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| What does Nixon talk about when he is campaigning? |
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| What is Vietnaminization? |
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Definition
| Turning the Vietnam War over to the South Vietnamese and getting our troops out |
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| How many troops did Nixon say would come home every 3 months? |
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| What is the Phoenix Program and was it successful? |
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Definition
| A CIA plan to neutralize specific Viet Cong targets with trained assassins. It was not successful. |
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| When does Ho Chi Minh die? |
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Term
| When was the My Lai Massacre, when was it revealed, and where? |
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Definition
| March 16th, 1968. Revealed in November of '69 in Life magazine |
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Term
| What were the soldiers of the My Lai Massacre ordered to do? |
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Definition
| Do a search and destroy mission in the hamlet of My Lai |
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Term
| What happened at the My Lai Massacre? |
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Definition
| Lieutenant Calley orders his soldiers to kill all the villagers. For the next 4 hours they scalped, beheaded, and raped 500 old men, women, and children. |
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| Where there any Viet Cong in the My Lai Massacre? |
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| Who is convicted in the trial for the My Lai Massacre? |
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| What is Calley's sentence? |
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Definition
| Life in prison, hard labor for life |
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Term
| What were the Stonewall Riots? |
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Definition
| The beginning of the movement for gay rights. Three day riot at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich willage, NY. |
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Term
| What were conditions for homosexuals in 1969? |
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Definition
| Very poor, little to no rights, considered deviants, randomly beaten or insulted. |
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Definition
| A gay bar w/ illegal liquor, ties to the mob, and male entertainment |
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| When is the raid on Stonewall Inn that sparks the riots? |
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Definition
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| What happened at the raid of the Stonewall Inn? |
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Definition
| Undercover cops were already in the bar, 8 cops enter and begin arresting people |
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Term
| What happens to spark the Stonewall riot? |
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Definition
| Instead of leaving, the bar contenders stay and more gays show up. Lots of people and so a riot break outs |
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Term
| What slows/stops the riot? |
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Definition
| By the 3rd day it got rainy |
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Term
| What is the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and when was it formed? |
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Definition
| Was a gay rights organinzation and was formed in July '69 |
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Term
| What happens because of the Stonewall Riot? |
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Definition
| Gay activist groups start to form. Most Gay Pride rallies choose June for their events because of Stonewall. Gays start coming out of the closet. |
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Term
| When and where is Chappaquiddick? |
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Definition
| Martha's Vineyard in MA - July 19, 1969 |
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Term
| What happened at Chappaquiddick? Whose car was it? |
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Definition
| A man fishing saw an upside-down car in a pond. When the police got the car out they found a woman's body in it. Car belonged to Senator Ted Kennedy |
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Term
| Who was the woman in the car at Chappaquiddick and what did she do? |
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Definition
| The woman was identified as Mary Joe Kopechne. She was a campaign worker for RFK |
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Term
| How did Mary Joe Kopechne die? |
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Definition
| Ted Kennedy was driving her home from a party (probably having an affair with her) and drove off the bridge and into the pond. He escaped and couldn't get her out so he left. She drowned. |
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Term
| What was Ted Kennedy's reason for not saving Mary Joe? |
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Definition
| Said he was in shock but he wasn't drunk |
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Term
| What is Kennedy charged for and what should he have been charged for? What was his sentence? |
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Definition
| Leaving the scene of the crime, should have been negligent homicide, 2 months suspension and in jail |
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Term
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Definition
| Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins |
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Term
| Who didn't go on the moon from Apollo 11? |
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Definition
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Term
| When was Apollo 11 launched and when did it land on the moon? |
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Definition
| July 16th launched and July 20th landed (1969) |
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Term
| What is the base on earth and what is Armstrong's improvised moon base? (Apollo 11) |
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Definition
Houston - Earth
Tranquility Base - Moon |
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Term
| When were the Manson murders and who was killed in each one? |
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Definition
Aug 10, 1969 - LA, 5 people killed: Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, two other men and one other woman
Aug 11, 1969 - LA, La Biancas (Mr. and Mrs.) |
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Term
| What was written on the walls in each of the Manson murders? |
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Definition
Tate murder: "PIG"
La Bianca murder: "DEATH TO PIGS", "RISE", "HELTER SKELTER" |
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Term
| What is the cops' lead for the Manson murders? |
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Definition
| Susan Atkins, woman in prison, blabbed to cellmate about the murders, knows details the cops did not release |
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Term
| Who were the people involved in the Manson murders? |
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Definition
| Charles Manson (ringleader, did not directly participate), then Susan Atkins, Tex Watson, Leslie van Houten, Linda Kasabian, Patricia Krenwinkle |
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Term
| What was Charles Manson like and what did he do? |
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Definition
| Short, psycho, spent most of his life in prison, had lived in Haight-Ashbury, recruited the girls and also some men into his "family", planned the murders |
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Term
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Definition
| Manson's belief that a race war will occur and the blacks will kill off the whites but when they are done they will need a leader. Manson believes it will be him |
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Term
