APUSH REVIEW #8: 1960-Present

1972 agreement to limit production of certain nuclear weapons

Group of Southern leaders (including Dr. King) that peacefully protested for civil rights

Young people in 1960s who protested Vietnam and defied conventional styles in clothes/behavior

Radical leader of Nation of Islam - Million Man March 1995

Her book Silent Spring informed people about dangers of pesticides to environment

Yuppies buying buildings in poor neighborhoods - evicting poor and elderly residents

Minorities and poor who supported Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988 runs for president

Law declaring discrimination on basis of race or gender to be illegal

Attorney General for Clinton - led investigation of Clinton's White House - first female AG

B. Clinton policy to end discrimination against homosexuals in military

Those who wanted to continue involvement in Vietnam War

First woman appointed to U.S. Supreme Court

Economic aid to Latin America by JFK - to build on FDR's Good Neighbor Policy

Insurance program under Social Security to pay for medical care of elderly

S. Ct. case declaring police must give suspect chance to have lawyer present during questions

Govt. agency helping developing countries by sending U.S. volunteers to assist/teach them

Chicago mayor who ruined 1968 Dem. Convention by telling police to use brutal force on protests

Economy during Nixon's presidency - business not growing and inflation increasing

Speaker of the House who tried to unite Rep. behind conservative issues ("Contract w/ America")

JFK's attorney general and most controversial cabinet appointee

They were authorized to raise/spend money for political, social, or economic cause

Govt. agency to fund and coordinate Job Corps to give young people competitive edge

Belief that fall of one country to Communism will cause nearby countries to be Communist too

African Americans who believed in violent methods to fix racial injustice

Movement by Indians to fight for Red Power - armed patrols to protect Indians from police

Rulers of Nicaragua who followed Communist policies - lost power in 1990

Evangelist Jerry Falwell founded this group to promote religious/conservative values

Worked for rights of migrant farmers - organized grape picker strike 1965

American lieutenant put on trial for My Lai Massacre of Vietnamese civilians

1986 Reagan ordered planes to bomb this country to retaliate against terror attacks

U.S. & Soviet treaty 1987 - got rid of all short & intermediate range missiles

Congress gave Pres. Johnson authority to send troops to Vietnam

"Star Wars" - missile defense system using lasers in space to bomb nuclear weapons - impossible

Site where PA nuclear reactor went into meltdown, creating health hazards

Reagan gave money to anti-Comm. rebels in Nicaragua - money came from selling missiles to Iran

Clinton made her first female Sec. of State

Senior citizens who organized themselves into interest group to argue for their issues

Govt. officials who investigated riots and argued we were dividing along racial lines

U.S.-Soviet agreement called for ending atmospheric testing of nukes

Nixon's Attorney General - jailed for his role in Watergate

Amendment passed 1972 guaranteeing equal rights for women - but only 35 states ratified

Reducing taxes so businesses have more money to invest

White House lawyer who told about Nixon's involvement in cover-up - refused to be scapegoat

October 19, 1987, Stock Market crashed - largest one-day drop in history

"Me Generation" - by 1980s, they wanted to make money instead of social reform

Nixon's policy of reducing number of troops in Vietnam & letting S. Vietnamese do fighting

Johnson's domestic programs on social reform - VISTA, Job Corps, Head Start

Declared a woman's right to privacy was violated by state laws against abortion

1963 case declaring states must give an attorney to those who can't affford one

Dem. candidate Walter Mondale became first candidate to have female running mate 1984

It concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was only killer of JFK

Gathering of 400,000 in NY 1969 - major concert for counterculture

Reagan's Sec. of Interior - opened federal lands to coal and timber companies

1995 agreement ending war in Bosnia

S. Ct said reciting official prayer in public school is illegal

Eliminated trade barriers between U.S., Canada, Mexico in 1993

Federal program for disadvantaged preschool children

Nicaraguan rebels supported by Reagan who tried to overthrow Sandinistas

This ended the war between North Vietnam and U.S. in 1973

The greatest teacher in the world

S. Ct declared evidence gained by violating 4th Amendment (search/seizure) not allowed in court

Protest in 1960s joining together whites and blacks to desegregate buses

Wrote Unsafe At Any Speed - accused auto industry of ignoring safety and economy in cars

White House "plumber" who planned Watergate break-in

Case ruling that overrepresented rural districts should be eliminated

Relaxation of tension between U.S. & Soviet Union

Law that prohibited discrimination on basis of sex in education programs given federal money

Organization providing health services to those who make monthly payments

1983, 241 marines were killed here in terrorist bombing

Riots in LA 1965 by blacks unhappy with slow gains of civil rights in early 1960s

Reformer and author of The Feminine Mystique - book that had huge influence on feminist mvmt.

Women's organization trying to end discrimination based on gender

Built by East Germany to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Germany

Cuban exiles trained by CIA tried to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro - huge failure

Nixon's policy of giving states more control over welfare and other govt. programs

1978 case placing limits on affirmative action programs in universities

JFK's policy for dealing with Communist countries - use modern weapons instead of nuclear

First major pres. candidate in 1968 to protest involvement in Vietnam War

Chairman of Federal Reserve Board - helped shape Clinton's economic policies

Nixon's policy of telling Asian countries that they will handle own military defense in future

Former member of Nation of Islam who split from group when learned they lied about Islam

Clinton scandal about their involvement in real estate business venture

Leaked Pentagon Papers to the press - Nixon had "plumbers" break into his office

Protest over Nixon's bombing of Cambodia 1970 - National Guard killed several of students

Law allowing workers to take 10 weeks off for birth of baby or sick relatives

Watergate prosecutor fired by Nixon for demanding he release his tape recordings

U.S. invaded this island to overthrow govt. and replace it with pro-U.S. govt.

Agency protecting land, air, water from pollution

Congress placed limits on President's power to engage in foreign war without Congress

S. Ct. case saying police must inform arrested person of rights before they can be questioned

Black air force vet who applied to U. of Mississippi - denied admission because black

Nixon's VP, forced to resign when it was found he had taken bribes as governor of MD

Civil rights group who sponsored freedom rides in Alabama to protest bus segregation

1962 confrontation - closest world ever came to nuclear war

Nickname for gun control law prohibiting purchase of 19 types of assault weapons

"That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind"

Reform Party candidate 1992 & got 20% of vote - ran again 1996

Widespread belief that what Johnson said about Vietnam War were not trustworthy

Attack of Communist forces in 1968 against all major S. Vietnamese cities

Protest in South Dakota by Native Americans to dramatize Indian suffering - wanted $ for land

Republican senator from AZ - lost to Johnson 1964 - supported extremism to defend democracy

Those who opposed U.S. involvement in Vietnam

Founded by Elijah Muhammed - rejected white culture & wanted separate black nation

Right-wing activist who tried to defeat ERA

Law defending rights of African Americans to register to vote in South

Federal agency gave training, daycare, and jobs to young Americans, especially in cities

JFK's Sec. of State - "we're eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked"