NC EOC Goal 11 Review

69386654	Duck and Cover	Psycological approach to controlling reactions to nuclear threat; hope the nuke won't get you
69386655	24th Amendment	prohibited both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax
69386656	25th Amendment	deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities; limits presidents to two terms
69386657	26th Amendment	18-year-olds can now vote
69386658	Activities Committee	Anti-communist group disbanded in 1975: started in 1938
69386659	Agent Orange	the code name for an herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. Killed plants and cleared foliage
69386660	Alger Hiss	American lawyer, civil servant, businessman, author and lecturer. Involved in the establishment of the United Nations. Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
69386661	American Indian Movement	Early in 1968, this organization was formed to address various issues concerning the Native American community including poverty, housing, treaty issues, and police harassment
69386662	Betty Friedan	A leading activist in the "Second Wave" of the U.S. Women's Movement, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is sometimes credited with sparking the "second wave" of feminism. Co-founded National Organization for Women in 1966.
69386663	Black Panthers	a radical black movement: the members believed that blacks shouldn't participate in a war for whites when they are discriminated against
69386664	Black Power Movement	Political slogan and name for various associated ideologies. Used in the movement among people of Black African descent throughout the world, though primarily by African Americans in the United States. Most prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the movement emphasized racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions to nurture black interests
69386665	Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein	Convicted Nixion in Supreme court case U.S. v. Nixon
69386666	British Invasion	Rock 'n' Roll coming to the United States, with bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who
69386667	Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeaka, Kansas	Separate is no longer equal (overturning Plessy v. Ferguson)
69386668	C.O.R.E.	U.S. civil rights organization that played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement.
69386669	Calculators	Signified the advancement of microchips, making math easier
69386670	Cambodia/Laos	Countries surrounding Vietnam, bombed during the war and as a result banned U.S. troops from the area
69386671	Cesar Chaves	Founding member of the Head Start Program, providing assistance to low-income families
69386672	Civil Rights Acts of 1964	Outlawed racial discrimination in public facilities and unemployement
69386673	Clean Air Act	One of a number of pieces of legislation relating to the reduction of smog and air pollution in general.
69386674	Clean Water Act	encouraged oil companies to be more environmentally responsible by requiring them to pay for damage to the environment
69386677	Computers	Major advancements in silicon microchip technology, making it much easier to transfer information and technology
69386678	Democratic National Convention (1968)	Media plays pivotal role after police attack rioters in Chicago
69386679	Detente	The easing of strained relations
69386680	Earl Warren	Chief Justice who was for criminal rights and was very liberal
69386681	Equal Rights Amendment	proposed amendment that would have outlawed sex-based discrimination
69386682	Fall of Saigon	The surrender of South Vietnamese forces and withdrawal of American troops; end of Vietnam War and a disaster for both sides
69386683	Fallout Shelters	small structures, usually underground, equipped with water, food, and supplies; places to go for safety in case of a nuclear attack
69386684	General William Westmoreland	Main archetect of Vietnam Strategy under Pres. Johnson
69386685	George Wallace	Segregationist, white superiorist candidate from Alabama with a large following of white men
69386686	Gloria Steinem	Fought for women's rights during 60's and early 70's
69386687	Gulf of Tonkin Resolution	Congress signed away right to declare war to President Johnson after U.S. Navy was attacked in Vietnam
69386688	Head Start Program	preschool education programs for low income families
69386689	Haight-Ashbury	The beginnings of the Hippie movement; named for a region of San Francisco
69386690	Ho Chi Minh	Vietnam communist who led independence struggle against France and commanded North Vietnamese forces
