AP U.S. History Chapter 30 The Crisis of Authority

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1. Who comprised the New Left? What causes did they embrace?______

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2. American Indians, or Native Americans, as they began to call themselves in the 1960’s, were some of the least prosperous, least healthy and least stable group in the nation:

Percentage of population
Annual Income
Unemployment rate
Life expectancy
Suicide rate

3. Describe the reason behind the “termination” laws and their effect on Native Americans:

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4. Describe the “Declaration of Indian Purpose” and its results:______

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5. Why did Congress pass the Indian Civil Rights Act in 1968? ______

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6. What was AIM? ______

Give examples of direct action by its members in the following incidents:

Washington State
Alcatraz
Wounded Knee

7. Explain the ruling & results in following cases:

United States v. Wheeler
County of Oneida v. Oneida

8. Which Latino/Hispanic groups migrated to the United State and what motivated these groups to come here? ______

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9. Define the term ‘Chicano’ and describe its political and economic implications: ______

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10. Who was Cesar Chavez? What did he accomplish? ______

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11. Describe the “Stonewall Riot” and its impact: ______

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12. Who was Betty Friedan? In what ways did her book, the Feminine Mystique impact society?

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13. How are the Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and NOW linked? ______

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14. What is Roe v. Wade? Describe the controversy surrounding it. ______

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15. Why did Nixon appoint Henry Kissinger to be his national security advisor? Describe the changes did they decide to implement relative to Vietnam: ______

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16. Why did Nixon expand the war into Cambodia? What happened as a result of this decision?

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17. Describe the events at My Lai. In what way was Lt. William Calley connected to My Lai? Explain the broader implications of this event.

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18. Describe the efforts to end the conflict in Vietnam:

April 1972
Dec. 17, 1972
Dec. 30, 1972
Jan. 27, 1973
March, 1975
April, 1975

18. Describe the concept of ‘multipolarity.’ What actions resulted from this concept? What were its problems?

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20. Briefly summarize Nixon’s domestic agenda: ______

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21. The following Supreme Court cases under Chief Justice Earl Warren evoked anger among the ‘silent majority. ’ Describe the rulings of the following cases:

Engle v. Vitale
Roth v. United States
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Miranda v. Arizona
Baker v. Carr

22. What was OPEC? How did they use their power for political purposes? ______

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23. Define ‘stagflation’______

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24. Briefly describe the people responsible for the break-in on July 17, 1972 of the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate complex and the reasons why they did it:

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25. While Pres. Nixon was not responsible for the Watergate break-in, he was responsible for the cover-up. What was his defense in the wake of continuing revelations by his staff?

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26. Who was Spiro Agnew? Why his resignation a plus for Nixon’s opponents?

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27. Explain United States v. Richard M. Nixon? What resulted from this case?______

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28. Who was Rachel Carson? ______

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29. Describe the agenda of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) ______

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30. Under what circumstances did Gerald R. Ford become president? What did he quickly do after becoming president?______

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