unit 7 history

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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


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