Unit 9 Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
9/11 Terrorist Attacks
group of Al-Qaeda terrorists used planes to destroy two world trade center buildings
Reaganomics
reduce federal tax rates, reduce corporate tax rates, promote economic growth
The “War on Terror”
dominated US foreign policy, started after 9/11, meant to weed out terrorists
SALT I
1st treaty to establish limits on number of nuclear weapons held by US and USSR
SALT II
initiated by Carter but failed because of conflict in two nations
Kent State shootings
protests when the National Guard came in and four students were killed, led to antiwar rallies
Unsafe at Any Speed
Ralph Nader, inspired new automobile regulations
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson, expose of pesticides
OPEC
placed an embargo on oil into US as punishment for involvement in Yom Kipper
Americans with Disabilities Act
goal was to get rid of discrimination for people with disabilities in the workplace, etc.
Warren Court
liberal, role in fighting segregation and helped with civil rights
Stokely Carmichael
head of SNCC
SCLC
founded by MLK, taught that civil rights could be achieved without violence
James Meredith
civil rights activist, first African American to attend University of Miss
Freedom Summer
used to register African American voters in Miss
Black Panthers
fought to establish revolutionary socialism
Kerner Commission
used to investigate the race riots in 1967
Robert Kennedy
ran for President and was thought to win until his assassination
The Other America
Michael Harrington, influential study of poverty in the US
Economic Opportunity Act
authorized the formation of the Community Action Agencies as a part of the War on Poverty
“War on Poverty”
tried to help combat poverty and help the poor
Mayaguez Incident
military rescue operation conducted by US armed forces against Cambodia
Gov. George Wallace
pro-segregation governor who ran for Pres and lost against Nixon
Barry Goldwater
LBJ was opposed by this senator who attacked issues such as income tax
