Kennedy
Describe the Kenney/Nixon debates
First televised debate. Kennedy won based on appearances
Describe the Tet offensive
a surprise attack by the north vietnamese on 100 cities. strategic loss for the US because people saw that the war would not end quickly
This is the most famous american Civil Rights Activist
Martin Luther King Jr
What was historic about the 2008 election?
First Black President, promise of hope and change in the middle of the recession
Describe the Bay of Pigs invasion and how it led to the cuban missile crisis
Bay of pigs: failed attempt to overthrow cuba. Led to the soviet union putting missiles on cuba. Kennedy had to negotiate the removal of the missiles
Describe the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This gave the president authority to perform a military action without congressional approval
This speech was given at the famous march on washington
After the Iranian revolution, US embassy workers were held hostage. Carter failed to rescue them
Describe the 9/11 attacks and the effects they had
War on terror: after 9/11 invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq
Describe Domino Theory
The incorrect belief that if one Asian country fell to communism they all would
Describe the War Powers Act
This tried to reverse the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This requires the president notify congress within 48 hrs of a military action and has to have approval after 60 days
This was written by MLKjr defending his nonviolent protest tactics to those who told him to wait
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Describe the Watergate Scandal
Nixon's staff broke into the watergate hotel to steal democratic party information and was caught admitting to it in white house recordings. He resigned before he could be impeached
What marked the unofficial end to the cold war?
The collapse of the soviet union
What was the effect of JFK's assassination?
Lyndon B Johnson became president and was able to pass major civil rights legislation
A program aimed at reducing poverty in the US.
Example: Medicare-health insurance for old people
Name the 2 civil rights organizations we discussed in class
Southern Christian Leadership Conference: came out of the montgomery bus boycott, class action lawsuits, organized marches
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee: student organization, sit ins, marches
Both practiced Civil Disobedience: breaking the law deliberately to make a political point
What was the major event of Gerald Ford's presidency?
Pardoning Nixon
Lying under oath and obstruction of justice regarding the investigation of his affair with a white house intern
Describe the Vietnam war
The US got involved to stop the spread of communism in vietnam. the country was divided into a communist north and a capitalist south
What 2 major assassinations added to the political turmoil of 1968
RFK: was going to be the Democratic nominee before being killed
MLKjr: major blow to the civil rights movement
Describe the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
CRA: banned discrimination in public accomodations
VRA: banned discrimination in voting practices
Name the 4 parts of Reaganomics
2. fewer regulations on businesses
3. cut government spending
4. control the money supply to reduce inflation
Name at least 2 other political movements besides the Civil Rights movement we discussed in class
Environmental: rachel carson silent spring, creation of the EPA
Women: creation of NOW, push for ERA and no workplace discrimination
Anti Vietnam war: protests for the US to leave vietnam
United Farm Workers: Cesar Chavez pushed for better treatment for agricultural workers