69386691	Hollywood Blacklist	Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests.
69386692	House on Un-American Activities Committee	Investigated charges of fascism and began to suspect Communist actions
69386693	Housing and Urban Development	Helped low-income families to afford housing; created low-rent housing in poor areas
69386694	Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles	Nuclear weapons which could be fired between continents and hit targets across oceans
69386695	James Meredith	First African American to attend the University of Mississippi, signifying a great change in segregationist policies
69386696	John Dean	Testified against Nixon as well as other cabinet members in the Watergate hearings. Helped lead to the removal of several White House officials and the resignation of Nixon
69386697	John Glenn	First American to orbit the earth
69386698	Julius and Ethel Rosenburg	Scientists accused of and executed for passing nuclear secrets to Soviets
69386699	Kent State	Location of protests against Vietnam War in Ohio; resulted in National Guard killing civilians
69386700	Little Rock Nine	9 black students enrolled in a previously all-white school; National Guard was called in to prevent violence
69386701	Macolm X	A leader of the black power movement
69386702	March on Washington	a peaceful civil rights demonstration involving 250,000 people; Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his 'I Have a Dream" speech
69386703	Martin Luther King, Jr	Civil rights leader who believed in nonviolent resistance
69386704	McCarthyism	The guilt by association which signified fears of the Cold War coming to life
69386705	Medicare	provides health insurance for all Americans age 65 and older
69386706	Microwave Technology	Advancement in technology; harnessing the power of smaller rays to cook food more quickly
69386707	Motgomery Bus Boycott	civil rights movement in reaction to segregated buses
69386708	My Lai Incident	Village in South Vietnam where more than 200 unarmed civilians, including women and children, were massacred by US troops in May 1968.
69386709	Naplam	gasoline mixture that sticks to its target when it burns, used extensively in Vietnam
69386710	NASA	National Aeronotics and Space Administration
69386711	National Defence	Administration in charge of defending homeland against attack and propaganda
69386712	National Endowment for the Humanities	Provides federal grants to artists, writers, musicians, and scholars
69386713	National Organization for Women	lobbied for social and economic equailty for women, which is the goal of mainstream feminism
69386714	National Securities Act	Created by CIA: allowed president to take quick action without waiting for congressional or public approval.
69386715	Neil Armstrong	First man on the moon: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
69386716	New York Times v. U.S.	Nixon Administration tried to prevent newspaper from publishing the Pentagon Papers but was overrulled by free press (First Amendment)
69386717	Nuclear Power	a new type of war and energy
69386718	Operation Rolling Thunder	President Johnson's idea to put down the Vietnam revolution by an air attack that failed
69386719	Paris Peace Accords	Treaty which established the following: Both sides would lay down arms, US would withdraw all troops, US would help with reconstruction, and POWs would be released
69386720	Peace Corps	Group of young Americans who travelled the world while promoting peace and good will
69386721	Pentagon Papers	Papers from the White House that exposed lies from the U.S. gov't
69386722	Radio in the 1950's	Signified huge technological advances as communication was now much easier
69386723	Robert McNamara	US Secretary of Defense during the battles in Vietnam. Architect for the Vietnam war and promptly resigned after the US lost badly
69386724	Roe v. Wade	A decision that the government can't interfere with abortion with a woman who is less than three months pregnant
69386725	Rosa Parks	refused to give up her seat tp a white man in Montgomery, Alambama, sparking Montgomery bus boycotts
69386726	Strategic Arms Limiting Talks I and II	Limitation Treaties: Prevented the further development of Nuclear Weapons
69386727	Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee	coordinated nonviolent protests: composed of radical collegiate students
69386728	Sam Ervin	Senate chairman who was a strong opponent of desegregation
69386729	Selective Service System	An independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service via draft
69386730	Silicon Valley	Area just outside San Francisco sparking the computer revolution
69386731	Space Programs	Developed by Kennedy in New Frontier policy to beat Soviets to the moon
69386732	Sputnik	First spaceship to orbit earth (Soviet)
69386733	Stokely Carmichael	Head of the SNCC
69386734	Students for a Democratic Society	Anti-war college group
69386735	Tet Offensive	Viet Cong's offensive that told the U.S. that they would not give up
69386736	The Feminine Mystique	book about women's civil rights by Betty Frieden
69386737	The National Highway Act	Interstate highway system proposed by Eisenhower
69386738	Thurgood Marshall	First African-American member of the Supreme Court
69386739	United States v. Nixon	court case involving break-in at the Watergate Hotel
69386740	Viet Cong	people who didn't like the Vietnam leader, Ngo Dinh Diem and who formed the National Liberation Front
69386741	VISTA	Program formed to help low-income families afford meals and housing
69386742	Voting Rights Act of 1965	Abolished literacy tests for voters and authorized a system of federal examiners to register black voters
69386743	War Powers Act of 1973	Declared the president could only commit US troops to a foreign war for 60 days before seeking congressional approval
69386744	Watergate Committee	Investgated the breakins of the Watergate Hotel. Presented by Woodward and Bernstein