American History II Unit 7 A Crisis of Authority: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and Watergate

Question 1

Political theory that believes in the human goodness and relies on more government programs.

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liberalism

Question 2

Committee set up after WWII in Congress to investigate those accused of being communists.

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HUAC

Question 3

Technology to provide cheap power; risky because of leaks such as 3 Mile Island & Chernobyl.

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nuclear power

Question 4

US couple convicted and excecuted for passing secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviets.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenburg

Question 5

Basic protections any citizen should have.

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Civil Rights, Inalienable Rights, 14th Amendment, Natural Rights

Question 6

Separation of race that is supported by law.

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dejure

Question 7

Leader of the North Vietnamese. He wanted to get rid of imperialist powers in Vietnam.

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Ho Chi Minh

Question 8

Rehabilitation of cities by improving housing, building parks, and fixing old buildings.

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urban renewal

Question 9

1951 legislation that allowed the government to draft men between the ages of 18 and 26.

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Selective Service Act

Question 10

Scandal in '72 when CREEP broke into Democratic headquarters. Nixon resigns as result.

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Watergate

Question 11

People who rejected "50s conformity" for alternative lifestyles; rise of communes & drug use.

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counter culture

Question 12

To have your name associated with communism; would hurt your chances of getting a job, etc.

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blacklist

Question 13

Protest of the city's transportation system because of segregation. (Rosa Parks)

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 14

Requires the president to consult with Congress before deploying troops abroad. (1973)

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War Powers Act

Question 15

Organization of black ministers founded in 1957 by MLK Jr., to fight discrimination.

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SCLC

Question 16

Student led group started in NC to coordinate non-violent (civil-disobedience) protests.

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SNCC

Question 17

Proposed amendment that tried to eliminate discriminatory laws against women.

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ERA

Question 18

Organization formed in 1966 by Betty Friedan that was dedicated to equal rights for women.

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NOW

Question 19

Which president's administration oversaw the development of the interstate highway system?

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Eisenhower

Question 20

US official accused of being a Communist in 1948. He denied the charges.

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Alger Hiss

Question 21

A hostile rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union after WWII until 1991.

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Cold War

Question 22

Unsuccessful attempt by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba in 1961.

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Bay of Pigs

Question 23

Containment of communism. Examples: sent aid to Greece and the Marshal Plan

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Truman Doctrine

Question 24

Separation of race by common practice; for example, students sitting together at lunch by race.

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defacto

Question 25

A top secret document that marked the US plans in Vietnam under Johnson.

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Pentagon Papers

Question 26

Symbolized the "iron curtain" between East/Western Europe and the Cold War.

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Berlin Wall

Question 27

President Kennedy's policies and principles

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New Frontier

Question 28

Policy to address discrimination against minorities by improving job/educational opportunities.

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Affirmative Action

Question 29

Protesters who traveled through the South trying to integrate bus lines and public facilities.

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Freedom Riders

Question 30

Formed in 1971 and led by Cesar Chavez to represent the interests of laborers in agriculture.

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United Farm Workers

Question 31

Nixon's plan to ease tensions with the Soviet Union and China

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detente

Question 32

The doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights for women equal to men.

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feminism

Question 33

An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.

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NASA

Question 34

Treaties that sought to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

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SALT

Question 35

A radical African American group founded in 1966, originally to protect African Americans.

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Black Panthers

Question 36

Legislation that protects the civil rights of people with disabilities.

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ADA

Question 37

Major legislation intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion or nationality.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 38

This incident gave Pres. Johnson a "blank check" to expand the war in Vietnam.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 39

Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 40

Chemicals used in the Vietnam War that burned away leaves and caused great damage/injuries.

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napalm, Agent Orange

Question 41

US organization responsible for gathering information and facilitating overseas communication.

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CIA

Question 42

Areas people added to their homes and schools for refuge in the event of a nuclear holocaust.

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fallout shelters

Question 43

The officials and agencies of government; results in lots of paper work and wasted time.

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bureacracy

Question 44

US Senator who believed that communists had infiltrated high levels of government.

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McCarthy

Question 45

Government medical insurance for people over 65 years old.

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Medicare

Question 46

Government program that provides health care for low-income people.

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Medicaid

Question 47

Civil rights organization formed by American Indians in 1968.

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AIM

Question 48

Protest strategy against unjust laws; is undertaken in a nonviolent public way.

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civil disobedience

Question 49

Government education program for disadvantaged pre-schoolers to get them ready for school.

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Head Start

Question 50

The world's first spaced satellite; launched by the Soviets.

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Sputnik

Question 51

Nixon's plan to get the US out of the Vietnam war.

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Vietnamization

Question 52

Law passed to end discriminatory voting practices.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 53

Infusion of music in 1964 such as the Beatles that was wildly popular with Americans.

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British Invasion

Question 54

Movement encouraged and supported by Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon. Results in EPA.

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environmentalism

Question 55

Fear that communism would spread to neighboring countries.

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Domino Theory

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American History II Unit 7 A Crisis of Authority: Civil Rights, Vietnam, and Watergate

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