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unit 3 history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SNCC (student Non-violent Coordinating Committee | who: Ella baker what: youth-led civil rights organization when:1960 where: America why: non-violent activism through grassroots organizing to fight segregation |
| Civil Rights Act (1964) | who: Lyndon B Johnson what: labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race religion and sex when: 1960s where |
| Voting Rights Act (1965) | landmark federal law signed by Lyndon B Johnson in the 1960s that ended state-level discriminatory voting practices |
| Malcolm X | prominent African American minister who was the spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. He advocated for a more violent approach to combat racism. |
| March on Washington | peaceful protest during the 1960s where 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. this is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr "I Have a Dream" speech. |
| Viet Cong | a communist political armed insurgent organization in Vietnam in the 1960s. Overthrow south Vietnamese government and establish communist rule |
| Tonkin Gulf Resolution | resolution authorizing Lyndon B Johnson to "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack" against us forces in southeast Asia. this was against North Vietnam in the 1960s |
| Tet Offensive | surprise attack by North Vietnam and Viet Cong against South Vietnam and US during the 1960s. Pivotal turning point causing Americans to lose faith in the war. |
| Kent State | research university in Ohio where a Vietnam war protest broke out leading to a shooting that killed 4 students. sparked nationwide student strike and brough anti-war movement to a breaking point |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | standoff between the US and Soviet Union over soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. this is the closest the world has come to a nuclear war. (1960s) |
| War on Poverty, | initiatives launched by Lyndon B Johnson initiated by the Economic Opportunity Act and it aimed to reduce Americas high poverty rate by (-19%) |
| Port Huron Statement, | manifesto written by Tom Hayden the Students for a Democratic Society that proposed "participatory democracy" to combat apathy, alienation, racial injustice, and Cold War militarism in the 1960s |
| César Chávez, | was a Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. using strikes and boycotts to secure better wages and safer conditions for farmworkers |
| Silent Spring, | book written by Rachel Carson in the 1960s about environmental science book that documented the detrimental effects of pesticides. triggered huge environmental movement |
| “silent majority” | Political term for a large group of voters who do not publicly express their opinions but are presumed to support specific often conservative policies |
| Hart-Celler Act | Act that redid U.S. immigration policy by getting ride of national origin quotas signed by Lyndon B Johnson in the 1960s |
| Détente | period of time during the cold war where tensions were easing. marked shift from confrontation to diplomacy |
| Watergate, | political scandal in the 1970s involving a break-in at the DNC reveled an illegal campaign financing scheme covered-up by pres. Nixon |
| Bakke v. University of California, | supreme court case that ruled rigid racial quotas in college admissions as unconstitutional. in the 70s. Allan Bakke was an important figure |
| Reaganomics | economic policies promoted by pres. Reagan during the 1980s. it focused on tax cuts, deregulation, reduced domestic spending |
| The Feminine Mystique | book by betty Friedan that challenged the ideal that women enjoyed the domestic life. in the 60s |
| Phyllis Schlafly | conservative activist who opposed feminism. halted the ratification of the equal rights amendment in the 70s |
| Stonewall Inn riot | series of violent riots by LGBTQ+ people in the 60s. concidered the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ right movement |
| War on Terrorism, | international American-led military campaign launched by george bush after the events of 9/11 |
| Iran Hostage Crisis, | 444-day standoff where Iranian revolutionaries seized 52 American diplomats at the us embassy. pivotal event that damages U.S.-Iran relations and lead to the collapse of jimmy carters presidency |
| Iran-Contra Affair | Iran-Contra Affair was a 1980s US political scandal where Reagan administration officials secretly sold weapons to Iran to free American hostages. negotiating with terrorists |
| NAFTA | treaty between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers on goods. dramatically increased trade |
| Paris Agreement | |
| Black Lives Matter | a political and social movement dedicated to fighting racism, police brutality, and systemic inequality against black people founded in 2013. associated with violent riots and arson |
| Tea Party | conservative populist movement started in 2009 advocating for limited government, reductions in in federal spending, lower taxes and free markets |
| Occupy Wall Street | 2011 international left-wing populist protest movement targeting economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of money in politics |
| Hurricane Katrina | catastrophic hurricane that 1392 people near the city of new Orleans in 2005 |
| Obergefell v. Hodges | landmark US supreme court decision ruling that the fourteenth amendment guarantees same-sex couples the right to get "married" |
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