ELECTIONS
COLD WAR
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
VIETNAM WAR
HODGE PODGE
things i need to know
US POPULATION
100
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
100
was the marshall plan for Latin America
What was the alliance for progress
100
successfully brought federal attention to desegregate public transportation
what were the Freedom rides
100
used to destroy the vegetation and jungle like geography
what is napalm and agent orange
100
plan to infiltrate the DNC to steal campaign secrets...."Find the Dirt"
What is the Watergate Scandal
100
who's philosophy is this?
the Turner Thesis
100
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1888
Origins Act of 1924
Immigration Act of 1965
Immigration and Control Act of 1986
all affect what?
population
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
LBJ's program to end poverty and racial injustice
What is the Great Society
200
___ led to Truman desegregating the military?
what is WW2
200
foreign policy event that led to this cartoon?
What is the bay of pigs incident?
300
winner of the election of 1964
who is Lyndon B Johnson
300
Caused JFK to stop using the CIA as top advising agency
What is the failure of the Bay of Pigs
300
removed poll taxes from voting
What is the 24th amendment
300
what is burning draft cards
300
examples of "modern day muckrakers" (3)
Who are Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader and
Gloria Steinem
300
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
300
What impact is this trend having on the United States
There is increased concern about funding for Social Security and Medicare.
400
used the "silent majority' to win the election of 1968
Who is Richard Nixon
400
Soviet Union launches Sputnik
what caused the Space Race
400
outlawed discriminatory obstacles such as literacy tests
voting Rights Act 1965
400
name given to the growing mistrust of the government created by news reporters such as Walter Cronkite
what is the credibility gap
400
what did the AIM and the civil rights movement for African Americans have in common?
they both used sit ins and marches
400
Promoted community programs and self defense
what is Black Power?
400
to extend civil rights protections to more Americans in 1972 and 1990
what is Title IX (1972) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)?
500
happened as a result of the election of 1972
What is the Watergate scandal
500
NATO, WARSAW PACT, KOREAN WAR, VIETNAM CONFLICT, CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, BERLIN WALL AND U2 SPY PLANE INCIDENT
WHAT ARE EVENTS OF THE COLD WAR
500
first African American Supreme Court Justice
but got his start helping NAACP win court cases such as the Rosa Park's case
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
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
who focused on desegregating stations on interstate bus lines
freedom riders
500
What was the purpose of the United Nations when it was founded in 1945
to find peaceful solutions to international issues
600
states that no one can be elected to the presidency more than twice.
22nd amendment
600
term best applies to President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy of improving relations with the Soviet Union
what is detente?
600
woman who advocated for migrant worker rights.
who is Delores Huerta
600
"blank check" was dangerous because....
gave unlimited power to wage war to the president when the constitution gave that power to congress
600
main purpose of the War Powers Act passed by Congress in 1973
What is limit the presidents power to send troops into combat
600
purpose of MLK jrs "letter from a Birmingham jail"
its call for civil disobedience against unjust laws
600
benefits was given to veterans as part of the GI Bill after World War II
financial assistance for attending college and buying a home
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
_____ worked to get increased wages for migrant workers
Who is Cesar Chavez?
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
The radical stance of SNCC created a division within civil rights organizations. (transition?)
hint: this is the effect--what was the cause?
In 1966 Stokely Carmichael, the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), used the term “Black Power” at the end of a speech in Mississippi, introducing a new slogan to the civil rights movement.
700
How was the United Nations different from the League of Nations
The United Nations was given the ability to use military power.
700
Daily TV images showing combat and death seemed to contradict the reports from the Government
the lack of trust Americans had in the government during the Vietnam War (Walter Cronkite—well respected journalist of this time contradicting reports)
what is the credibility gap?