Youth Culture
What was the rising radical political movement in the 1960's called?
The New Left
What were the 3 big minority movements in the 1960's?
Indian American Movement, Mexican American Movement, Gay Liberation Movement
Environmentalism + science = ?
Ecology
What was the primary resource that the US lacked?
Oil
What was stagflation?
Economic stagnation and inflation
What does "SDS" stand for?
Students for a Democratic Society
What were two common reasons for the minority group movements in the 1960's?
Failure of assimilation policies, suffering under existing social status
Which president signed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into law?
Richard Nixon
What was the policy of decreasing tensions with the USSR called?
Detente
Name one reason why American deindustrialized
Old and inefficient factories or New job opportunities
What are three sources of the "New Left"?
New generation, radicalism, Civil Rights movement
What happened at the Alcatraz protest?
A group of Indian Americans occupied the island of Alcatraz and claimed as their own, as a sign of protest
When was the first Earth Day observed? (name two of the following: month, day, year. double points for naming all three)
April 22, 1970
Name one country that fought in the 6 day war
Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon
What was Gerald Ford first action as president
Pardoning Nixon
Describe three elements of the counterculture of the 1960's
Hippies, Rock'n'Roll, Haight-Ashbury
Who was one of the main organizers in the Latino Movement?
Cezar Chavez
Name 3 consequences of unchecked industrial development identified by 20th-century environmentalists as long-term ecological dangers
Three of the following: deforestation, fossil fuel depletion, oil spills, smog, acid rain, thinning of the ozone layer
Name one state/region Nixon lost during the election of 1972
Massachauets, District of Columbia
What happened in the ruling of US vs Richard Nixon?
Ruled that president must relinquish tapes
What was the "People's Park" protest at Berkeley for?
The school planned to use a space to build a parking lot, while the students wanted to preserve it and called it "People's Park".
What sparked the Stonewall Riot?
A police attack on a gay nightclub
What was the greater impact of Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring”?
Influenced the 1972 ban on DDT's agricultural use in the U.S.
Name 3 OPEC countries
Algeria,Angola,Republic of the Congo,Equatorial Guinea,Gabon,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Nigeria,Libya,Saudi Arabia,United Arab Emirates,Venezuela
What year did Nixon resign from office?
Nixon resigned in 1974