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Civil Rights

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The organization working for equal employment opportunities for women which Betty Friedan helped found in 1966 was the

Civil Rights 1 - $100

One-time pimp and street hustler, converted to a Black Muslim while in prison. At first urged Blacks to seize their freedom by any means necessary, but later changed position

and advocated racial harmony. He was

assassinated in February, 1965


Led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, they believed that racism was an inherent

part of the U.S. capitalist society and were militant, self-styled revolutionaries

for Black Power.


August 1963- 200,000 demonstrators converged on the Lincoln Memorial

to hear Dr. King's speech and to celebrate Kennedy's support for the

civil rights movement


Given August 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. by Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr.


A slogan used to reflect solidarity and racial consciousness, used by Malcolm X. It meant that equality could not be

given, but had to be seized by a

powerful, organized Black community.


In 1967, appointed the first Black Supreme Court Justice, he had led that NAACP's legal defense fund and had

argued the Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case before

the Supreme Court.


Passed by Congress in 1965, it allowed for supervisors to register Blacks to vote in places where they had not been allowed to vote before.


In 1968, this commission, decided that the race riots were due to the formation

of two different American cultures:

inner-city Blacks and suburban Whites.


This 1968 act attempted to provide Blacks with equal-

opportunity housing.


In 1966, as chair of SNCC, he called to assert Black Power.

Supporting the Black Panthers, he was against integration.

Vietnam War - $100North Vietnamese leader who had led the

resistance against the Japanese during WW II and at the end of the war had led the uprising against the French Colonial government. He

was an ardent Communist, and became President of the North Vietnamese

government established after the French withdrawal.

Vietnam War - $200

In the spring of 1954, the Viet Minh surrounded and destroyed the

primary French fortress in North Vietnam and consequently the U.S.

became involved in Vietnam

Vietnam War - $300

August, 1964 - After the U.S. Navy ship Maddox reportedly was fired on, the U.S. Congress passed this resolution

which gave the president power to send troops to Vietnam to protect against

further North Vietnamese aggression.

Vietnam War - $400

It stated that if one country fell to Communism, it would undermine another and that one would fall

Vietnam War - $500

National Guardsmen opened fire on a group of students protesting

the Vietnam War

1960s Events - $100The Soviet Union was secretly building

nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, which could have been used for a sneak-attack on the U.S. The U.S. blockaded

Cuba until the U.S.S.R. agreed to dismantle the missile silos.

1960s Events - $200A small army of anti-Castro Cuban exiles

were trained and financed by the U.S. in the hope their invasion would lead to a popular

uprising to overthrow the Communist government. The invasion force landed in Southern Cuba, but received no popular support and were quickly wiped out by

Castro's forces.

1960s Events - $300

Formed by Kennedy to build up third-world nations to the point

where they could manage themselves.

1960s Events - $400Platform for LBJ's campaign, it

stressed the 5 P's: Peace, Prosperity, anti-Poverty, Prudence and Progress.

1960s Events - $500

Enacted in 1965 - provided, under Social Security, for federal

subsidies to pay for the hospitalization of sick people age

65 and over.

1970s Events- $100

Five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee's executive quarters. Two White House aides were indicted; they quit, Senate hearing began in May, 1973, Nixon admitted to complicity in

the burglary. In July, 1974, Nixon's impeachment began, so he resign with a disbarment.

1970s Events- $200

A lessening of tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union. Besides disarming

missiles to insure a lasting peace between superpowers, Nixon pressed for

trade relations and a limited military budget. The public did not approve

1970s Events- $300

Gave any president the power to go to war under certain circumstances, but

required that he could only do so for 90 days before being required to officially

bring the matter before Congress.

1970s Events- $400

Lowered voting age to 18.

1970s Events- $500

Peace talks between Egypt and Israel mediated by President

Carter

1980s Events- $100

Reagan's theory that if you cut taxes, it will spur the growth of public spending and improve the economy. It included tax breaks for the rich, "supply-side

economics," and "trickle down" theory.

1980s Events- $200

Arizona state senator from 1969 to 1974, appointed to the Arizona Court of

Appeals in 1979. Reagan appointed her to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first female Justice of the Supreme

Court.

1980s Events- $300

The U.S. withdrew from the competition held in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of

Afghanistan. About 64 other nations withdrew for this and other reasons.

1980s Events- $400

"Born-Again" Christians become politically active. The majority of Americans are moral people, and

therefore are a political force.

1980s Events- $500

He pledge in 1988 during his presidential campaign to not raise

taxes

Reagan's Presidency- $200

The Reagan doctrine of American activism in the Third World was most particularly exercised in the invasion of one of these two nations


During this strike, Reagan fired the workers for violating a federal injunction


The following were a part of what economic plan

• a dramatic reduction in personal income taxes

• deregulation of business and industry

• tough stand against federal labor unions, such as AFL-CIO


Members of this movement believed in the following

– Moral Majority

– Opponents of affirmative action

– Critics of “secular humanism”

– Citizens against increased taxes


Reagan was going to cut Social Security until this group spoke up and convinced him not to cut Social Security

Nixon's Presidency - $200

Nixon bombed this nation to directly hit communist headquarters


Nixon used this organization to disrupt the Chilean economy and encourage to overthrow Chilean President Salvador Allende


Daniel Ellsberg leaked these to the New York Times that exposed the deception that had led the United States into the Vietnam War.


These were a part of what treaty negotiated by Henry Kissinger

• The U.S. would withdraw the rest of its troops from South Vietnam

• The U.S. would get back all prisoners in enemy hands

• North Vietnam could keep some of its troops in South Vietnam

• A promise of a cease-fire and free elections


In this Supreme Court Case, the Court ruled that the First Amendment prevented prior restraint of publication, even against a charge that such publication would jeopardize national security.

1990s- $200

This agreement was signed between Mexico, United States and Canada in order to promote trade on the North American continent

1990s- $400

George H.W. Bush appointed him as the second African American to the Supreme Court of the United States

1990s- $600

In the 1992 election his campaign slogan was “It’s the economy, stupid”

1990s- $800

This issue was the forefront of Clinton’s first term in office

1990s- $1000

The most convincing evidence of a conservative trend in the U.S. politics in the late 20th century was the ____________ of 1994

Name The President - $200

• Monica Lewinsky

• Impeachment

• First Democrat elected for two terms since FDR


• Helsinki Accords

• Pardoned Richard Nixon

• Never elected to the presidency


• Did not finish his second term

• Ping Pong Diplomacy

• Creator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)


• SALT II Treaty

• Iranian hostage crisis

• Boycotted Moscow Olympics

• Camp David Accords


• Sent federal marshals and Army MPs to University of Mississippi

• "Ich bin ein Berliner!"

• Administration was known as Camelot

Presidential Quotes - $200

“Read My Lips, No New taxes”


“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”


“I am not a crook”


“Evil Empire”


“Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party, for another term as your president”

Grab Bag - $200

This Supreme Court decision was the first to put limits on affirmative action programs

Grab Bag - $400

This Rachel Carson book helped educated the public on the dangers of DDT, a harmful pesticide

Grab Bag - $600

To counter this organization that controlled oil production in the Middle East, the United States formed the International Energy Agency

Grab Bag - $800

The Fall of Saigon occurred under his presidency

Grab Bag - $1000

The baby-boom generation will create a major problem in the future by placing an enormous strain on this retirement system.

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