AHtest 5

Question 1

“Great Society”

Answer 1

a wave of legislation, governmental action, and expansion, that was aimed to improve the lives of Americans.

Question 2

“War on Poverty”

Answer 2

LBJ believed that poverty and racism could be eliminated completely with the proper methods.

Question 3

Economic Opportunity Act

Answer 3

this is the primary solution used in the war on poverty. Used government welfare to provides economic opportunities and advancement.

Question 4

Barry Goldwater

Answer 4

basically complete opposite of Johnson. did not like Johnson’s method of using big government to provide aid to American’s. He was also of racial conservative (supported segregation).

Question 5

Medicare/Medicaid

Answer 5

evolutions of the new deals programs. Provided basic healthcare for the old and poor of the US.

Question 6

Immigration Act of 1965

Answer 6

made immigration equally open again.

Question 7

Great Society successes

Answer 7

Overall a success, poverty was not entirely eradicated, but it was greatly reduced

Question 8

Great Society controversies

Answer 8

· The encouragement of the arts resulted in liberalism of media, such as playboy and much more graphic content in movies.

· During this time, prisoners gain rights and protections.

· Strike down of prayers and public Bible readings in schools.

· Voting equality struck down a lot of the barriers to black and minority voting.

Question 9

Effect of Vietnam on Great Society

Answer 9

US was spending a ton of money on the war, which reduced the amount to be spent on the great society. Also, republicans took control of the senate, which also killed the society.

Question 10

American Indian Movement (AIM)

Answer 10

Designed to call attention to issues faced by American Indians. Argued that they suffered just as much as Blacks, but did not receive as much attention as Blacks. Lobbied for land rights. This is when Native Americans begin to consider themselves “Native Americans”

Question 11

Changes in minority names

Answer 11

Minority voices – minorities begin to assert they do belong to the American culture, and not only their original culture.

Hispanics – the idea that they are restoring their place in their original homelands

Asians – lobbied for better working conditions, they worked in sweatshop style jobs. Also heavily emphasize the treatment of Asians in the midst of WWII.

Question 12

“Counterculture”

Answer 12

· Hippies/Drug revolution – essentially was an anti-authority group.

· Musical revolution – largely influenced by the hippie culture.

Question 13

“Plumbers”

Answer 13

responsible for stopping leaks coming out of the white house

Question 14

CREEP

Answer 14

(Committee to Re-Elect the President) – more evolved form of the plumbers. They were responsible for “dirty tricks”, such as wire tapping and spreading rumors about other candidates

Question 15

Watergate scandal

Answer 15

CREEP caught wiretapping at the Watergate complex. White house tried to cover this up. Nixon gets elected and then a member of CREEP confesses the scandal to a judge

Question 16

Richard Nixon’s “smoking gun”

Answer 16

“Smoking gun” = key piece of evidence. The SG turned out to be that Nixon had tapped all conversations in the oval office. Supreme Court gets involved and Nixon gets caught and impeached. Resigned before impeached.

Question 17

Gerald Ford

Answer 17

only president to not be president or vice president.

Question 18

OPEC embargo

Answer 18

oil crisis occurs and US dips into recession as oil products rise in price.

Question 19

Nixon’s pardon

Answer 19

this really damaged Ford’s reputation and did not really go over well.

Question 20

“Fall of Saigon”

Answer 20

effectively ended the struggle between the two Vietnams. They unite under communism. This served as a reminder of US failure in Nam.

Question 21

Jimmy Carter

Answer 21

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize

Question 22

Camp David Accords

Answer 22

signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David.[1] The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.

Question 23

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Answer 23

The Iran Hostage Crisis lasted from 1979-1981, but its aftereffects changed the political and diplomatic landscape between the United States and Iran for decades to come. On November 4, 1979 Iranian student demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. The hostages would be released only when the Shah came back to Iran to stand trial for crimes committed against the Iranian people. The former leader of Iran, the Shah had been voted out of office in 1950, but was reinstated after a U.S. lead coup in 1953. He became a close ally of the U.S., but was wholly unpopular in Iran and was eventually overthrown in 1979.

The situation was only expected to last a short time, but it dragged on for 444 days. The Carter administration was seen as inept and ineffective in handling the crisis. A botched rescue attempt in 1980 only reinforced these views and Carter was not reelected in the 1980 presidential race. The hostages were released on January 20, 1981, the same day Ronald Reagan was sworn into office.

Question 24

Ronald Reagan

Answer 24

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th President of the United States, and served as the 33rd Governor of California prior to his presidency.

Question 25

Reasons for conservative resurgence

Answer 25

1. Stagflation & Energy Crisis
2. De-Regulation
3. Middle East Turmoil
4. Reaganomics
5. Reagan Revolution

Question 26

“Reaganomics”

Answer 26

the economic policies of the former US president Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity.

Question 27

Liberalism

Answer 27

In the twentieth century, a viewpoint or ideology associated with free political institutions and religious toleration, as well as support for a strong role of government in regulating capitalism and constructing the welfare state.

Question 28

Modern Politics

Answer 28

Originally delivered as a series of lectures in Trinidad in 1960, James expounds on the relevance of Marxism, and revolution, for our times, from Charlie Chaplin to the Workers’ Councils.