The 1960s in the United States

Flashcards about the 1960s in the United States

Richard Nixon

Ended the Vietnam War and began détente with China and the Soviet Union before resigning due to abuse of power.

Port Huron Statement

A statement written in June 1962 that demanded a 'new left' and the creation of the Students for a Democratic Society.

Berkeley Free Speech Movement (FPM)

Founded by Mario Savio at the University of California to protest restrictions on political activity on campus.

Vietnamization

An attempt by Nixon to remove troops from Vietnam by replacing them with South Vietnamese troops.

Kent State

Site of a massacre where National Guard members killed 4 students during an anti-war protest.

Jackson State

Site of a massacre where Mississippi police killed 2 black students

Multiculturalism

The inclusion of minorities and women in textbooks, which became a huge role after student rebellions.

Counterculture

Rejected middle-class societies, emphasizing sharing, anti-consumerism, drug use, and sexual freedom.

Hippies

Members of the counterculture known for using drugs, rejecting employment, and engaging in communal living.

Roe vs. Wade

Supreme Court case that legalized abortion.

Gay Liberation Front

Revealed a sense of identity and fought for equal rights and the removal of immorality usually placed to the gay community.

Tet Offensive

military campaign that showed the US was unprepared for war, contributing to public disapproval and a decline in President Johnson's approval rating

Nixon Doctrine

Nixon's policy of helping nations facing communism, but requiring them to defend themselves without direct U.S. military involvement.

Fragging

Practice of U.S. soldiers killing their own officers during the Vietnam War.

Henry Kissinger

Negotiated with North Vietnam to end the Vietnam War.

People's Republic of China

An opportunity came through the report for the United States to accept this

SALT I

Agreement between the US and Soviet Union to limit missile systems and freeze nuclear weapons for five years.

Palestinian Liberation Organization

Organization that represents Palestinians

Shuttle diplomacy

Negotiation strategy to end the oil embargo.

Earth Day

Celebrated on April 22, 1970.

Stagflation

A condition of inflation and stagnation (slow economic growth and rising unemployment).

Pentagon Papers

Papers that contained secrets of Nixon's actions towards the Vietnam War, which were leaked to the media.

Southern Strategy

Strategy employed by Nixon to win over the South by attempting to re-segregate schools.

Spiro T. Agnew

Nixon's Vice President.

George McGovern

Democratic candidate in the Election of 1972.

CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President)

Organization created to use dirty tricks to cause confusion within the Democratic party.

Watergate Scandal

Scandal involving Nixon's men getting caught trying to install bugs in the Watergate complex.

Elliot Richardson

Nixon's attorney general who resigned instead of firing the special prosecutor.

Cox

Investigator who demanded Nixon's tapes during the Watergate Scandal, leading to his firing.

Saturday Night Massacre

Nixon's firing of Cox, and his attorney general Richardson.

Gerald Ford

Took Spiro Agnew's place after he resigned.

New Federalism

Nixon's domestic policy