| Who testifies against the girls and Manson in return for what? |
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Definition
| Susan Atkins for immunity |
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Term
| What is the sentence of the three girls in the Manson trials? |
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Definition
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| Who testifies against Manson? |
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Definition
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| What is Manson's sentence? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are Manson and the girls' sentences changed to and why? |
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Definition
| Life in prison, death sentence became unconstitutional |
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Definition
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Term
| What did Woodstock start out as and what did it become? |
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Definition
| Business venture, becomes a free concert |
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Term
| How much were tickets for Woodstock originally and how many people finally showed up? |
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Definition
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Term
| Whose farm is Woodstock on? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Ruben, Bobby Seale, rest are random guys |
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Term
| What are the Chicago 8 charged with? |
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Definition
| Conspiracy and crossing state lines to incite violence |
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Term
| What happens to Bobby Seale at the Chicago 8/7 trial? |
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Definition
| Acts crazy, yelling and cursing out the judge, is bound and gagged and finally held in contempt and removed from the courtroom |
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Term
| What do the Chicago 7 do in court? |
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Definition
| Abbie and Ruben lead this, wear judicial robes, blow kisses, say "pig" until judge says they'll be held in contempt, start oinking, all held in contempt |
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Term
| What is the sentence for the Chicago 7 and is it carried out? |
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Definition
| None convicted of conspiracy, 5 guilty of crossing state lines to incite violence so get 5 years + 5k fine, not carried out because they appeal and appeal person says it was a madhouse not a trial |
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Term
| Where was the Altamont Concert? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where was the Altamont Concert supposed to be and why was it not there? |
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Definition
| San Francisco, mayor said no way |
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Term
| Who organizes the Altamont Concert and who is the headliner? |
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Definition
| The Rolling Stones (both) |
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Term
| Who do the Stones hire as their security? What do they pay them? |
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Definition
| Hells Angels, $500 and free beer |
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Term
| When was the Altamont Concert? What was it supposed to be? |
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Definition
| Dec 6, 1969 - Woodstock West |
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Term
| Who dies at the Altamont Concert and why? |
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Definition
| Meredith Hunter (black), pulled a gun, killed by a Hells Angel |
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Term
| What does Altamont symbolize? |
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Term
| What sparks the riots at Kent State? |
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Definition
| Nixon's speech on April 30th stating that the US is going to invade Cambodia |
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Term
| What do the rioters at Kent State burn down? |
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Definition
| The ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Core) building |
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Term
| What does the governor order because of the Kent State riots? |
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Definition
| Governor James Rhodes orders the National Guard to Kent State |
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Term
| When was the Kent State shooting? |
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Definition
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Term
| What happens at the Kent State shooting/riot? How many people, what does the NG do, etc |
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Definition
| 2,000 kids show up, NG threatens them with arrest, use tear gas, doesn't work, NG advances on and ends up surrounding the kids, turn and fire |
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Term
| How many National Guard soldiers fired at Kent State and how many students were shot/killed? |
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Definition
| 29 NG soldiers fired, 13 students shot, 4 dead |
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Term
| Who was killed at Kent State? |
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Definition
| Alison Krauss/Jeffrey Miller (involved) and Sandra Suheuer/William Schroder (walking to class) |
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Term
| What happened at the Jackson State shooting? |
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Definition
| Rioters protesting Vietnam, 100 students, 75 cops show up, advance then open fire on the crowd |
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Term
| Who died at the Jackson State shooting? |
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Definition
| Philip Gibbs (17, involved) and James Green (21, not involved) |
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Term
| When was the first Earth Day? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who founded Earth Day and why/how? |
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Definition
| Senator Gaylord Nelson, calling for an environmental teach-in to celebrate the environment |
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Term
| How many people participated in the first Earth Day? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why was the date for Earth Day chosen? |
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Definition
| It is the birthday of Julius Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day |
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Term
| Who were the Weathermen/Weather Underground Organization? |
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Definition
| A radical offshoot from the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) |
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Term
| What were the Days of Rage and what happened? |
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Definition
| Oct 1969, Weathermen called for riots in Chicago, blew up stuff (statue, rooms in buildings) |
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Term
| What were some of the buildings that the Weathermen blew up rooms in? |
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Definition
| Capitol, Pentagon, NYC Police Station, same statue as before, NG Associates Building, etc |
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Term
| Who did the Weathermen break out of jail? |
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Definition
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Term
| What happened to the Weathermen on Mar 6, 1970? |
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Definition
| Some of them were making bombs and accidentally blew themselves up |
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Term
| What happened to Bobby Seale? |
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Definition
| Was upset because he was bound/gagged/removed from court, accused judge of being unconsitutional, it was ruled that the judge was within his rights |
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Term
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Definition
