Chapter 29 Flashcards
Vague term referring to a non-communist rejection of the political status quo; called for a fair, more open, and more equitable society for all people
The new left
Youth movement led by hippies; promoted personal liberation
Counterculture
1973 Supreme Court decision that women’s right top abortion is constitutionally protected
Roe v. Wade
Proposed amendment that would bar discrimination on the basis of sex
Equal rights amendment
Quiet group wanting an end to counterculture and protest, and a return to law and order; Nixon runs president in 1968 as the candidate for this constituency
Silent Majority
Nixon/ republican strategy of courting southern whites opposed to civil rights into the Republican Party from the traditional home in the Democratic Party
Southern Strategy
1970s period of improved relations between USA and USSR
Détente
Combination of inflation and job loss in 1970s; especially hurt industrial manufacturers in the Northeast and Midwest
Stagflation
Presidential scandal and coverup; resulted in resignation of Nixon
Watergate
Middle East oil-producing national that set prices; prices hikes in 1970s drove up oil prices and damaged that American Economy
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
What groups campaigned for equal treatment?
Blacks, women, and LGBT individuals
Women sought equal treatment with the failed 1. what, and 2. what decision?
- Equal rights Amendment
- Roe v. wade
- What movement around personal liberation and protests divided the US.
- What 2 sides were they divided between, who wanted “law & order”?
- Counterculture
- The new left and “silent majority”
What party divided between the New Left and moderates?
The Democratic Party
What President campaigned for the Silent Majority and became the first Republican candidate to win votes across the South by using the “southern strategy” ?
Nixon
