2. mass communication technology that affected public opinion on major social/political issues and shaped popular culture during the second half of the 20th century

3. the name of the film that captured John F. Kennedy’s assassination

4. this event created educational hysteria in the U.S.; response included stronger emphasis in math/science; first satellite to orbit the Earth

5. demographic bubble created by a dramatic increase in birth rates following WWII

6. laws passed to provide returning war veterans with favorable loan terms to purchase homes

7. technology that convinced many Americans to move to the Sun Belt; experienced in movie theaters during the 1930s and became a staple of American homes in the 1950s/60s

8. technology that is on an infinite path of acceleration; combines all forms of electronic mass communication; has become increasingly pervasive around the globe

9. mass production of “cookie-cutter” homes in sprawling subdivisions; symbol of conformity during the 1950s

10. following a televised address to the nation regarding the violence in Birmingham, he promoted the passage of major civil rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination

11. law that ended segregation/discrimination in public facilities and employment

12. law that tripled the number of registered African-American voters in the South by eliminating literacy tests and putting the registration process under federal control

13. following WWII, he issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces (military)

14. a year-long boycott of this city’s busing system sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks; propelled Martin Luther King, Jr. to the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement

15. major demonstration of 250k organized by A. Phillip Randolph for jobs and freedom

16. following his arrest in Birmingham Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed criticism of the methods and pace of the movement from fellow pastors and the nation

17. vision of equality and racial harmony; “free at last, free, at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

18. the declaration of Southern Congressman vowing to resist the ruling of the Warren Court in the Brown v. BOE decision

19. organization founded by Martin Luther King, Jr. based on the principle of nonviolent civil disobedience

20. President Eisenhower called out the National Guard to enforce the desegregation of this high school in Arkansas

21. term used to describe the dual goals of winning the war against racism abroad and racism in the U.S.

22. this political convention in Chicago was characterized by political infighting, violent protests, and clashes b/w police, workers, and college students; destroyed the legitimacy of the Democratic Party

23. this year is considered a turning point in U.S. History based on the turmoil of the Vietnam War, political assassinations, and what appeared to be cultural decline

24. he represented new hope for the nation; assassinated months before his party’s convention

25. his assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis led to violent riots in cities across America; signaled the downward spiral of the Civil Rights Movement

26. shortly after Walter Cronkite announced on national television that the war in Vietnam could not be won, he refused to accept his party’s nomination for president for the presidential election of 1968

27. Supreme Court justice who presided over various rulings that expanded the constitutional protections of American citizens, particularly minorities; criticized as judicial activism

28. the term for Lyndon Johnson’s vision for American that included a war on poverty, Medicare, Head Start, Urban Renewal, and Environmental Protections

29. his assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald shocked the nation and signaled the beginning of the downward spiral of the 1960s

30. he represented the interests of the “silent majority” and was elected as the “law/order” candidate in the 1968 presidential election

31. this supreme court ruling required law enforcement to read suspected criminals their 5th Amendment rights under the Constitution

32. united migrant farm workers across the United States into a collective union; used boycotts and demonstrations to achieve collective bargaining rights

33. anti-war demonstration that resulted in the shooting deaths of four college students in Ohio

34. concerted challenge to segregated busing and terminals throughout the southern states

35. term that describes the radicalization of the Civil Rights Movement towards the end of the 1960s; advocated violence and ideology shifted to separatism

36. organization of college students who initially used non-violent demonstrations like sit-ins; frustrated by the slow pace of change it radicalized in the mid- to late-1960s

37. she challenged the social/economic inequality of gender in American society; her book The Feminine Mystique launched the modern women’s rights movement

38. term used to describe campus/public demonstrations against the Vietnam War and the military draft

39. Day established to recognize the value of environmental conservation

40. In Conscience of a Conservative he argued against the expansion of entitlement programs and the growth of government; the leader of the conservative response to 1960s liberalism; he was selected as the Republican candidate for presidential election 1964

