ELECTIONS
COLD WAR/and more
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
VIETNAM WAR
I am the president
things i need to know
for the people
100
Who won the election of 1960?
John F Kennedy
100
term best applies to President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy of improving relations with the Soviet Union
what is detente?
100
successfully brought federal attention to desegregate interstate transportation/register African Americans to vote
what were the Freedom rides
100
used to destroy the vegetation and jungle like geography
what is napalm and agent orange
100
LBJ's program: War on poverty and to end racial injustice
What is the Great Society
100
name given to the growing mistrust of the government created by news reporters such as Walter Cronkite
what is the credibility gap
100
how did the draft discriminate
gave an exemption to those in college
(wealthy white males)
200
changed popular opinion of the candidates in the election of 1960
what is television
200
reason President Kennedy implemented a blockade on Cuba
U.S. spy plane photos show secret Soviet missile buildup
200
like the little rock 9, he integrated University of Mississippi
Who is James Meredith
200
aerial bombing of north vietnam
what is operation rolling thunder
200
Caused JFK to stop using the CIA as top advising agency/proceed with caution in foreign policy
What is the failure of the Bay of Pigs
200
Promoted community programs and self defense
what is Black Power?
200
This photo is symbolic of what situation in America at the time?
the tensions between the government and anti-war demonstrators
300
winner of the election of 1964
who is Lyndon B Johnson
300
The court’s ruling in this case upheld what constitutional principle?
Government leaders are subject to the rule of law
no one not even the president is above the law
300
removed poll taxes from voting
What is the 24th amendment
300
what is burning draft cards
300
This cartoon reflects what criticism of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society initiative?
It cost more money than was reaching people who needed it.
300
what did the AIM and the civil rights movement for African Americans have in common?
they both used sit ins and marches
300
(2) supreme court cases that ruled in favor of the people not the government
US. v. Nixon and NY Times v. US
400
used the "silent majority' to win the election of 1968
Who is Richard Nixon
400
What is ping-pong diplomacy
The thawing of relations with China to open up more trade
400
outlawed discriminatory obstacles such as literacy tests
voting Rights Act 1965
400
Which factor contributed most to the United States leaving Saigon in 1975?
what is declining support from the American public
400
Why did Gerald Ford pardon Richard Nixon?
Because scandal divided the country and he wanted to bring the country together
400
was a key organizer for the NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) in Mississippi. He fought against segregation andworked tirelessly to register Black voters. For example, he organized protests and demonstrations that aimed tochallenge discriminatory practices and promote equalrights.
who is Medgar Evers
400
examples of "modern day muckrakers" (2) exposing modern day problems
Who are Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader
500
happened as a result of the election of 1972/led to Nixon's impeachment
What is the Watergate scandal
500
foreign policy event that led to this cartoon?
What is the bay of pigs incident?
500
woman who advocated for migrant worker rights.
who is Delores Huerta
500
contradicted the government's reports of number of causualties and degree of success in Vietnam
What are the Pentagon papers?
500
Nixon (used this to) refused to give up the tapes of the Oval office recordings
What is executive privelege
500
What was the impact of the creation of OPEC
limited access to oil that hurt the economy
led to long gas lines
and negatively affected production
500
How did the federal government respond to the message of this book?
It passed legislation such as the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.
600
states that no one can be elected to the presidency more than twice.
22nd amendment
600
What impact did these events have on the United States?
They increased feelings of public distrust for the government.
600
_____ worked to get increased wages for migrant workers
Who is Cesar Chavez?
600
(3) examples of why war in Vietnam was psychologically difficult
What are booby traps/tunnels and hiding amongst civilians/guerrilla warfare/could not identify the enemy
600
main purpose of the War Powers Act passed by Congress in 1973
What is limit the presidents power to send (and leave) troops into combat without congressional approval
600
What organization is most closely associated with attempts to end discrimination against Hispanic people?
What is the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
600
The document was a response to a letter published by local Christian and Jewish religious leaders criticizing Dr. King’s methods of protest and resistance. To defend his support for a policy of nonviolent resistance, Dr. King suggested that individuals are morally bound to resist unjust laws, stating that “an unjust law is no law at all.”
This document is commonly referred to by which title?
Letter from Birmingham Jail
700
ALASKA AND HAWAII
Which states joined the electoral college for the election of 1960
700
What was the difference between Eisenhower’s approach to containment and Kennedy’s?
Eisenhower--Maintain defense without increasing military budget
- Kennedy Increased funding and wanted a flexible defense
700
law was enacted as a result of a large number of illegal immigrants being employed in the United States
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
700
Doves” opposed the war, especially as it cost more lives, money, and time
Counterculture challenged the values of mainstream American Society and unleashed a movement to reassert traditional values
CAUSE?
what is the Vietnam war?
700
"blank check" was dangerous because....
gave unlimited power to wage war to the president when the constitution gave that power to congress
700
What extended civil rights protections to more Americans in 1972 and 1990
what is Title IX (1972) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)?
700
What was the main result/longterm impact of the Warren Court?
rights of the accused were strengthened