US History Final Review Pt. 2

reduced government regulation and increased military spending

drill practiced by school children in case of atomic attack

National Guardsmen open fire on student protestors and kill 4

non-violent civil rights organization led by students

students attempting to attend an integrated high school

former peanut farmer from Georgia; negotiated peace in the Middle East but had no answer for a hostage crisis

preventing ships in or out, like we did to Cuba during the missile crisis

failed invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces supported by the US government

advocated for civil rights using non-violent methods

China becomes communist! (even though we gave them millions of dollars…)

accused of assassinating JFK from the Texas School Book Depository window

refused to give up her seat on the bus because she was "tired of giving in"

non-violent civil rights organization led by ministers like MLK

Kennedy program that provided volunteer help to needy countries

advocated for rights and power for blacks, even if violence is necessary

group that decided a single assassin was responsible for JFKs death

home to the headquarters of the DNC; broken into by "plumbers" paid for with a money traced to CREEP

authority that is given by an organization to someone, allowing them to sell its goods or services - like McDonalds

the idea that if one nation becomes communist, the neighboring country will become communist and so on…..

court case that legalized the concept of separate but equal

following the arrest of Rosa Parks, citizens refused to ride the bus

leader of the Soviet Union during the late 50s and early 60s. Heavily involved in Berlin and Cuba

rode busses into the south to ensure busses and bus stations were integrated- met with violence

wall erected by communist East Germany to prevent people from fleeing to the West

53 American Hostages kidnapped for 444 days

political and economic system whereby the government controls the means and methods of production

law that prohibits the use of literacy tests as a voting requirement

fear of communism and suspicion of communists

Soviet forces blockade access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. U.S. flies in food and fuel until blockade lifted

law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

President who got us out of Vietnam but had to resign over Watergate

group that advocated for black power by arming themselves

gave LBJ power to take all necessary steps to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam

satellites with lasers! Dangerous because shifted the balance of Mutually Assured Destruction

constitutional change that ended the use of poll taxes as a voting requirement

negotiated by Carter - brought peace between Egypt and Israel

communist leader of Cuba from 1959 until 2008

site of a partial nuclear meltdown; halted the building of new nuclear power plants in the US

South Vietnamese rebels supporting Ho Chi Minh

General term for a modern "witch-hunt"; accusing others of being communist without actual proof

president who dreamed of a New Frontier and got the missiles out of Cuba

$13 billion given by U.S. to help rebuild war-torn Europe and prevent spread of communism.

a process used by Nixon that relaxed strained relations between the US and others (like China and the Soviet Union)

the federal government pays for the education of military veterans

young people who rebelled against mainstream 60s society (and the Vietnam War)

the Soviets put Nuclear Missles in Cuba, how do we get them out with starting a war?

non-violent form of protest; you refuse to leave a place you aren't supposed to be

disease that first appeared in the early 80s. Slow government response blamed on fear of homosexuality

supply route running from North Vietnam

JFK's vision of a new America that included the peace corps and sending a man to the moon

weapons used to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam

the idea that what the government tells us does not match with what we read and see in the media

imaginary line separating democratic, "free" nations from Communist (Soviet) controlled nations in Europe

the committee to re-elect Nixon, some of its funds were used to pay for the Watergate break-in

Easing of Cold War Tensions between US and China via a series of highly publicized table tennis matches

tried to end poverty in US with his Great Society but escalated America's involvement in Vietnam

court case that declared that separate schools were inherently un-equal

organization that used the legal system/courts to push for civil rights

economic system where individuals have freedom to control the means and methods of production

civil rights organization that organized freedom rides

Chicago teenager murdered in Mississippi for "talking fresh" to a white woman

Carter's belief that our problems lay within our own thinking. We need to move beyond our own self interest

Nixon's plan to slowly replace US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers

US foreign policy of the Cold War - we must keep communism from spreading by any means

a program to show American superiority AND develop rockets for nuclear weapons

we sent in troops to stop the spread of communism; the nation is still divided today

House committee dedicated to finding communists, particularly in Hollywood

leader of communist North Vietnam

congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad

sudden rise in births following World War II

attempted to attend a southern university which led to rioting

lowers the voting age from 21 to 18 due to the Vietnam draft

alliances of mutual protection formed after WWII in Europe

the combining of races, usually in public such as schools, restaraunts, theaters, etc.