APUSH REVIEW #8: 1960-Present

1972 agreement to limit production of certain nuclear weapons

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

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

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

Radical leader of Nation of Islam - Million Man March 1995

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

African Americans who believed in violent methods to fix racial injustice

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

Those who wanted to continue involvement in Vietnam War

1983, 241 marines were killed here in terrorist bombing

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

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

Those who opposed U.S. involvement in Vietnam

Agency protecting land, air, water from pollution

Women's organization trying to end discrimination based on gender

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was only killer of JFK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nicaraguan rebels supported by Reagan who tried to overthrow Sandinistas

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

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

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

Right-wing activist who tried to defeat ERA

JFK's attorney general and most controversial cabinet appointee

The greatest teacher in the world

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

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

First woman appointed to U.S. Supreme Court

Case ruling that overrepresented rural districts should be eliminated

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

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

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

Clinton scandal about their involvement in real estate business venture

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

Organization providing health services to those who make monthly payments

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

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

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

B. Clinton policy to end discrimination against homosexuals in military

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Federal program for disadvantaged preschool children

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

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

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

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

Reducing taxes so businesses have more money to invest

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

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

Congress gave Pres. Johnson authority to send troops to Vietnam

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

1978 case placing limits on affirmative action programs in universities

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

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

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

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

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

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

White House "plumber" who planned Watergate break-in

1962 confrontation - closest world ever came to nuclear war

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

1995 agreement ending war in Bosnia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clinton made her first female Sec. of State

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

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

Relaxation of tension between U.S. & Soviet Union

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