1950's
Civil Rights Movement
1960's
Vietnam War
Rise of Conservatism after the Vietnam War
100
What is the Taft-Hartley Act and the consequences of it passing?
The Taft-Hartley Act was a deliberate effort to remove power from unions. It restricted strikes, protests and intimidated union leaders into signing oaths and contracts. The consequence of this act passing is that it eliminated all the progress unions and labor had made BEFORE the second red scare.
100
What was the landmark court case decision that stated: Seperate is NOT equal.
Brown vs. the Board of Education. Lawyer was Thurgood Marshall who attacked Plessy vs. Ferguson. This decision was a HUGE win for the Civil Rights Movement.
100
What was the Port Huron Statement and where/who were the people who grasped the concept the most?
The Port Huron Statement talked about how the U.S. culture and people are all the same. We are a country of conformists and it needed to stop. College should be about forming your individual opinions and all citizens should want a PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY. College students accepted this the most by demonstrating on different campus' around the country (Madison, Berkley, University of Michigan)
100
Who were the Vietcong?
The Vietcong were Southern Vietnamese citizens who supported Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam. They were constantly trying to sabatoge the U.S. troops and were apart of the Tet Offensive later on during the war.
100
Who was Barry Goldwater?
Far right, very conservative republican who was apart of the Conservative Reaction following the Vietnam War.
200
Who is Allen Ginsberg?
Allen Ginsberg was one of the U.S.'s best known "Beat." Ginsberg wrote "Howel" and was both Jewish, gay and born into a communist household. He was popular since he showed the discomfort of the young teenagers at the time.
200
Explain what sit-ins were and what they started in the Civil Rights Movement.
Sit-ins were demonstrations where black students sat at counters/restaurants that refused to serve them. The demonstrations usually drew attention and sometimes provoked violence from bystanders. The importance of these sit-ins were that they began the start of DIRECT ACTION by young black americans in the Civil Rights Movement.
200
What was Johnson's Great Society?
The Great Society was a plan that gave the United States: Medicare, Medicade, Dept. of Housing, food stamps, Head Start, Clean water and clean air acts and the Dept. of Transportation. Was very successful - until the Vietnam War.
200
How did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident, a controversial incident where we claimed a N. Vietnamese boat shot at our own boat. This led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed the U.S. to engage in anything to stop the communist N. Vietnamese threat.
200
Who are Woodward and Bernstein?
They are the two reporters that uncovered and investigated the Watergate scandal. They also realized that Nixon recorded everything (even his convos) and used it against him.
300
Explain the 1950's affluent society.
-Automobiles -Growth of suburbs -air conditioning -Shopping malls -Television
300
What was the Voter Education Project?
It was a project in the South that tried to get more African Americans to vote and register. There was, however; a large resistance from whites that usually included violence, so the project did not achieve its goals.
300
Name the four men that were assassinated during the 1960's.
1) John F. Kennedy 2) Malcom X 3) Martin Luther King Jr. 4) Robert Kennedy
300
Who were the "silent majority"
The silent majority were the people who agreed with the war and were NOT in the streets protesting. These were usually working men.
300
What hurt the U.S. economy during the 1970's?
-U.S. lost the power to get cheap oil -Inflation caused high unemployment (aka Stagflation) -Loss of manufacturing, Germany and Japan out-producing the U.S. -Southernization: moving businesses/power money to the South to move AWAY from unions
400
Explain President Eisenhower's presidency.
Eisenhower was a war hero that was elected as a moderate republican. His vice president was Richard Nixon. His aim was at big business, he surrounded himself with corporate business men, he accepted containment, and pushed for a small government. He also pushed the U.S.'s involvment in foreign affairs, specifically in Iran, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela, and Cuba.
400
What is SNCC?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Their purpose was to engage in demonstrations. They were apart of many sit-ins, freedome rides and were also engaged with CORE. Usually younger blacks were apart of SNCC (Ann Moody)
400
What was the Voting Rights Act and why was it needed?
This Act made the Federal Government take control over voting in southern states (also controlled registration). This act was needed because southern whites would make blacks take exams, tests, etc in order for them to be "eligible" to vote. What they were trying to do was discourage and eliminate African Americans from voting.
400
What is Vietnamization and who inforced it?
Vietnamization was the plan that Richard Nixon put in place to replace U.S. troops in Vietnam with Southern Vietnamese soldiers.
400
What are Supply Side Economics?
During the Reagan Administration this was the "trickle down system" that cut taxes of the wealthy hoping the poor would eventually benefit from the elites re-investing.
500
Explain the United States' involvement in 3rd world countries during this time. (Hint: some of the 3rd world countries include Iran, Guatemala, and Cuba)
The U.S. was involved in stopping new governments (especially pro-communist ones) in 3rd world countries from taking power during this time. We wanted free market capitalism to stay strong (since this type of economy gave us an advantage and the govs who were in place originally were our "buds" example: Sha of Iran) The U.S. was specifically focused on stopping pro-communist regimes from taking power in Latin America where U.S. companies held both land and power.
500
Explain the importance of the Civil Rights Act and what it accomplished.
The Civil Rights Act was signed by LBJ following the assassination of JFK. The Act strengthened the government to fight segregation. Specifically it eliminated segregation in public places and also targeted job discrimination based on race.
500
Name atleast three movements (besides the Civil Rights Movement) that began during the 1960's and lasted through the 1970's
1. Feminist Movement 2. Environmental Movement 3. Gay Liberation Movement 4. Native American Movement 5. Latino Rights Movement
500
What have been some of the consequences of our involvement in Vietnam?
- Lost faith in the government - Created a seperation between people at home - Plagued our military, all wars since have had little support from the country - Gained a bad repuation from the rest of the world.
500
Why was there a rise in conservatism after the Vietnam War and through the 1970's?
-U.S. citizens were scared and suspicious of a big government (relate it to the Vietnam War) -Believe that the U.S. is better off with private enterprises and small government -Citizens didnt want TAXES (republicans cut taxes, had smaller taxes) and believe that large spending is wasteful -This was especailly true during the 1970's when the U.S. economy was on the down turn. -Democratic party falling apart
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