Quiz 4 Flashcards
(31 cards)
Americanization
The spread of American values by American troops (maybe), wanted immigrants to be like Americans, didn’t work
Election of 1968
Johnson withdrew to focus on ending the war, Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. 3rd party, Nixon won
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
gave congressional approval and funds for the president (Johnson) to do whatever he thinks he needs to do to stop communism
Paris Peace Accords of 1973
January 1973, intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam, terminated American operations in Vietnam, Nixon promised to provide reconstruction if they would agree to everything else. Never ratified by the US senate didn’t approve it.
Tet Offensive
January 31 1968, a series of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese, fail
Vietnamization
reduced number of Americans in Vietnam as they ensured that South Vietnamese could fight by themselves (or along with other South Asia countries)
American Indian Movement
formed in Minneapolis in 1968, sort of like the black panthers, get government o recognize past treaties
Black Power
the SNCC’s new ideology of 1966, realize the importance of a black culture inheritance and community not just rights
Counterculture/Hippies
searched for “authentic experiences,” rejected individualism, competition, and capitalism, embraced sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, very non-political, self-regulated cities, contrasted most of the parents of that generation
Détente
Nixon and Kissinger’s version of the Containment Policy, “peaceful coexistence,” linkage: use developments to get developments; doesn’t end the Cold War, (US relaxation of tensions with the Soviets during the 1970s
Equal Rights Amendment
banned the denial or abridgment of rights on the basis of gender, NOW was formed to promote it, passed but not ratified, both women and men opposed
Family Assistance Plan
proposed by welfare, made sure families got at least $1600 of income per year, uniform standard, gave welfare to families instead of just individuals
Free speech movement
California blacks who resist policies that bar them from recruiting for organizations/causes, sympathized with other races. Broke laws
National farm workers organization
Latinos who wanted better working conditions for farm workers
New economic policy
Part of Nixon’s non-Republican solutions, wage an price controls during non-war periods 1971-1974
New Federalism
Shifted responsibly to the states and increased funding for social programs
SALT I
Made Detente two treaties, took ideology out, agreed to disagree about government, no nuclear war
Shanghai Communique
Peaceful coexistence and normalization, July 1971 China and Soviets won’t go to war with each other, discuss trade, etc.
Watergate
Washington office building where White House operatives committed to a series of illegal surveillance acts against political rivals from ‘71-‘73, resulting in a scandal that forced Nixon to resign in August 1974
Camp David Accords
Egypt recognized Israel and Israel gave land back to Egypt, Egypt is first air nation to recognize Israel as a nation
Crisis of Confidence
Hostage Crisis made this worse, Carter couldn’t fix any problems
Election of 1980
Reagan won because people didn’t want Carter again
Energy Crisis
Moral Equivalent of war
Evil Empire
What Reagan called the Soviet Union, Détente is no longer a policy, shows his hate of communism
