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Goal 11 Terms
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Birmingham
City in 1963 that met protestors with police dogs and firehoses. Brought national attention to the movement
and forced the government to respond.
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War Powers Act
Law passed after the Vietnam War which limits the President’s ability to send troops into battle without the
approval of Congress.
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Robert Kennedy
He was the Attorney General under JFK and later became the leading
candidate for the President in 1968 before he was assassinated by Sirhan
Sirhan.
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Civil Rights Act, 1964
Civil Rights law passed after JFK’s death that banned segregation in all
public places.
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Berlin Wall
This symbol of communism was constructed in 1961 to prevent travel and communication between the east
and west parts of Berlin.
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Joseph McCarthy
US Senator who began to accuse various people in the government and entertainment profession of being communist. The accusations were usually without proof and served to assassinate the character of the accused.
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Sit-In
Began in Greensboro, NC to protest the segregation policies of many
public restaurants. Started by 4 NC A&T College students.
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Containment
The idea of stopping the spread of communism. Theory was set forth by George Kennan. The Truman Doctrine was the official US policy that reflected
this theory.
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March on Washington
Large protest in August 1963 outside the Lincoln Memorial to protest the conditions of Civil Rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” Speech in this protest.
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Chesar Chavez
Leader of the migrant farm workers union that formed in the 60’s and 70’s to improve the wages and conditions these workers were receiving.
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Great Society
Name of Lyndon B. Johnson’s program to help the US to fight evils of our
society, namely poverty, discrimination, unemployment, and
poor education.
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Malcolm X
Spokesperson for the controversial Nation of Islam. Advocated black
nationalism and separation from white society. Accepted the use of violence in order to defend oneself against civil
rights abuses.
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NATO
Name of the security organization formed by the US and western
European nations in the Cold War.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that segregation is no longer
acceptable. Decision was made in a school desegregation case in 1954.
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NOW
Organization that was formed to advocate the rights of women as a group. Helped lead the women’s movement of the 60’s and 70’s.
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Deferment
Practice of giving college bound students an exemption from the draft sending men to fight in Vietnam. This
became one of the major issue protested in the war.
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James Earl Ray
The convicted assassin of MLK Jr.
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Iron Curtain
Name given by Winston Churchill to the areas of Europe that were now
under the control of the USSR.
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George Wallace
Governor of Alabama who stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to protest its order to integrate. He
later ran for President on a platform of continued segregation.
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Rosa Parks
Montgomery lady who signals the beginning of the Civil Rights
Movement when she refuses to give up a seat on a segregated bus.
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Peace Corp
Group begun by JFK that was composed of volunteers who went to underdeveloped nations and tried to help the people there improve their
lives.
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Detente
Nixon’s policy of relaxing tensions between the superpowers. Led to
several arms reduction treaties with the USSR and a state visit to communist China in 1972.
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Voting Rights Act
National law passed to guarantee voting privileges to African Americans
across the nation.
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38th Parallel
This line represented the division of North and South Korea. This is the
area where the Korean War began and ended as neither side gained any
measurable land area.
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New Frontier
Name given to the JFK administration policies that challenged the nation to move into the future. Containment, Civil Rights, and Space Exploration
were some of the goals of the program.
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Hippies
Name given to members of the counter culture movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s. They often objected to societal norms and
experimented with communal living and hallucinogenic drugs.
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U-2
Name of the US spy plane that was shot down over the USSR during
Eisenhower Administration.
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Little Rock
City where President Eisenhower had to send troops in order to desegregate a local all white high school in 1957.
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Black Power
Idea promoted by Stokley Carmichael to describe the idea that African
Americans should control their social, economic, and political lives and
separate from white society if needed.
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Viet Cong
Name of the South Vietnamese communist fighters who were our
opponents in the Vietnam War.
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John F. Kennedy
Winner of the 1960 Presidential election. Challenged Americans to
“ask what they can do for their country.” Established the Peace Corp. Avoided war during the Cuban Missile
Crisis. Assassinated in Dallas.
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Pentagon Papers
Secret documents leaked to the NY Times that told of the activities of
several Presidents to escalate the war in Vietnam without the Congress’ or
public’s knowledge.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
National crisis of 1962 when the US discovered nuclear missiles being
placed in Cuba by the USSR. Led to a near war with the USSR.
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James Meredith
African American man who was the first to go to a formerly segregated
University of Mississippi.
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Freedom Riders
Group of civil disobedience protestors who rode into segregation bus stations
to prove the point of civil rights abuses. Some were injured and killed in a bomb that was placed on one of
the buses.
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Tet Offensive
This was the turning point of the Vietnam Conflict as the Communist forces mounted a massive offensive and although they were defeated it served to discourage the American
military and public in January of 1968.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Accused lone assassin of JFK, who was killed by Jack Ruby. Is often the topic
of several conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination.
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Kent State
College campus where Vietnam War protests were met with the gunfire of
National Guard troops and several students were killed.
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Marshall Plan
Name of the proposal to rebuild the areas of Europe destroyed by WWII. US loaned over 14 billion in supplies and materials to help these nations
and was a method to fight the possible spread of communism.
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New Federalism
Policy of Nixon to return control of many government programs to state
and local government rather than national government control.
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Bay of Pigs
Failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban nationalist exiles trying to oust Fidel Castro. The exiles had US help and were completely defeated. Great embarrassment to the Kennedy
Administration.
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Korean War
War fought to stop the invasion of communists across the 38th parallel. Fought from 1950-1953. War begun
under Truman and ended under Eisenhower.
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Suburbia or Levittown
The word describes the growth of the areas surrounding urban areas as many American sought a quieter
lifestyle.
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Resolution that asked US Congress to retaliate against North Vietnam for
attacks against US vessels near Vietnam that led to war in Vietnam.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Leader of the non-violent disobedience Civil Rights Movement that began in Montgomery Alabama and spread
across the nation.
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Berlin Airlift
Cold War confrontation where the US had to fly supplies into Germany city
in order to prevent its takeover by communist forces under the USSR.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Became President upon the death of JFK and created domestic program
called the Great Society to fight poverty. Began US involvement in
Vietnam.
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Truman Doctrine
Presidential Policy of trying to aid any nation that needs aid to prevent the spread of communist governments.
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Richard Nixon
Elected president in 1968. Policy of détente helped to ease the Cold War tensions. Policy of vietnamization led
to US withdrawal from Vietnam. Resigned as President after the
Watergate scandal.
Vietnamization: getting South Vietnam to take more control of war effort
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George Wallace
Governor of Alabama who stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to protest its order to integrate. He
later ran for President on a platform of continued segregation.
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Warren Commission
Name of the official government investigation into the death of JFK.
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Equal Rights Act
Proposed Constitutional Amendment that would have guaranteed equal rights regardless of sex. Proposed
Amendment has never been ratified. (1972 passes Congress, but not the states, introduced again in 2009)
28th??
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Nation of Islam
African American group that advocated black nationalism and
separation from white society. They were also a religious group who
required members to convert to the Muslim religion.
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