41. He was elected by the “silent majority” as the Republican law and order candidate in 1968; he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War

42. Authored Silent Spring to raise awareness of the environmental/health dangers of pesticides; launched the modern environmental conservatism

43. Government agency charged with regulating the waste/ pollution through legislation like the Clean Air/Water Acts

44. 5-4 decision that a recount of Florida election ballots was unconstitutional; damaged the credibility of the Supreme Court

45. Terms that describe the democratic reforms enacted under Mikhail Gorbachev that allowed open criticism of the Communist Party and political participation in the Soviet Union

46. She was the center of the White House scandal that led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998

47. Reagan Era scandal involving the sale of arms to Iran in return for the release of American hostages in Lebanon and the secret distribution of the profits to Contra forces fighting the Sandinista (Communist) Regime of Nicaragua

48. Act passed to increase national security by giving the federal government broad search and surveillance powers in public and private sectors

49. An example of Jimmy Carter’s efforts to facilitate peace in the Middle East; signed by Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Menachem Begin (Israel)

50. The system designed at the Constitutional Convention 1787 to elect the President of the United States; the results of the 2000 election led to questions concerning its relevance, validity, and fairness

51. A cover-up of illegal burglary and surveillance activities by the President of the United States; led to the only resignation and pardon of a U.S. president

52. The free trade agreement signed b/w Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. that removed tariffs and other trade barriers

53. Law violated by the Reagan Administration’s financial support of Contra rebels in Nicaragua

54. Supreme court ruled that using racial quotas as the only qualification for admission or employment was unconstitutional; race could be used as one factor among others

55. In 1979 the invasion of this country resulted in a costly war that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union

56. Term used to describe the political strategy of the Nixon Administration to reestablish and use diplomatic relations with China as leverage against the Soviet Union to end the Vietnam War and ease Cold War tensions (détente)

57. Nixon’s strategy of fortifying the South Vietnamese government/military while gradually withdrawing American soldiers

58. She fabricated interracial rape in Texas to merit a legal abortion; Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to have an abortion

59. Method used by oil-rich Middle Eastern nations that resulted in explosive prices and long lines at gas stations during the Nixon and Carter Administrations

Term used to describe the economic policy of the Reagan Administration; shrinking government, tax cuts, and defense spending

61. Term that describes the democratization of the Soviet economic system under Mikhail Gorbachev

His administration’s major successes included significant economic growth, balancing the federal budget, and paying down the national debt

63. Saudi Arabian oil magnate turned Islamic Jihadist; fought the Soviets with the mujahideen in Afghanistan; founded the Al Qaeda terrorist organization; organized separate terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center complex in New York City; killed during a covert operation (2011)

64. Term used to describe formal charges by the House and a formal trial by the Senate against the President of the United States

65. The Islamic fundamentalist leader of the Iranian Revolution (1979)

66. He issued a formal pardon to Richard Nixon for high crimes and misdemeanors committed while in office

67. Legal response to the abuse of presidential power during the Vietnam War; limits the power of the Commander-in-Chief to use the military w/o consulting Congress

68. First formal war following the failure in Vietnam; United Nations coalition forces led by the U.S. removed Saddam Hussein from Kuwait

69. Nation at the center of Operation Enduring Freedom; longest war in U.S. history

70. Treaty signed during the Nixon Administration b/w the Soviet Union and the United States limiting the production of nuclear warheads

71. Leaked classified documents revealing the lies/deceit of the Johnson Administration concerning the escalation of the Vietnam War

72. Reagan Administration proposed defense system against Soviet nuclear missiles; contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union

73. This figurative/ literal symbol of the Cold War fell in Germany during the first year of George H.W. Bush’s presidency.

74. Was elected in 1988 and is most known for the 1991 Gulf War against Saddam Hussein.

75. Won the electoral college vote in the 2001 election.

76. Won the 2008 and 2012 election. Campaigned on the economy and war on terror.