1960s-1970s Flashcards
(7 cards)
0
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Flexible response
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JFK and McNamera
Response to massive retaliation
1
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Election of JFK
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JFK vs Nixon
2
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Cultural upheavals
A
Youth did drugs and were defiant
Traditional beliefs lost sig
Same time as Vietnam riots
3
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Pentagon papers
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- top secret documents
- the blunders and deceptions of JFK and lbj
- us felt betrayed
4
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Roe v. Wade
A
- do women have the right to have an abortion?
- reshaped national politics
- pro-choice vs. pro-life
5
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Title IX
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Protects people from sexual discrimination in education and federal programs
6
Q
Carter’s post presidential success
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Champ of human rights
- worked for several charities
- soothed foreign relations
