Unit 14 Era of Social Change
Who founded the Peace Crops?
JFK
The main event of the March on Washington
MLK's I have a Dream speech
Why did we not invade North Vietnam?
Fear it would bring China into the war
What is a lasting effect of watergate and the pentagon papers occuring?
The Reagan Presidency signifigantly increased spending on what?
Military and Defense
The main goal of the space race was too.....
Land a man on the moon
What did Brown vs. Board of Education conclude?
racial segregation in Public Schools is illegal
What did the US do when France left Vietnam?
Helped the pro-democratic side of Vietnam (South)
What was the point of the war powers act?
to limit presidential power to wage war
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed Discrimination in.......
Public Accomodations
LBJ and his Great society was Praised by ____ and opposed by _____
(Parties)
Praised by Liberals
Opposed by Conservatives
This was the main purpose of the Freedom Riders
To integrate interstate bussing
What did the media do after the Tet offensive
Criticized the War
Why did President Ford's public approval rating drop?
He pardoned Richard Nixon
Why are the pentagon papers important?
It showed the American's that the governmnet has been lying to us about the war.
Which party was in favor of the Warren Courts?
The Left (Liberals)
Mexican Farm Workers were unionized through this man.
Cesar Chavez
Why were the Vietcong so hard to beat?
They blended in with the civilians, tunnels/traps
What did Roe v. Wade rule?
States could not regulate a woman's right to an abortion.
Why did Phyllis Schalafly (an anti-feminist) oppose the Equal Rights Movement?
Feared it would break traditional family norms and/or push women into the draft
Medicare gives health insurance to _________
Madicade gives health insurance to ___________
Medicare- Elderly
Medicade- Low income
What two events jumpstarted the "Civil Rights Unit"
Rosa Parks/Bus Boycott and Brown v. Board of Education
How did America end up fighting the Vietcong
Destroyed the landscape, search and destroy, and showed a high body count to destroy enemy morale
What was Nixon's southern strategy to win the election?
encourage discontented democrats to vote for him
This was the goal of the Native American's civil Rights movement, which was heavily influenced by the Black Panthers
Self-determination