Unit 4 - 1961-1982

conflict between a local W. German man & the W. German/US military due to their planes flying too low near his home

male tennis player who played a match against a female player to try to prove that women did not deserve equal pay

campaigned against the proposed amendment for women's rights

famous non-violent Civil Rights leader who led a March on Washington, led campaigns in MS and AL, and was assassinated

legislation that declared that abortion was legal [has since been overturned by the Supreme Court]

famous female tennis player who wanted equal pay and who played a famous tennis match against a sexist male player

conflict in Asia involving a communist N. Vietnam fighting a non-communist S. Vietnam who had American support

built in 1961 to keep citizens from the Soviet side of a German city from escaping to the non-Soviet side of the city

famous oil spill in 1969 off of the coast of California which dropped over 4 million gallons of oil

event in which the US/SU most closely resorted to nuclear war; over the Soviet installation of missiles in Cuba

event in which a woman drowned in suspicious circumstances after a party with a presidential hopeful

event during the Vietnam War in which the US national guard fired upon protesting college students

event in which the US unsuccessfully attempted to aid an invasion of Cuba by Cuban refugees

famous leader of the black nationalist group and of the US sector of the Nation of Islam; assassinated by one of his own

wrote The Feminine Mystique and helped push for women's rights in the 1960s and 1970s

event during the 1972 Olympics during which Palestinian terrorists kidnapped and attempted to ransom Israeli Olympians

Cambodian dictator who killed about 25% of his own people

became president after his predecessor was assassinated; signed Civil Rights legislation into law

US president who reignited the Cold War by ramping up defense spending due to his fierce hatred of communists

event in Birmingham, AL in which fire hoses/dogs were turned on African American youth who were marching in protest

wrote Silent Spring and helped inspire the environmental movement of the 1960s and 1970s

first human(s) in space

US president who helped Israel and Egypt come to a peace agreement and who led the US during a hostage scandal

chemical weapon dropped by the US to destroy the tree cover in Vietnam

event in Canada in which Quebec separatists kidnapped important people to raise awareness for their cause

type of economy from the 1970s characterized by rapid inflation but wages that do not grow enough to match the inflation

violent conflict in N. Ireland between those in favor of/against the notion of staying in the UK

event in Selma, AL in which police attacked African Americans who were marching to the state capital to register to vote

legislation that required the president to get congressional approval before committing troops to a conflict overseas

legislation that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

event during the overthrow of the Iranian government in which dozens of American embassy workers were held captive

legislation that lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

last king of Iran

president who was elected in 1968, instituted a policy of Vietnmization, and became the first president to resign

first woman in space

famous American chess player; won the grand chess championship against a Soviet rival during the "match of the century"

conflict between Brazil and France over Brazil's control of the waters and fishing rights off of their coast

improvement of relations between the US/China by sending athletes to compete against each other

conflict in Jordan in which the king ordered the destruction of PLO strongholds in his country after an attempted coup

name of the fake movie created as a pretext to rescuing Americans from Iran

group of black nationalists; willing to use violence if necessary; pushed for the self-reliance of black people

man who defected from the Soviet Union; assassinated in London for publicly discussing life under Soviet control

supposed assassin of a US president in 1963

name of the famous tennis match between the famous female and famous male player

event during the Vietnam War in which US troops opened fire on a village of mostly women & children and killed hundreds

major political uproar over the break-in of the Democratic campaign's offices and subsequent cover-up

event in Indonesia in which the military targeted & killed about a million people who were suspected of being communists

Israeli government's mission to assassinate the remaining terrorists who killed the Israeli Olympians in 1972

legislation that prohibits wage discrimination based on gender

agreement between the US/SU to restrictions placed on the amount of nuclear weapons that both countries could possess

campaign during the Vietnam War in which the N. Vietnamese targeted S. Vietnamese military locations on a Viet. holiday

agreement signed between Egypt and Israel (with help from the US pres) to help solidfy a stronger relationship

legislation that prohibited discrimination based on gender in education programs that receive federal funds

event during which the last king of Iran was overthrown and an extremist religious leader was brought to power in Iran

advocate for laws against child marriage due to her history as a child bride herself

Soviet spy for the US/UK nicknamed "hero" for his supposed help in averting a nuclear war

event in South Africa in which numerous children led demonstrations against the plan to only teach in Afrikaans

US president who declared that the US would get to the moon but was assassinated before he could pass Civil Rights laws

came to power in Iran after a revolution and turned Iran into a pseudo-theocratic dictatorship

brief period of time in Czechoslovakia of "socialism with a human face" and more personal freedoms

came to power in Cuba after a revolution and turned Cuba into a communist country

legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting

spies who tricked women from the West into falling in love with them so they could get secret documents and intel

legislation that would have outlawed all discrimination based on gender; was not ratified in time

first to walk on the moon

first NASA mission to put humans on the moon's surface

a series of documents from within the US's Department of Defense that revealed the truth about the war in Vietnam