EOCT Review –Chapters 28 - 32 of US Hist. Text
Define the following vocabulary:
1. Warren Court: SC chief justice in 50s & 60s that was known for landmark liberal decisions—“Brown” and “Miranda”
2. Miranda v Arizona: police must inform suspects of const. rights at time of arrest- strengthened individual rights
3. Assassination of Kennedy: Dallas 1963 showed govt strong to live on even when Pres. killed and helped LBJ get leg. passed
4. Great Society: LBJ’s vision for US to give better standard of living and greater opportunity regardless of backgroun
5. Medicare: Great Society program to provide healthcare for elderly and disabled
6. Tet Offensive: 1968 Vietcong offensive of 100 South Vietnamese towns. Prompted many in US to turn against war
7. Assassination of MLK: 1968 caused riots across US . One month later Civil Rights Act 1968- ended housing discrimination
8. Assassination of Robert Kennedy: 1968 killed on the same night he won the California primary for President
9. 1968 Democratic National Convention: Chicago where police used violence against protesters on TV
10. Anti-Vietnam War Movement: vocal opposition to war. Began on college campuses opposed to draft- later more radical
11. Women’s Movement: felt ignored in civil rights and anti-war movements
12. National Organization for Women (NOW): equality in employment, political & social equality, passage of ERA
13. United Farm Workers’ Movement: Latino protest to gain civil rights & contract for higher wages and benefits
14. Cesar Chavez: led nonviolent farm workers boycott of grapes to get new contract for workers
15. Environmental Movement: protecting environment important in the 1960s
16. Silent Spring: 1962 book about pesticides’ danger to environment. Led to Water Quality Act
17. Rachel Carson: Wrote Silent Spring
18. Earth Day: 1970 celebration with events annually to raise awareness of environmental issues.
19. Environmental Protection Agency: Nixon created in 1970 to set limits on pollution, research, and assist in clean up of sites
20. Conservative Movement: believed federal govt should not try to fix social and econ. problems of poverty, discrim. & oppor.
21. Barry Goldwater: Republican nominee for Pres. in 1964 –Conservative- sell TVA, social security voluntary, increase Vietnam involvement
22. Richard Nixon: 1968 Conservative Pres. winner. Wanted New Federalism- end fed. powers of social welfare & give to states
23. Roe v Wade: expanded Const. right of privacy to include abortion- protected woman’s right to choose
24. Regents of University of California v Bakke: race CAN be used when considering college application- but no quotas
25. Nixon’s visit to China: success – seeking scientific, cultural, and trade agreements and get support against Soviets
26. Watergate Scandal: attempt to cover up burglary of Dem. Party offices- forced resignation- public cynical about politics
27. Gerald Ford: Replaced Nixon and then pardoned him. Vietnam war ended which was good part of 2 year presidency
28. Jimmy Carter: intl. issues by trying to bring peace to Middle East- Camp David Accords, Iranian Rev., Hostage crisis
29. Camp David Accords: peace agreement between Egypt and Israel – positive event for Carter
30. Iranian Revolution: 1978 replaced shah (friendly to US) with Muslim religious leader (unfriendly to US)
31. Iranian Hostage Crisis: US embassy and hostages taken by revolut. upset over Carter allowing shah in US for medical help
32. Ronald Reagan: 1980s President- conservative who wanted to decrease the size and role of federal government
33. Reaganomics: budget & tax cuts, increased defense spending. Cut social welfare budgets- hurt lower income people – led to recession
34. Iran-Contra Scandal: Reagan failure in intl. policy- weapons sold to Iran using profit to fund Contra rebels in Nicauragua
35. Collapse of Soviet Union: Reagan success in intl. policy- Soviets on path to Dem. Gov. – led to 15 new countries
36. Bill Clinton: presidency included NAFTA and impeachment but remained in office and finished 2nd term
37. North American Free Trade Agreement: brought Mexico into free trade zone with US and Canada. Pro- open growing Mexican market to US trade Con- send jobs to Mexico
38. Impeachment of Bill Clinton: charged with perjury and obstruction of justice for improper use of money from real estate deal and improper relationship with intern
39. Electoral College: each state has electors to represent them in voting for president . Bush won in electoral college but Gore won popular vote in 2000 presidential election
40. George W. Bush: president on 9-11- created Homeland Security and law s increasing ability to find terrorists
41. Operation Enduring Freedom: response to 9-11 invasion of Afghanistan for harboring al-Qaeda
42. War on Terrorism: international coalition to fight the al-Qaeda network and other terrorist groups
43. Operation Iraqi Freedom: Invasion of Iraq looking for WMD and Hussein. Hussein executed… weapons not found