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Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

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Brown v Board of Education

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landmark supreme court ruling (1954) that officially ruled the segregation of American Public School as unconstitutional

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Death of Emmett Till

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event (august of 1955) that officially ignited the Civil rights movement

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Views that Malcolm X had about how black people should be in society and violence

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black separatist; violence should be used to defend themselves

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Montgomery Bus Boycotts

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first successful act of civil disobedience that results in official charges; led by MLK andothers under name of Montgomery Improvement Association; Rosa Parks

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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organization founded by MLK, Ralph Abernathy, and others in 1957 to better involve black churches in the south to support the movement

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Ralph Abernathy

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mentor and right hand man to MLK; went everywhere with him and took over after MLKs assasination in 1968

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Ella Baker

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although she wasnt a very public figure she was important behind the scenes; mother of the civil rights movement

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James Bevel

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planned the major events and protests of the civil rights movement; responsible for planning both the birmingham protests and teh three attempted marches at selma; brains behind the protests

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Medger Evers

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NAACP leader from mississippi whose murder in 1963 at the hands of white supremacists further galvanized the civil rigths movement

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Fannie Lou Hamer

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another activist from Mississippi involved in promoting black voter turnout; also organizes “freedom summer” in Mississippi in 1964

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Ann Atwater

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later activist from N. Carolina who pushed for the integration of NC schools and convinces KKK leader C P Ellis to renounce the Klan

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Greensboro Sit-Ins

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feb-hune 1960; Two major sit ins at the JW Woolworths Franchise (different cities); successfu

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Birmingham Confrontation

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april-may 1963; protesting the violence against black activists in Birmingham; first protest televised live;

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March to Selma

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march 7-21 1965; catalyst- death of Jimmy lee Jackson; three attempted marches (3rd successful); notable for death for Rev. James Reeb and a landmark act of Civil Rights legislation it inspired

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Voting Rights of 1965

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atually implements Federal Oversight to make sure that state and local gov do not engage in voter suppression; most far reaching Civil rights legislation in American history

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Chavez

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founder of the National Farm Workers union; most prominent of all Hispanic American Civil rights acvtivists

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Self Determinatino

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new policy introduced by Lyndon B johnson; ending the previous termination initiative for good

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Alcatraz

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former federal prison occupied by Native American college protestors as a means to protest the taking of Native lands in 19th century treaties; 1969-71; peaceful and allowed non native sympathizers on the island

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Black Panthers

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militant, marxist-leninist Black organization founded in California in 1966; willing to cooperate with White protestors on occasion, but also engaged in occasional shoot-outs with police and the FBI

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The Watts Race Riots of 1966

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large scale race riot that broke out in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles Ca; Aug 11-16 1966

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Assassination of MLK

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occured at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis TN on April 4 1968; James Earl Ray Jr arrested and pleads guilty; later denies

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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congresses resolution to formally enter the US into the already ongoing vietnam War; later referenced in pentagon papers

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Tet Offense

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four month North Vietnamesses offensive that caught both the Americans and S Vietnamese off guard; caused the US to become far more involved in the war

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My Lai Incident/Massacre

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1969 incident involving 347-500 vietnamese civilians dying at the hands of US troops; Lt William Calley charged; soldiers spat on

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Paris Peace Accords

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signed between the US , North Vietnam and South vietnam in late Jan 1973; formally sets a time table for US withdrawal

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Kent State Massacre

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incident where four unarmed college studnets are fatally wounded (9 others injured) by the national guard in Ohio

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Pentagon Papers

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shorthand name for a series of documents first mde public in 1971 by Daniel Ellsberg; revealed that Johnson had lied about gulf of tonkin incident

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SALT I

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cold war agreement to limit production of ICBMS; ratified in 1972

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SALT II

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cold war agreement to actually reduce existing ICBMs; never ratified

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China

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Richard Nixon was the first presdient to reestablish diplomacy with them

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Wounded Knee Incident

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results from AIM protesting Lakota leader RIchard Wilsons policiesW

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Watergate Scandal

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begins when Nixons CRP (CREEP) caught snooping around rivals campaign headquarters; evertailly a smoking gun tape proves it all

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Camp David Accords

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considered to be Jimmy Carters greatest accomplishment as President

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Iran Hostage Crisis

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major international crises that lasts 444 days (also ruins carters chances of wining reelection in the 1980 election); ends one day after Ronald Reagans Inauguration

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Objectivism

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reagans political philosophy; focuses on rights of the individual; colorblindness (one word policy for racial issues); equality at the starting line

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HIV/AIDS

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major health crisis that adversely stigmatized the LGBTQ community; patient zero in the US was discovered in San Fransico in 1981 but it was a global epidemic

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Cable

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expanded the number of channels that Americans could now watch on TV; also led to 24 hr news net works (such as CNN)

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Star Wars Program

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officially known as the strategic defense initiative; reagan backed weapons program intedned to focus on futuristic types of weapons

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Libya

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country targeted by the 1986 US Operation El DOrado Canyon because its leader Muammar al-Qaddafi was tied to terror attacks

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Malta

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officially ended the cold war

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George H W Bush

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introduced the clean air act and passed legislation protecting native burial sites (unpopular due to taxation)

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Bill Clinton

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signed NAFTA; also became the second US president to ever be impeached by the house but was not removed by the senate

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Obama

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introduced the Affordable Care Act; first non-white US president

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Trump

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controversial presidency, impeached twice (acquitted both times); currently running again in 2024 with four trials pending

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Biden

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obamas former VP; currently in office as of April 2024

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Wilma Maweller

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celebrated female leader of the cherokee nation of oklahoma

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First Gulf War

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first US conflict with Iraq; led 34 nation coalition but did not seek to remove Saddam Hussein

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NAFTA

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north american free trade agreement; established “free trade” between th US, mexico, and canada; had negative implications for workers in all 3; signed in 1994

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Oklahoma City Bombing

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domestic terror attack on the second anniversary of the Waco Siege; federal building destroyed by white supremascists

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Y2K

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late 1999; a hysteria emerged over the possibiility of a computer glitch (brought about by obsolete dating systems); nothing happened

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The War in Afghanistan

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begins with the US invasion of Afghanistan; Oct 2001

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

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begins in 2003; but the US does NOT have broad support this time

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Tough sanctions on these three countries…

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iraq, iran, N Koorea

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Party that primarily opposed the Second Iraq War and did many senators vote for this one?

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democratic and yes many did (such as Biden)

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Rosa Parks

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arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott; 1955-1956

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The Great Society

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created by lyndon johnson; gov programs to end poverty and racial discord in US

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24th Amendment and Civil Rights Act of 1964

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make it illegal to discriminate against race

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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enforced the previous one and gave federal oversight

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Selma Protests

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murder of jimmy lee jackson cause; and rev James Reeb (white activist killed); 3 marches total

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Which president ended indian termination?

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Lyndon Johnson and Nixon continued self determination

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Nixons Southern Strategy

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support segregation

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Who was responsible for the My Lai Massacre

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Lt William Calley

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Who did nixon try to have fired during the investigation?

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prosecutor

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Was Nixon impeached?

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no; he resigned beforehand

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Nixon Doctrine

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instead of sending troops, the US would offer a “nuclear umbrella” if asked

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Operation: El Dorado Canyon

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US strategic air bombings of libyia

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George W Bush

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promoted an ownership society

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Three Main Issues Biden Administration Currently faces

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the russian invasion of ukraine; the ongoing isreal hamas war; possibility of war between china and taiwan

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