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