Concepts to be familiar with Questions you need to be able to answer Cold War Cold War origins of Vietnam War Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War? Lyndon Johnson—role in Vietnam What sorts of foreign policy failures led to a escalation (Vietnam) lack of trust and confidence in government Vietnamese capital from the 1970s on? Hanoi—North Vietnamese capital War on Terror and doves How has the War on Terror affected domestic policies? War on Terror How did the War on Terror demonstrate the September 11attacks debate between protecting security and Afghanistan War protecting civil liberties? USA Patriot Act Domestic Policy What were the goals of the environmentalist Domestic Policy movement of the 1960s and 1970s? How did Lyndon Johnson—role in economic policies the federal government respond to the calls for conservative and liberal ideology increased attention to the environment? Warren Court What developments tend to increase the Watergate Scandal national debt? Why did the Republican Party become more “Reaganomics” national debt dominant in the 1980s and 1990s? Society and Culture Society and Culture What accounts for the origins of the student Rachel Carson—Silent movement in the 1960s? Spring Students for a Democratic Society What were the origins of the modern counterculture conservative movement? silent majority Movements for Equality (1973) What gains were achieved by African Roe v. Wade Jerry Falwell—Moral Majority Americans during the civil rights movement? What was NOT achieved? How did this lead Movements for Equality to a fracturing of the movement? affirmative action programs How did the African American civil rights Betty Freidan—NOW movement shape movements by other Phyllis Schlafly—Stop ERA demographic groups? How did movements for political rights transition towards socio-economic goals?
Concepts to be familiar with Cold War origins of Vietnam War Lyndon Johnson—role in Vietnam escalation (Vietnam) Vietnamese capital Hanoi—North Vietnamese capital and doves War on Terror September 11attacks Afghanistan War USA Patriot Act Domestic Policy Lyndon Johnson—role in economic policies conservative and liberal ideology Warren Court Watergate Scandal “Reaganomics” national debt Society and Culture Rachel Carson—Silent Spring Students for a Democratic Society counterculture silent majority Roe v. Wade (1973) Jerry Falwell—Moral Majority Movements for Equality affirmative action programs Betty Freidan—NOW Phyllis Schlafly—Stop ERA Questions you need to be able to answer Cold War Why did the U.S. enter the Vietnam War? What sorts of foreign policy failures led to a lack of trust and confidence in government from the 1970s on? War on Terror How has the War on Terror affected domestic policies? How did the War on Terror demonstrate the debate between protecting security and protecting civil liberties? Domestic Policy What were the goals of the environmentalist movement of the 1960s and 1970s? How did the federal government respond to the calls for increased attention to the environment? What developments tend to increase the national debt? Why did the Republican Party become more dominant in the 1980s and 1990s? Society and Culture What accounts for the origins of the student movement in the 1960s? What were the origins of the modern conservative movement? Movements for Equality What gains were achieved by African Americans during the civil rights movement? What was NOT achieved? How did this lead to a fracturing of the movement? How did the African American civil rights movement shape movements by other demographic groups? How did movements for political rights transition towards socio-economic goals?
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