US History Chapter 30
Founded in 1968, the ________ (AIM) focused on militant action
American Indian Movemnet
The Supreme Court case _______ v. Board of Regents of California (1978) upheld the principle of affirmative action, with restriction
Bakke
_________'s 1963 book, "The Feminine Mystique", gave voice to a reemerging women's rights movement
Betty Friedan
In 1972, who were the two Washington Post reporters who uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break-in to the Nixon White House
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
The United Farm Workers union founded and first led by __________
Cesar Chavez
During the Nixon administration, relations with communist _______ were greatly improved
China
In 1972, President Richard Nixon's visit to __________ came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations
China
The 1961 ___________ called for the preservation of Indian hertiage
Declaration of Indian Purpose
The Supreme court case _____________ (1962) ruled prayer in public schools was unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale
What is the EPA?
Environment Protection AcT
The _______ was passed by Congress in 1963
Equal Pay Act
During the 1970s, Congress approved the ________ Amendment to the Constitution, but the states did not ratify
Equal Rights
The Supreme Court case _________(1972) overturned existing capital punishment statutes
Furman v. Georgia
The _________ rights movement was the last major liberation effort begun in the 1960s
Gay
Richard Nixon was given full pardon by ______ for any criminal role he may have played in the Watergate scandals
Gerald Ford
The South Vietnamese government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of __________
Gerald Ford
The Supreme Court case _________ (1963) ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay
Gideon v. Wainwright
In 1972, diplomat _________ announced that "peace is at hand" right before the American presidential election
Henry Kissinger
The Supreme Court case __________(1966) required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights
Miranda v. Arizona
In 1968, American soldiers massacred more than 100 South Vietnamese civilians near the village of __________
My Lai Massacre
What is OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The so-called _______ revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war
Pentagon Papers
Who won the presidential election of 1972?
Richard Nixon
The Supreme Court decision in the case of ________ (1973) was based on a new legal interpretation of privacy rights
Roe v. Wade
When the Supreme Court Case handed down __________ decision, abortion became legal for the first time in American History
Roe v. Wade
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
In 1973, the so-called __________ involved President Richard Nixon's firing of the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate case
Saturday night massacre
The Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Richard Nixon (1974) ruled Nixon must turn over evidence to the __________
Special prosecutor
___________ refers to rising prices and a weak economy
Stagflation
The intent of President Richard Nixon's _______ policy was to have the South Vietnamese military do more of the fighting
Vietnamization
When Earl Warren retired, President Nixon appointed _______ to replace him
Warren E. Burger
Why did Vice President Spiro Angew resign his office
Was charged for tax evasion
In 1972, the ________ scandal began with a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee
Watergate
In the 1960s, the radical group known as the ________ were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives
Weatherman
The purpose of the 1969 ______ music festival was to express the ideals of the counterculture philosophy
Woodstock
In 1973, American Indian activists occupied an old Indian battle site of _______
Wounded Knee
The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was ________ recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office
audio tape
Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring" helped launched the modern environmental movement by focusing on the problems concerning ________
pesticides
In 1974, Richard Nixon _________ from presidency
resigned