Us History 3

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Danielle Elsberg

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Government official who got pentagon papers published revealing secrets from Vietnam war.

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The New Right

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Very Right winged political thinking in the seventees and eighties

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Barry Goldwater

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Ran against LBJ But lost because wanted to privatize SS and A-Bomb Vietnam

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Conciousness Raising Sessions

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Part of women's mvmt where women would gather to talk about what it's like "living in a man's world". tried to gain public support for women's movement

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Stone Wall '69

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Gay bar that was attacked but marks beginning of Gay rights because they fought back.

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AIM

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American Indian Movement

-Group dedicated to the struggle for right of Native Americans in the 60s and 70s

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Iran Contra Affair

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Event that made Jimmy Carter a 1 term president. We were selling gons to Iran in exchange for $ and Hostage release under the table and using the money to fund other things such as Contras in Nicuragua

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Sandra Dale Connor

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first female that a President appointed to the Supreme Court.

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USS Coal

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Ship of the coast of US that was bombed in 2000. precurser to 9/11 attacks

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Secular Humanism

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rebirth of idea that you don't have to be religious to be moral and a humanitarian.

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Madeline Auburn

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1st Female Secretary of State, under clinton

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NATA

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An attempt to tear down trade barriers in the western Hemisphere

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WTO

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Tried to help regulate, stimulate global economy. But had controversial ideas such as taxing the rich.

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KYOTTO

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First attempt by the world to reduce carbon emissions

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Manschura

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Country that Japan invades in 1931. We respond with Non-recognition of what they did there.

Japan Pulls out of League

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Spanish Civil war

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Happened while we were still in isolationism 30s. But we didn't want the new fascist leader taking over so intervene a little and help get us out of isolation mode

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"The Abraham Lincoln Bergade"

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Citizens that fight on behalf of the people's republic of Spain

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Penay Incident

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Japan invades China and sink a boat of ours off coast. We did not want to respond for fear of war.

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Munich Pact

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Agreement that German can have the part of Checkloslavakia that is mostly German.Some didn't like that agreement meant appeasement of the Nazis

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NYE Committee

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Isolationist hoping to prevent another WW. Looked at causes of first and attributed it to Arms industry.

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The Lend-Lease Act

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The program by which we aided the Allie efforts in the war by giving them monetary aid and supplies in exchange we had free sea access and they stopped raiding/shooting our ships.

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Atlantic Charter

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Charter proposed by churchill and roosevelt similiar to Wilson's 14 points. Addressed ways for peace and said people had right to:

-free speech

-free religion

-freedom from fear

-freedom from want

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Theran Conference

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FDR Chrchil and stallins mean to plan European invasion: operation overlaid

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Korematsu V US

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SC ruled war time internment was OK

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Mutal security Pact

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Document between US & Japan that allowed US's hand in japanese affairs.

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NATO

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North American Treaty Alliance. Our side of Cold war. Formed as mutual defense agreement.

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Albert Hiss

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Gov't official put on trial for smuggling secrets to soldiers and is convicted of purgers. His trial put country in fear- Red Scare.

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FEPC

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Fair employment practices commission. Voluntary program designed to help AA and other minorities after the war. Said business could not discriminate on race of rel.

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Douglas Macarthur

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Outspoken military leader from WWI & WII who fought in the philipines. He was in charge of the Southern forces in Korea until he was fired by Truman for insubordination

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Joe Mcarthy

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Senator from WI who was convinced that there were 100s of communists in the government and contributed to the red scare.

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Tonkin Resolution

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After violence on ship in the Golf of Tonkin, this resolution by congress gave president Johnson a free ticket of spending for NAM without actually having to declare war.

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Trusteeship Plan

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FDR's original plan for NAM that said it would help them gain their ind. over time. eventualy lost support.

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Viet Cong

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COMMUNIST soldiers in south that were part of uprising and used gorilla warfare

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Gineva Peace Conferece

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says

Nam will get ind

untill then N & S (17th =)

elections within 2 years

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Dem

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Anti-comnunist leader in south who we were alright with but people didn't really like. Controversial election because of Voter Cards

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TET Offensive

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'68 Plan t wipe by North to wipe out major southern cities. Suprise attack on US Embassy too and made it clear the war was not near over.

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Hamlet Program

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attempted to take citizens from one Vietnamese city and move then somewhere safe and secure where they could not fear them and try to teach them why the US was good.

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Paris Peace Agreement

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"Ended" Vietnamese conflict however fighting continued for two years.

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Traditionalist

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Cold war view that the Russians were the aggressors and we were just on the defense trying to protect the world

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Revisionist

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Cold War Theory that the US and Russia both made mistakes that led to the cold war.

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Greek-Turkish crisis

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Similiar revolutions in Greece and Turkey that were not caused by Russia but still increased the US's war mentality & scaring us that communism was taking over the world.

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The Marshall Plan

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Plan to Rebuild Europe through economic aid & military
-____ in also key general in military during WWII and becomes truman’s secretary of state.

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Taft-Hartley Law

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-law that went against labor unions
-limiting boycotts/giving Pres ability to intervene on strikes.
Attacks New Deal, more conservative political climate

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Bettie Fridan

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wrote "the feminin Mystique" basicall the Bible of the women's movement

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Rachel Carson

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wrote "Silent Spring" book on how perticides affect everything, inluding animals and esp. birds.

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Ralph Nador

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"Unsafe at any Speed". consumer protection in automobile ind.

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The Great Society Program

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LBJ's series of reforms to fight poverty.

-medicare

-headstart

-job care

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WATTS

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community in LA that had severe race riots in 60s. over 30 deaths. Millions in damage. Lasted 6 days

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Warren Court

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Most liberal court ever (in the 50s and 60s)
That made many landmark decsions including
Brown V Board
Miranda V Arizona
Gideon V Wainright- provide council if cant afford
1 man vote decision

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SALT

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strategic arms limitation treaty. agreement to limit nuclear weapons between US & USSR

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2 + 2

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