US HISTORY FINAL pt 2

Domino Theory what did it justify

nations in Asia would fall one after another to communism

Agent orange

a chemical that caused health and enviormental problems purpose to destroy vietcong’s ability to hide in jungles

Vietnam on TV / credibility gap

government’s reports did not match news coverage

MLK Jr’s opinion of the Vietnam war

it was unfair that they were fighting for a country that treated them unfairly at home

vietnam war draft protests 3 big ones

burning draft cards

fleeing to Canada

going to prison

Tet offensive media response

led to open criticism the war effort

Bombing of Cambodia and Laos

secret bombing without congressional approval increased people’s distrust of government

What was vietnamization?

nixon’s plan to end war gradual withdrawll of troops

Kent State: what happened and caused the protest

demonstration against invasion

Cesar Chavez: what did he establish and why

called for a nationwide boycott of grapes

Betty Friedan’s The feminine mystique; how women feel at this time?

women reported having everything they could want but still felt unfulfilled

Equal rights Amendment: why did people oppose it?

over concerns it would make more women hate men, marriage, and children

Roe v Wade: what did the supreme court say

states could not regulate abortion in the first 3 months of pregnancy

Vietnam Draft

Impacted lower class minorities prohibited homosexuals

Govenment secrecy- Pentagon papers and Watergate

cause of Vietnam war

scandal about nixon’s attempt to coverup break in DNC headquarters

both increased distrust in government

1973 oil embargo imposed by OPEC led to

gas shortages and high gas prices

What did Ford do that made him pretty unpopular? (relates to Watergate)

ford pardoned Nixon after Watergate and Ford helped to put the scandal behind

Nixon’s policy of détente (What was he trying to do w/ Soviet relations?)

Goal was to reduce tensions between US and soviets

Goal of Carter’s Foreign Policy

promote and advocate for human rights

Camp David Accords (How did it impact Carter’s presidency) failures

giving up Panama canal

malaise speech

uranium hostage crisis

camp David accords were his success

Rachel Carson & Silent Spring

she was a biologist that wrote a book Led to creation of ERA it warned against use of pesticides

Affirmative Action

seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged

Supply-Side Economics (what causes a healthy economy?)

tax cuts will help stimulate the economy

Conservative Political Movement

supporters don’t want more funding for social programs. supporters like family values, tax cuts, defense spending

Liberal ideology 🡪 bigger or smaller government?

supports more involvment of federal government and integrated schools

Fall of the Berlin Wall ( what did it simbolize)

marked the end of Cold war

Iran hostage crisis

444 day standoff, Iranian students seized the US taking 52 american hostage

cater lost his reelection as a result

AIDS epidemic who did it impact

when magic johnson a famous basketball player announced he had it it effected more gay white men

Aim vs SCLC

focused on protecting rights of native and indigenous people (American Indian Movement)

California Briggs Iniative

prevent gay, lesbian people from teaching in public schools