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Goal 11: Reform and Turmoil (1963-1980)

These terms and concepts correspond to the NCSCOS in Objectives 11.01-12.04.

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Which civil rights campaign had the goal of increasing black voter registration in Mississippi?Freedom Summer (1964)
Which legislation banned segregation in public accomodations and discrimination in hiring practices?Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which legislation resulted in increased protections for African-American voters?Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which African-American leader is an example of radicalism in the civil rights movement?Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichae was associated with promoting which civil rts. movement?Black Power
Which civil rights group promoted militant actions against racism and police brutality?Black Panthers
Which book did Betty Friedan write to criticize the limits placed on women by society?The Feminine Mystique
Which reform movement are Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem associated with?Women's liberation or Feminism
Which organization played a leading role in the women's liberation movement?National Organization for Women (NOW)
Which court decision gave women the right to have an abortion?Roe v. Wade
Which constitutional amendment did the women's liberation movement support?Equal Rights Amendment
Which federal regulation requires schools to provide equal access for women in athletic opportunities?Title IX
Who is associated with leading the movement to improve the lives of Latino farm workers?Cesar Chavez
What were some of the results of environmentalism?Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What was the goal of LBJ's Great Society?end poverty and racial discrimination
What were some of the results of LBJ's "war on poverty"?Medicaid, VISTA, Medicare, Food stamps, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Head Start
Which decision expanded the rights of criminal suspects?Miranda v. Arizona
What was the goal of American military involvement in Vietnam?containment
Which resolution enabled President Lyndon Johnson to increase America's involvement in Vietnam?Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Which bombing campaign did the Johnson administration begin after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?Operation Rolling Thunder
During the Vietnam War, U.S. military operations were conducted against which opponent(s)?North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Vietcong
What did the U.S. military use to destroy the jungle hiding places of the Vietcong and NVA?Napalm and Agent Orange
What was the turning point that resulted in a loss of public support for Johnson in the Vietnam War?Tet Offensive
Which group protested Vietnam?Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Which 1960s social movement was associated with Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco?counter-culture or "hippies"
Which event represented the counter-culture?Woodstock
Which 1960s social movement was associated with "sex, drugs, & rock n' roll?counter-culture
What event's disruption showed the division in American society created by the Vietnam War?the Democratic National Convention of 1968
Which candidate was assassinated during the 1968 presidential campaign?Robert Kennedy
Which presidential candidate was elected in 1968 by promising "peace with honor" in Vietnam and "law and order" at home?Richard Nixon
What was President Richard Nixon's strategy in Vietnam?Vietnamization
What military action did Richard Nixon take that caused massive anti-war protests in the United States?invading Cambodia & Laos
Which incident focused on atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam?My Lai Incident
Which issue was involved in the case of NY Times v. U.S.?freedom of the press
Which classified documents damaged the govt's. credibility in the Vietnam War?Pentagon Papers
In which event were anti-war protestors shot for protesting Nixon's invasion of Laos & Cambodia?Kent State
Which constitutional amendment resulted in suffrage for 18-year olds?26th Amendment
Which agreement resulted in the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Vietnam?Paris Peace Accords
Which act was passed by Congress to limit President Nixon's ability to use the U.S. military in Vietnam?War Powers Act (1973)
Which theory resulted in U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?Domino theory
What was President Nixon's foreign policy to improve relations with the Soviet Union and China called?Detente
What event symbolized the failure to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam?Fall of Saigon (1975)
Whose policy was associated with "New Federalism" involving the return of some powers to the states?President Richard Nixon
Which practice was upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (1971)?forced busing/integration programs
Which practice was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Bakke v. University of California Board of Regents (1978)?affirmative action
Which movement was a result of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"?environmentalism
What economic problems did the United States face during the 1970s?energy crisis, stagflation
What problem was President Ford addressing with his WIN program?inflation/stagflation
What was a result of the energy crisis during the 1970s?high energy prices, conservation
Which incident resulted in fears of using nuclear power in the United States?Three Mile Island
Which cabinet-level department was created under President Carter?Department of Energy
Which scandal resulted in the resignation of President Nixon?Watergate
Which court decision ordered President Nixon to release the White House tapes to the Senate Watergate committee?U.S. v. Nixon
Who became the president of the United States after Nixon resigned?Gerald Ford
Which candidate won the presidential election of 1976?Jimmy Carter
What peace treaty was negotiated between Israel and Egypt by President Jimmy Carter?Camp David Accords
Which event showed President Carter's inability to deal with Islamic radicalism?Iran Hostage crisis



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