Chpt. 20-26 Review Game
what were some of the main social concerns in the 1980s?
what were some of the main social concerns in the 1980s?
AIDS, drug abuse, abortion, and education.
what is AIDS?
what is AIDS?
a disease caused by a virus that weakens the immune system, making the body prone to infections and otherwise rare forms of cancer.
what happened at Tiananmen Square?
what happened at Tiananmen Square?
China’s armed forces stormed into Tiananmen Square, slaughtering unarmed students for showing their struggle for Democracy.
what was the North American Free Trade Agreement said to do?
what was the North American Free Trade Agreement said to do?
strengthen all three economies and create more American jobs.
what was gentrification?
what was gentrification?
the process of restoring deteriorated urban property by middle-class people, which often results in the displacement of lower-income residents
what is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
what is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
an organization formed in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders to work for civil rights through nonviolent means.
what is a sit-in?
what is a sit-in?
. a form of demonstration used by African Americans to protest discrimination, in which the protesters sit down in a segregated business and refuse to leave until they are served.
what did the freedom riders hope to do?
what did the freedom riders hope to do?
s hoped to provoke a violent reaction that would convince the Kennedy administration to enforce the law to stop segregation.
what did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminate?
what did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminate?
the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
what issues did the Civil Rights Movement confront?
what issues did the Civil Rights Movement confront?
The issues it confronted—housing and job discrimination, educational inequality, poverty, and racism— involved the difficult task of changing people’s attitudes and behavior.
what was Vietminh?
what was Vietminh?
an organization of Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups that between 1946 and 1954 fought for Vietnamese independence from the French.
what did the Vietcong do to make up for their lack of high powered machinery?
what did the Vietcong do to make up for their lack of high powered machinery?
they used hit-and-run and ambush attacks.
what was the growing youth movement of the 1960s known as?
what was the growing youth movement of the 1960s known as?
the New Left.
what did the Tet Offensive cause Americans to do?
what did the Tet Offensive cause Americans to do?
turn against the war.
when Nixon was seeking to win support for his war policies what did he appeal to?
when Nixon was seeking to win support for his war policies what did he appeal to?
the silent majority.
what was the La Raza Unida?
what was the La Raza Unida?
a Latino political organization founded in 1970 by José Angel Gutiérrez.
what was the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee?
what was the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee?
a labor union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.
who wrote The Feminine Mystique?
who wrote The Feminine Mystique?
Betty Friedman
what was the National Organization for Women?
what was the National Organization for Women?
an organization founded in 1966 to pursue feminist goals, such as better child- care facilities, improved educational opportunities, and an end to job discrimination.
what did the counterculture's peace and harmony lead to?
what did the counterculture's peace and harmony lead to?
violence and disillusionment.
what was New Federalism?
what was New Federalism?
President Richard Nixon’s program to turn over part of the federal government’s power to state and local governments.
what was stagflation?
what was stagflation?
an economic condition marked by both inflation and high unemployment.
what was the main thing that led to Nixon's impeachment?
what was the main thing that led to Nixon's impeachment?
Watergate
what act placed a tax on gas-guzzling cars, removed price controls on oil and natural gas produced in the United States?
what act placed a tax on gas-guzzling cars, removed price controls on oil and natural gas produced in the United States?
the Natural Energy Act
what remains as the federal governments main instrument for dealing with environmental issues?
what remains as the federal governments main instrument for dealing with environmental issues?
the Environmental Protection Agency
what was Rachel Carson's book called?
what was Rachel Carson's book called?
Silent Spring
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