including those that were privately owned
nixon's "checkers speech"
it reflected the growing importance of television in american life
1960 sit-in at the Woolworth's department store
it sparked similar demonstrations throughout the south
berlin wall
it was built by the soviets to stem the tide of refugees leaving eastern Europe for the West
montgomery bus boycott
it was sparked when rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white rider
1963 March on Washington
milk managed to bring together civil rights supports from many races and
detente
nixon sought peaceful coexistence w communist nations
why did many of the african american civil rights protesters who marched in june 1963 hope to be arrest
one point of the protesters was to get arrested and publicize the punitive nature of sothern jim crow justice
los angeles and the automobile
people drove to and from work on a web of highways, and they shopped at malls accessible only by driving
affirmative action
preferential hiring based on minority status
containment
preventing the expansion of the U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions
richard nixon's new federalism
proposing a system of block grants that states could spend as they liked
American suburbs in the 1950s
residence brokers and realtors made sure contracts and mortgages barred sales to minorities
implementation of brown v. the board of education of topeka, kansas
some justices on the court feared the outbreak of violence with such a bold ruling
the greatest rival for the united states
soviet union
stagflation
stagnant economic growth and high inflation
impact of the cold war on the american civil rights movement
suspicion of communist involvement led to government surveillance of civil rights leaders
impact television had on American culture
television became the nation's prime source of consumer advertising
one major diference in the consumer colture of the 1950s from previous eras
the 1950s saw the first widespread use of credit cards for consumer spending
bay of pigs invasion in 1961
the CIA failed to accomplish its mission and the U.S. gov was embarrassed
cuban missile crisis in 1962
the crisis developed after the united states discovered the soviets were planning to place nuclear missiles in cuba
president truman's fair deal
the fair deal failed to achieve its goal of establishing a national health insurance program
great society
the programs included health care, education, and urban development paid for with federal funds
how did american involvement in vietnam end
the u.s. withdrew its last troops and turned the war over to the south vietnamese
mcCarthys disgrace and downfall
the us army
american teenagers in the 1950s
their numbers increased and they were precieved to be increasingly alienated
white supremacists take advantage of anticommunist rhetoric
they charged african-american civil rights leaders with having a communist agenda
moral majority
they feared family values were being undermined
why did the american government agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of europe
they wanted to prevent western europe from faking under soviet influence
african americans during the post war suburban boom
they were often unable to get access for financing for housing
iron curtain
this separated democratic western Europe from communist eastern Europe
evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970s
title IX which banned gender discrimination in higher education
marshall plan
to provide economic assistance for the rebuilding of Europe
us response to stalin blockade
truman ordered that supplies be brought into berlin via airlift
Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political advisory richard nixon
watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government
