Only Deck Flashcards
Agent Orange
A chemical defoliant used to clear Vietamese jungles druing the Vietnam War
Teach-in
An extended meeting of class held to discuss a social or political issue
dove
A person in favor of the United States withdrawing from the Vietnam War
hawk
Someone who believed the U.S. should continue its military efforts in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Communist leader of North Vietnam who armed Vietcong gurillas to sieze power in South Vietnam
repatriation
Being restored or returned to the country of origin, allegieance, or citizenship
bilingualism
The practice of tiaching immigrant students in their own language
Gloria Steinem
Editor of “Ms.” magazine and a leading figure of the National Organization for Women (N.O.W)
Equal Rights Amendment
Chamioned by N.O.W. but unable to achieve ratification by three-fourths of the states, it failed in 1982
executive privilege
Principle stating that communications of the executive branch should remain cofidential to protect national security
special prosecutor
A lawyer from outside the government
Gerald Ford
The only U.S. President to never have been elected as President or Vice President
Jimmy Carter
Former Governor of Georgia, elected as U.S. President in 1976
Ronald Reagan
Former Governor of California, elected to two terms as U.S. President beginning in 1980
perestroika
A policy of economic and government restructuring instituted by Mikhail Gorbachef in the Soviet Union in the 1980s
glasnost
A Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information
grassroots movement
A group of people organizing at the local or community level, away from political or cultural centers
George H.W. Bush
Former CIA Director, elected as U.S. President in 1988
Bill Clinton
First elected as U.S. President in 1992, he was only the second president to be impeached
amnesty
The act of granting a pardon to large groups of people
Yasir Arafat
Leader of the Palestine Liberation organization and participant in peace negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1993
anthrax
A bacteria causing serious infection or death used to create biological weapons
George W. Bush
United States president elected first in 2000 and re-elected in 2004
Tea Party
A conservative political protest group rising from public anxiety over the national debt
Arab Spring
A movement of popular unrest in the middle East leading to a series of revolutions against oppresive governments
