United States History 1950s1970s foreign

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United States History1950s-1970s foreign
domestic issues

• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• President Johnson (LBJ) successfully was able to
  push this civil rights legislation through
  Congress essentially eliminating literacy tests.
• This was one of his goals for his Great Society

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The Great Society

• LBJs vision for America.
• End Poverty
• Eliminate Racial Injustices. (literacy tests)
• Federal Funds for education.
• Public Housing Projects.

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The Warren Court

• Headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren
• Ruled on landmark cases like Brown v. Board of
  Education, Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v.
  Wainwright.
• Reapportionment of congressional districts.
• Banning school prayer.
• Limiting powers of states and cities to ban
  printed material.

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Equal Rights Amendment

• Actually 1st introduced on 1923. Congress would
  pass it in 1972.
• Would have guaranteed men and women the same
  rights under the law.
• Was not strongly supported my many feminists like
  Gloria Steinem.
• Failed to get the required 38 state ratification.

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Brown v. Board of Education

• Separate but equal is inherently unequal.
• Led to integration of many other social
  institutions.

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Dr. Martin Luther King

• Major goal was integration of the races in
  America.
• Influenced by Gandhi.
• Non-violent approach.
• Encouraged acts of Civil Disobedience.
• Used the media (TV) to his advantage.
• Did not support Black Nationalism.

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Counterculture of the 1960s

• Peace and love were major themes.
• Rejected conventional moral values.
• Rejected tradition.
• Led to the sexual revolution.
• Often associated with drugs.

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Roe v. Wade

• Legalized Abortions
• Dividing issue for Americans politically today.

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1st Green PresidentRichard Nixon

• Earth Day
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Clean Air Act

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Jimmy CarterEnergy President

• Encouraged national efforts for energy
  conservation.
• Supported the National Energy Act.
• Supported the Corporate Average Fuel Economy
  (CAFE) standards.
• Supported tax credits for alternative energy.
  (solar, wind, bio-fuel)

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1970s economy

• Oil embargo by OPEC
• Inflation rises to 14.
• General disillusionment with government.
• High mortgage rates.

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1970s Foreign Policy

• Focused on promoting human rights.
• Nixon visits China.
• SALT treaty with USSR
• Giving up ownership of Panama Canal.
• Cutting aid to govts who torture citizens.
• Establishment of Bureau of Human Rights.