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NAACP
won a number of legal cases to end segregation and gain legal equality
Nation of Islam
Elijah muhammad and malcolm x advocated separation of the races
Martin luther king
peaceful protest/ passive non violent resistance
black panther party
militant group that encouraged armed confrontation
black power
african americans should control the social political and economic direction of their struggle
SNCC
young college age students who organized voter education in the south
brown v board
made segregation in public schools unconstitutional. overturned plessy v ferguson
freedom riders
rode interstate busses into the segregated south to challenge lack of enforcement
little rock 9
integrate the high school in accordance with supreme court ruling.
civil rights act '64
banned segregation in public places. outlawed employment discrimination on race and gender
march on washington
hoped to see civil rights act passed that guaranteed full citizenship rights to all african americans.
montgomery bus boycott
sparks civil rights movement. mlk becomes unofficial lead of civil rights movement
voting rights act of 1965
outlawed literacy tests for voting and increased federal authority to supervise voter registration and elections
15th amendment
guaranteed voting rights
domino theory
general fear that other countries would fall into communism
Ho chi Minh
wanted china to get the french out of asia
geneva accords
agreement that divided Vietnam into North and South
credibility gap
citizens are no longer believing what the Johnson administration is saying
kent state
ohio national guard fired on demonstrators without an order to do so, killing 4 students
tet offensive
a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968.
gulf tonkin resolution
an alleged attack that on a US spy ship in tonkin gulf by vietnamese PT boats
hawk/dove
hawk- pro war
dove- anti war
vietcong
guerilla fighters were used- no uniforms, dressed like civilians
President Johnson
johnson negotiates truce with ho chi minh for the 2 month long holiday
war power's act
established limits on powers of the of the president
Operation Rolling Thunder
A bombing campaign began in 1965 and authorized by President Johnson.
Guerrilla war
fighting marked by sabotage, ambushes, and other surprise attacks
civil rights movement
movement in the united states that tried to end racism
counterculture
a culture with values and beliefs different from those of the mainstream
woodstock
3 day music festival in Bethel NY attended by half a million people
Free Speech Movement
led by Mario SAvio at University of California when the school restricted student's rights to hand out literature and recruit volunteers for political causes on campus.
Generation Gap
lack of understanding and communication between generations
Hippie
young americans in the 1960's who rejected the conventions of society
Feminism
political, social, economic equality of men and women
equal rights amendment
guarantee gender equality under the law. NEVER PASSED NOT AN AMENDMENT
watergate
scandal involving Nixon and a break in at the DNC to wiretap phones and steal information
energy crisis
dependency on foreign oil and 2 fuel shortages
iran hostage crisis
after Ayatollah Khomeini led a revolution in iran, overtaking the shah, 52 americans were taken hostage for 444 days
Law and order man
went after antiwar protesters, draft dodgers, radicials, organized crime and street crime
silent majority
majority of americans who supported the government and wanted an end to turmoil ( middle america)
Detente
relaxation of tensions between US with China and USSR
Nixon-China relations
Nixon visits china ending 25 year cut off of diplomatic relations
Nixon Pardoned
President Ford's public approval ratings dropped sharply after this action.
Carter's Foreign Policy
human rights, and returned control of the canal to Panama
Nuclear energy concerns
people were worried that nuclear weapons would be used and there were safety concerns
Crisis in Confidence
Americans felt that Carter was blaming them for his economic failures
Camp David Accords
Israel and Egypt signed a treaty to negotiate peace
Iran contra scandal
brought attention to the illegal means that were used to provide support to insurgent groups. Damages reputation
Yuppie
Young ambitious hardworking money makers
Geraldine Ferraro
first woman nominated for the vice president position by a major party
operation desert storm
peace through strength
Calls SU an evil empire increased defense spending believing pressure on soviet union to match us would then cause their economy to collapse
social concerns
AIDS became part of the popular consciousness and a world issue, drugs abuse increased
reaganomics/supply side economics
supported tax cuts and higher interest rates to stimulate the economy who create jobs and invest money
Sandra Day o'connor
known as the first woman to serve in the supreme court
teflon president
seemed to avoid blame for policies and scandals
space shuttle program
The Space Shuttle program was a 30-year NASA program with the goal of sending manned vehicles into space.
persian gulf war
invasion of kuwait led to a united nations security council
clintons domestic policy
a balanced budget, healthcare
clinton scandals
clinton was accused of sexual harassment which leads to impeachment for lying under oath
OJ Simpson trial
A former football star who was acused of murdering his former wife and a young man in Los Angelos in 1994. He was eventually acquitted in the fall of 1995. This trial brought on a lot of racial tensions because most whites believed he was guitly while most blacks believed he was innocent.
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.
Dot coms
speeding up the transfer of information prosperity of economic boom in 90's driven by dotcoms
global economy
the rise of global economy increased awareness of environmental issues
columbine
two students killed 12 and a teacher and wounded 24 others. Schools across the nation raised security and zero tolerance to school violence
Ross perot
Texas billionaire and third party candidate of the 1990s who effected two presidential elections
oklahoma city bombing
timmy mcveigh anti-government extremists planted a homemade bomb near a federal near a federal building in oklahoma city killing 168 and injured 800
9/11 attacks
hijacking and crashing of four planes killing over 3,000 American civilians by al qaeda
USA Patriot Act
anti-terrorist bill that gave law enforcement broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists. Made it easier to wiretap suspects, track internet communications
department of homeland security
combines 22 agencies responsible for public safety
war on terrorism
U.S. launched an attack on Afghanistan that drove the Taliban from power
