Unit+8

=﻿Unit 8=

Vietnam War Map Pg. 839
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 * A lot of coastline.
 * Abundance of water.
 * Long and narrow shape.
 * Not alot of square miles.
 * Boardered by Laos, Cambodia, and China.
 * 1970, America launched an attack on Cambodia.
 * Manu U.S. bases in South Vietnam and Thailand.
 * Ho Chi Minh Trail cut thrpough Laos to allow supplies to be brought to South Vietnam for invasion.

The New Left Pg. 852-856
__**Main Idea**__ A large, diverse group of men and women energized by the polarizing developments of their time to challenge the political system. Embraced the cause of African Americans and other minorities, but its own ranks consisted overwhelmingly of white people.


 * __Details__**
 * (SDS) or Students for a Democratic society was formed in order to give a voice to the student protestors.
 * Free Speech Movement creted turmoil when students revolted against campus rules and participated in political activities on campus.

The Counterculture Pg 856-857
__**Main Idea**__ Youth culture rejected society and flaunted long hair and flamboyant clothing to express the new social beliefs that they replaced with the norms of the middle class society. __**Details**__
 * Hippies were people who rejected all values and were the total opposite of normal middle class society.
 * Haight-Ashbury is in San Francisco where hippies met and expressed themselves along with drinking beer, taking LSD and smoking marijuana.
 * Rock 'n' Roll was the new style of music that consisted of lyrics that were associated with corrupting youth and causing the new rejections of normal culture and values.

Themes & Topic Outline
24: The 1950s a) Emergence of the modern civil rights movement b) The affluent society and "the other America" c) Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle-class America d) Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels e) Impact of changes in science, technology, and medicine

__Since 1960__ 25: The Turbulent 1960s a) From the New Frontier to the Great Society b) Expanding movements for civil rights c) Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe d) Beginning of Détente e) The antiwar movement and the counterculture

26: Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century a) The election of 1968 and the "Silent Majority" b) Nixon's challenges: Vietnam, China, Watergate c) Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy d) The New Right and the Reagan revolution e) End of the Cold War

27: Society and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century a) Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America b) Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers c) Politics in a multicultural society

28: The United States in the Post-Cold War World a) Globalization and the American economy b) Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy c) Domestic and foreign terrorism d) Environmental issues in a global context

Women's Rights

 * Voting Rights (19th Amendment)
 * Birth Control Options
 * Abortions
 * Social Expectations (Flappers)
 * Pink Collar Jobs
 * Military Life
 * Home Life (Motherhood,
 * Cult Of Domesticity)
 * Political Options (Protesting)
 * Entertainment (Movies, Radio Shows)
 * "Equal Pay For Equal Work" (Workplace Equality, Promotions)
 * Educational Opportunities

60's & 70's Women's Rights

 * Writing Books
 * Feminism
 * Rejection (Marriage, Family, Hetrosexual Intercourse)
 * Opposite Sex Attractions
 * Creating Female Communities
 * Feminist Newspapers and Magazines
 * Created Victim Centers, Abortion and Health Clinics, and Day Cares
 * Colleges and Universities Ending Sexism
 * Obtaining Jobs and College Degrees
 * Women's Liberation

Richard Nixon Video

 * Nixon promised to end the war while having intensions to keep it going
 * Began wire and phone tapping in the White House to find the leak about the secret bombing
 * Created the Salt I agreement to stop arms production in Russia
 * Caused a cease-fire an North and South Vietnam
 * Nixon was charged with obstruction of justice due to the Watergate Scandal
 * Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon for the Watergate Scandal in full

Domestic Affairs

 * Sagebrush Rebellion- Conservative opposition to Environmental Laws in the West.
 * Christian Coalition-Opposed federal intervention in local affairs and defended unrestricted free enterprise.
 * Proposition 13-Bill to roll back property tax rates.
 * Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)-Satellites put in space to trigger sensors to shoot down missiles being used against other countries to end nuclear wars.
 * Reagan Doctrine-Supported opponents to Communists all over the world.
 * Savings and Loan Crisis-Banks corruptly spent money to expand and led to a half a trillion dollar debt for the United States.

Foreign Affairs

 * Camp David Accords-Sought peace between the countries of Isreal and Egypt by leaders signing treaty.
 * Iranian Revolution-Iranians revolted against their Shah and the Shah fled the country and throne.
 * Tianenman Square-Peaceful demonstration in China turns to bloody massacre in which many people died.
 * Invasion of Kuwait-Hussien annexed Kuwait to Iraq because it was rich in oil, and deployed troops there.
 * Iran-Contra Affaris-Weapons were sold to Iran in exchange for hostages and proceeds were given to Nicaragua.

Reaganomics
Also known as "Supply Side" Economics, it was operated from the assumption that the woes of the American economy were in large part aresult of excessive taxation, which left inadequate capital available to investors to stimulate growth.The solution, therfore, was to reduce both income and corporate taxes, with particularly generous benefits to corporations and wealthy individuals, in order to encourage new investments. The result was a general economic revival that would help everyone. "Trickle Down" Economics- If you favor supply side, things will trickle down to other classes.