sem 2 exam 4 Flashcards
war on poverty
lbj, series of social programs that expanded gov’t assistance and welfare
medicare and medicaid (1965)
health insurance for the elderly and low income individuals
elementary and secondary education act
provided fed funding for public shcools
gulf of tonkin resolution (1964)
gave lbj the authority to escalate the us involvement in vietnam (boat exploded of coast of vietnam or smth)
operation rolling thunder (1965-68)
massive bombing campaign against north vietnam
tet offensive (1968)
surprise viet cong attack, turning public opinion against the war the lbj
student nonviolent coordinate committee (sncc)
founded in 1960 to organize campaigns
greensboro sit ins, freedom rides
civil rights protests, faces with violent backlash
birmingham campaign (1963)
brutality against peaceful protestors shocks nation
malcom x, black panthers
had black militant approaches to civil rights demands
march on washington
250k ppl rally in dc, mlk has i have a dream speech
civil rights act of 1964
signed by lbj, banning racial segregation
bloody sunday (1965)
marches arming to increase black suffrage are met with brutal violence
voting rights act of 1965
bans literacy tests, allowed for fed oversight of southern elections
vietnamization
nixon’s policy to end us involvement in vietnam by troop withdrawal
new economic policy
ends gold standard, price and wage freeze, and 10% protective tariff
pentagon papers (1974)
leaking of docs that reveal prior gov’t deception in vietnam
detente
nixon’s approach to ease cold war tensions, visited china and ussr
watergate
political scandal involving a break-in at the dem nat’l convention hq and a white house cover-up, nixon resigns in 1974 after tapes reveal attempt of obstruction of justice
paris peace accords (1973)
ends direct us military involvement in vietnam war (nixon)
wars powers act (1973)
passed to limit the president’s ability to sent troop w/out approval
oil and energy crisis
opec (middle eastern countries with oil) cuts oil supply to the us bc of us’s support of israel, leading to soaring prices and inflation, 1973 (nixon)
camp david accords (1978)
historic peace treaty between egypt and israel brokered by carter
iran hostage crisis (1979)
52 americans are taken hostage in tehran and held for 444 days
stagflation (70s)
economic hit due to high inflation, high unemployment, and slow growth (nixon-carter)
crisis of confidence speech (1979)
carter’s failed attempt to inspire the nation, seen as weak
supply-side economics
major tax cuts for top earners, argues that wealth “trickles down” to rest of population
nat’l debt under reagan
triples, cuts welfare programs to spend more on military, welfare cut causes mini recession but military spending declines unemployment and economy rebounds
iran-contra affair
secret arms sales to iran, profits were illegally sent to nicaraguan rebels (reagan)
inf treaty
signed in 1987, reagan being more diplomatic with ussr
end of cold war
berlin wall falls in 1989, ussr dissolved in 1991
persian gulf war (1990)
led by bush sr., expelled iraq from kuwait
clinton election
elected in 1992 after independent ross perot takes gop votes away from bush bc he raised taxes (when he said he wouldnt) bc of 1990 recession
nafta (1994)
promoted free trade across north america (mexico canada us), globalization
internet economy (1990s)
strong gdp growth, low unemployment, budget surplus
clinton impeachment
impeached after ppl found out he had an affair with white house intern, senate acquitted him of obstruction of justice (1999) and support for him remained high bc the economy was doing good
