U.S. History Standards 24 and 25

Supreme court case-race can be considered but barred quotas in college admissions

African American college students (Shaw University) speed up changes from Brown v. BOE

Supreme Court Case/Right to Privacy extended to include abortion

burning  draft cards, going to prison rather going toVietnam, and even fleeing to Canada.

Space Race, Tear Down the Wall, Perestroika/Glasnost, During Reagan Administration

primarily college students - sit-ins, freedom rides

Invasion by American and British troops, Sadaam Hussein went into hiding, searched for WMD

Goal: to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of society

he started a nationwide boycott of California grapes, forced contract negotiations

began to pick up steam with the nominations of Goldwater and election of Nixon-New Federalism

U.S. support Shah, Revolt, U.S. support of Israel, Iranians seized control of Embassy

Result: Water Quality Act of 1965, Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency

All are results of Silent Spring EXCEPT

Invasion of Afghanistan after 9-11

Conservative Republican Candidate in 1964. Lost election. New Federalism

Arms sold to Iran/Funds sent to Nicaragua for counter-revolutionaries

Political Failure - Watergate: Break in of the Democratic National Headquarters/Coverup

Camp David Accords - Iranian Hostage Crisis

Political Success: NAFTA Political Failure:Impeachment for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice

Rachel Carson’s book, exposed Americans to the dangers of pesticideson the environment

Who was president during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks?

All are key points of Reaganomics EXCEPT

passed in response to 9-11,  increased law enforcement agencies ability to search communication

Political Success was Visiting China

How many planes were used in the 9-11 attacks?

MLK Jr. , nonviolent crusades  African Americans

goals:equality in employment, political&social equality, and passage of equal rights amendment

1 term president, pardons Nixon, National Economy/Energy/Foreign Polity all issues for the prez

Gore won popular vote. Bush won electoral vote. Bush becomes Prez. Gore sues FL ballots

started UFW - organized farm workers in California

written to warn public about the effects of pesticides on nature