| Paranoid, vengeful, thought everyone was out to get him |
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Term
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Definition
| White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman and White House Council John Ehrlichman |
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Term
| What did Nixon's Nazis do? |
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Definition
| Made an enemies list, took out those who opposed/threatened Nixon |
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Term
| Who were the Plumbers and what did they do? |
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Definition
| Ex-CIA/FBI agents who fixed "leaks" in the White House for Nixon |
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Term
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Definition
| A constitutionally legal method to achieve desegregation by bussing black kids to white schools/white kids to black schools |
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Term
| What was the court case on bussing? |
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Definition
| Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenberg Board of Education |
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Term
| What was the result of Swann v. Board of Education? |
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Definition
| Bussing could now be court ordered |
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Term
| What were the bussing people trying for? |
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Definition
| A 50-50% concentration of blacks and whites in all schools |
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Term
| Who was most upset about the bussing order? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where was the Anti-War rally and who participated? |
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Definition
| DC at the Mall, Vietnam War veterans |
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Term
| When was the Anti-War rally and how many people showed up? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who organized the Anti-War rally? |
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Definition
| Vietnam Veterans Against the War |
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Term
| What did 800 vets do at the culmination of the Anti-War rally? |
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Definition
| Threw their medals/badges on the steps of the Capitol building |
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Term
| What is Vietnam like in 1971? |
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Definition
| Down 140k soldiers, Vietnaminization seems to be working |
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Term
| When is Mr. Pearson's birthday? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who steals the Pentagon Papers and who is he? |
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Definition
| Daniel Ellsberg, a Dept of Defense consultant |
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Term
| How many pages of top secret info did Ellsberg photocopy? |
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Definition
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Term
| What were the Pentagon Papers? |
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Definition
| Top secret documents on the US involvement in Vietnam/Vietnam War from 1945-68 |
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Term
| Who published the Pentagon Papers and when? |
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Definition
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Term
| What happened in The New York Times v. The United States? |
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Definition
| Govt said Times can't publish papers because of national security, Times said freedom of speech/press, ruled in favor of Times |
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Term
| What does Nixon do to Ellsberg? |
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Definition
| Wants revenge, tells Attorney General to nail him, charge him with conspiracy, theft, and espionage |
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Term
| What do the Plumbers do to Ellsberg? |
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Definition
| In '71 and '72 they break into his house to find dirt and even consider assassinating him |
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Definition
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Term
| Where/What is Wounded Knee? |
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Definition
| A village of Native Americans on a reservation in South Dakota |
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Term
| What happened to the village of Wounded Knee? |
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Definition
| It was taken over by 200 AIM members |
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Definition
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Term
| What did the 200 members of AIM want? |
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Definition
| Wanted the US/Senate to honor the 371 treaties they had made (and broken) |
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Term
| How long was the takeover of Wounded Knee? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the deal at Wounded Knee? |
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Definition
| AIM would come out of the village and the Senate would look into their affairs |
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Term
| What happened to the AIM members at Wounded Knee? What did the Senate do? |
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Definition
| They were arrested for inciting violence and held in federal prisons. The Senate did nothing, covered it up |
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Term
| What set off the Arab Oil Embargo? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the Yom Kippur War? |
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Definition
| Suprise attack by the Arabs on Israel, 4th Arab-Israeli war |
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Term
| What did the US do during the Yom Kippur War? Who did we support, how, etc |
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Definition
| The US sent money and technology to Israel, supported them |
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Term
| What was the outcome of the Yom Kippur War? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why did the Arabs embargo oil from the US? |
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Definition
| Because we sent money to Israel to help them defeat the Arabs |
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Term
| What organization was behind the Arab Oil Embargo? What is its full name? |
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Definition
| OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) |
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Term
| What are some consequences of the Arab Oil Embargo? |
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Definition
| Gas prices rise, gas rationing, gas lines (to get gas), all interstates by federal law are 55 mph |
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Term
| Who gets into the car market as a result of the Arab Oil Embargo? |
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Definition
| Japan [Honda, Toyota, Dotson (Nissan)] |
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Term
| What are some of the bad cars that the US car dealers made in response to Japan entering the market? |
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Definition
| Pinto (Ford), Chevette (Chevy), Gremlin and Pacer |
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Term
| What happens at Attica and why? |
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Definition
| 1000 of 2200 prisoners riot for better living conditions |
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Term
| What did the Attica rioters do? |
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Definition
| Took over the prison, took 33 hostages of guards/civilians, had 28 demands |
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Term
| What demands of the Attica rioters would NY State not meet? |
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Definition
| Amnesty for the event and the removal of the warden |
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