Cold War 13
The USA gave $400 million in aid to countries to assist them in resisting Communism. This was for Greece and Turkey.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This group was formed in 1942 to use the non-violent tactics of Indian leader Gandhi in the campaign for Civil Rights.
What is the "Congress of Racial Equality" or CORE?
Health insurance for seniors, Medicaid which provides health services to those with low incomes and Project Head Start which helped low-income children. These were all programs under President Johnson that came under this name.
What is "Great Society?"
Agents were caught breaking into Democratic National Headquarters. This ended Nixon's Presidency. Nixon had lied about his ties to the break-in and its cover up. Facing impeachment Nixon resigned from office because of this.
What is "Watergate?"
A place where Indians had been massacred in South Dakota.
What is "Wounded Knee?"
The United States gave economic aid to the countries of Western Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Young adults from 30 states organized in this group and had peaceful protests for civil rights.
What is "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?" or (SNCC)
American leaders believed that if South Vietnam fell to Communism, neighboring nations like Cambodia, Laos and Thailand would also fall to Communism.
What is "Domino Theory?"
This organization of countries exported oil. Arab members boycotted the United States. They refused to sell the USA oil and the price of gas soared. This caused inflation. The name of the organization.
What is "OPEC" or OIL of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
Protesters were calling attention to the hardships faced by Indians. This group demanded increased federal aid and improved treatment of American Indians in media and textbooks. It was also formed to advance the rights of Indians.
What is "American Indian Movement" or (AIM),
The was a fear again that Communists spies were living in America. There was one of these after World War One. This was the 2nd time.
What is the Red Scare?
Martin Luther King and other ministers formed this to fight for racial quality through social activism, in which ordinary citizens fight for their rights or a cause.
What is the "Southern Christian Leadership Council?" (SCLC)
1964 North Vietnamese fired on American ships.
What is the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident?"
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced this policy of a greater "Openness". Soviet citizens could criticize the government without the fear of getting into trouble.
What is "Glasnost?"
This group was formed by Maggie Kuhn to fight against mandatory retirement laws and age discrimination.
What is the "Gray Panthers?"
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have evidence of Communists in the U.S. government, although he never produced it. This term refers to unfounded fears of Communist conspiracies.
What is "McCarthyism?"
This banned discrimination in hotels, restaurants, and other places. It was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.
What is the "Civil Rights Act of 1964?"
American troops were gradually replaced with South Vietnamese troops. This was done under President Nixon.
What is "Vietnamization?"
The policy of separating blacks and whites in South Africa. It no longer exists.
What is "Apartheid?"
Caesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped organize Hispanic migrant workers. The launched boycotts of grapes and lettuce to force growers to treat their migrant workers with greater dignity.
The name of their organization.
What is the "United Farm Workers?" or (UFW).
Committees that were formed to question federal workers to make sure they were no Communists.
What is the "Loyalty Review Board?"
The arrest of Rosa Parks led to this in Alabama. People refused to ride this specific form of public transportation. Organizers took cabs and car pools instead.
What is the "Montgomery Bus Boycott?"
Feminists fought sexual discrimination in language, pop culture and private homes. They tried to get this passed guaranteeing equal rights to women, but failed.
What is the "Equal Rights Amendment?" or ERA
President Jimmy Carter invited the leaders of Israel and Egypt to the United States. They eventually reached an agreement. Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula (land) to Egypt and Egypt recognized Israel as a country. This was called?
What is the "Camp David Accords?"
The use of violence against innocent people for political purposes. An examples of this is when Al-Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 9-11-2001. This led to President Bush creating the "Department of Homeland Security". He also declared a "War on Terror".
What is "Terrorism?"