Social Movements of the 1960s–1970s
This group of college students protested segregation and organized Freedom Summer voter drives
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The nickname for Americans who supported U.S. military actions in Vietnam AND the nickname for Americans who opposed the Vietnam War
Hawks AND Doves
"This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait." President George H.W. Bush said this before launching what military operation in 1991?
Operation Desert Storm
In response to nations that harbor terrorists, the U.S., UN, and EU often impose these punitive measures to pressure governments.
Sanctions (Economic, Financial, Trade, Military)
During Reconstruction, these laws severely limited the rights of African Americans in the South.
Black Codes (Jim Crow laws come AFTER the reconstruction period in the South)
Hispanic youth group that led school walkouts and demanded civil rights in education
Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO)
A major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974
The Watergate Scandal
This extremist group was behind the 9/11 attacks and had previously bombed U.S. embassies in Africa.
al Qaeda
NASA launched the first manned moon mission from this Florida site
Kennedy Space Center
Which 1862 law encouraged westward expansion by offering free land to settlers willing to farm it?
The Homestead Act
Common method among social movements to protest unjust policies on campus or public spaces
Sit-ins
As a result of the Watergate Scandal, many Americans began to lose this in government institutions...
...Trust...
The United States used economic sanctions against this nation to oppose its apartheid racial policies, eventually helping to bring democratic reform.
South Africa
Signed into law in 1994, President Clinton said this agreement would "tear down trade barriers between neighbors." What was it called?
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
What U.S. foreign policy, announced in 1947, promised military aid to nations resisting communism?
The Truman Doctrine (The Marshall Plan was a package of purely economic aid, at least outwardly).
A form of nonviolent resistance where individuals intentionally break laws they deem unjust, as a way to express their opposition and seek social change
Civil Disobedience
In 1964, Congress passed this resolution after reports of an attack on U.S. ships off the coast of Vietnam, giving President Johnson broad military powers.
"All necessary measures to repel any armed attack" were authorized by what measure?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Passed after 9/11, this controversial law expanded surveillance powers and was titled "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools..."
Patriot Act
"I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you... and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."
After what 2001 attack did President George W. Bush make this defiant statement?
9/11 Attacks
What 1930s New Deal federal program built dams and provided rural electrification across the South?
The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
This phrase, used by Stokely Carmichael, urged African Americans to unify for political strength
"Black Power"
President Nixon's strategy to gradually withdraw U.S. troops while increasing South Vietnam's combat role was called this. It aimed to achieve "peace with honor," but critics argued it simply delayed the inevitable.
...Vietnamization...
"The massacre in Tiananmen Square shocked the conscience of the world." What nation violently suppressed democratic protests in 1989?
China
Created in the aftermath of 9/11 to unify national defense efforts, this new cabinet department focuses on domestic security.
Homeland Security
What policy in the late 1800s sought to ensure equal trade access to China for all nations?
Open Door Policy