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36 Cards in this Set
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How did Pres. Kennedy respond to the Soviet shipment of missiles to Cuba? |
He sent a naval blockade to Cuba |
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What was the biggest reason that US leaders gave to justify military involvement in Vietnam? |
Domino theory- keep communism away |
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Why did the rest of the world increasingly criticize the US's involvement in Vietnam? |
US was seen as a bully invading a weaker nation |
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How did the Tet Offensive affect how Americans in the US viewed war? |
More and more people were against the war |
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What did Pres. Nixon do that expanded the conflict in Vietnam? |
He ordered bombing of the enemy in countries around Vietnam |
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What was the intent of Vietnamization under Pres. Nixon? |
To decrease the number of American troops in Vietnam |
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US citizens who were against the draft wanted the government to stop- |
Forcing young men to serve in the military |
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How did the press coverage of the Vietnam war influence public opinion? |
People saw problems on tv and didn't support the war |
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How did people in the US protest against the Vietnam war? |
Marches, sit ins, etc |
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What did Nixon mean by the "silent majority"? |
He believed that most people in the US supported the war but didn't say anything |
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How did the Vietnam war influenced the passage of the 26th amendment? |
Men who were old enough to serve in the military are old enough to vote |
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What was the idea of the "credibility gap"? |
People became more distrusting of our political leaders |
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The Mexican American legal defense and educational fund(MALDEF) concentrates on court cases about- |
School funding and employment discrimination |
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The league of united Latin Americans citizens(LULAC) helped bring Mendez v. Westminster to court in 1945 in order to- |
Make segregation of Mexican Americans children illegal |
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What organization did Cesar Chavez create in 1966 to help improve working conditions for migrant laborers? |
United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC) |
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What organization did Dr. Hector P Garcia form to assist and support Mexican American veterans? |
American G.I. Forum |
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 address? |
Discrimination in hotels, restaurants, and businesses that dealt with the federal government |
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to an immediate increase in- |
Minority's in politics |
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What does affirmative action require of all businesses that have contracts with the federal government? |
Guarantee equal opportunities for employees |
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In the court case Hernandez v. Texas, what amendment did the court protect Mexican Americans and other racial groups? |
14th amendment- equal protection |
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Which court case made segregation of Mexican American Children illegal in Texas? |
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD |
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What does Medicare do? |
Federal health insurance program for elders |
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Pres. Kennedys executive order on Equal Employment Opportunity was designed to- |
Gov. Agencies were hiring fairly and not discriminating |
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The Food Stamp Act of 1964, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 were all part of- |
Pres. Johnson's "war on poverty" |
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How did Pres. Johnson use the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? |
To greatly increase the # of US troops in Vietnam |
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Did Pres. Nixon get Congress's approval before extending bombing in Cambodia? |
No |
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In the case of the Pentagon Papers, the US supreme court ruled in favor of the newspapers because of which amendment? |
1st amendment- freedom of press |
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Who did congress pass the War Powers Resolution? |
Presidents were using military force without congress approval |
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What was the importance of the US Supreme Court ruling in Hernandez v. Texas? |
All racial groups are protected(14th amendment) |
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What was the importance of the US Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona? |
People accused of a crime must be informed of their rights |
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Protest music if the 1960s had its roots in what musical genre? |
Rock n roll |
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What was Woodstock? |
1969 musical festival attended by more than 400,000 people |
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The main purpose of the Chicano Mural Movement was to- |
Bring attention to Latino issues |
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Why did Cesar Chavez ask for boycotts of various agricultural products such as lettuce and grapes? |
Bring better working conditions for migrant workers |
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What strategies did Cesar Chavez use to bring about change? |
Hunger strike, union strike, and boycotts |
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Name some technologies developed for use in space but is used in everyday life? |
Sunglasses, firefighting equipment, freeze fried food, radial tires, etc |
