History- USA

When was MLK recognised as a figurehead

after Montgomery

What was Bush known for promising the American people

“Read my lips, no more taxes”

How many people attended the March on Washington

250000 -20000 white people

Who passed the Civil rights and voting rights act

Johnson

What were the outside of cities towns

levittowns

What is bad about the levitowns

They didnt allow black people

Who ended bussings

Nixon

Why did Nixon leave office

Watergate

What was a pro for the women’s movement

Civil rights bill, working rights act

What did women have to suffer with

Discrimination about age and madrigal status in jobs, underpaid de facto

What strike did the Mexican take

Grape boycott - 17million took part

What caused the economic boom

Post ww11 affluence and introduction to consumer culture with cars

Who was denied access to Mississippi university which caused federal action

James Meredith

Why was Reagans economics different then before

Relied on cuts and demand rather then pumping money into programs and the less wealthy

Why was carter chosen as president

He was seen as humble, trustworthy and relatable (feminist wife, smoker son)

what was the technique to push back the civil rights bill

Filibuster

Why was Reagan picked

He had support from the religious right and middle Americans

What did Nixon call him supporters whilst the Vietnam war was happening

Silent majority

how many cars were sold yearly in the 1960’s

7 million (1/7 Americans worked in car manufacturing)

What jobs increased as a result of the economic boom

White collar jobs -rise of service industry e.g fast food

What influence the “American dream” fantasy

Car ownership, accessibility to travel

What industries rose as a result of the economic boom

Car, teenager, credit,roads,electricity

What did bill ask the public to do to stop the oil crisis

Wear WIN badges and stop throwing out food and driving as much

What campaign did religious rig he s organise against drugs

“Just say no”

Why did MLK campaign in the north not work

Focused on economic equality, there was riots and so wasn’t peaceful

What was a riot against gay people

Stonewall riot - 5 days with hundreds partaking

Who was the first openly gay political official

Harvey milk

What act legalised abortion

Roe vs Wade

What helped the bad stigma around gay people and AIDS

Ryan white (anaemic patient contracted AIDS)

What did Johnson say his purpose of the great society was

Helping the poor and eradicating poverty

Who did Nixon target to win the election

Southerns

What happened to cars after the oil crisis

Forced to become more efficient

what was concerned women for America

pushed against abortion and homosexuality

what was the successes if the great society

head star programme - 1 milllion enrolled

44 states had anti-poverty programme

25000 familys a welfare

how did kennedy fail

didnt pass CRA

how was kennedys new frontier a success

environment- clean air act, expanded national parks

space programme- First man to the moon, NASA