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Hippie Culture
Hippies always wanted new expiernces. Some looked for enlightenment in eastern religions, Astrology, and many with illegal drugs. Like LSD or marijuana. -
American Indian Movement
Many Native Americans felt they suffered injustices and were being held back, In the 1950's they were still seen as negative stereotypes. Some leaders of the movement organized went to Chicago to create a termination policy and create a political agenda for change. -
Free Speech Movement
Events in Berkeley marked the beginning of the Free Speech Movement. "We ask only the right to say what we feel when we feel like it." -
National Farm Workers Strike
Filipino grape workers walked out on strike against Delano-area table and wine group powers and they were protesting years of poor work and pay conditions -
National Organization For Women (NOW)
A group of feminists formed this organization that fought for gender discrimination. It also worked to end violence against women and to achieve abortion rights. -
The Brown Berets
The Brown Berets began their activism by protesting police brutality in East LA. The group soon began fighting for bilingual education and better school conditions. -
Summer of Love
The height of the counter culture movement was the summer of 67'. It was also known as the summer of love.Even though there were many bad things going on in the world hippies proclaimed peace, love and, harmony. -
Women's Movement
The women's liberation movement was known by several different names the feminist movement, the equal-rights movement, the liberation movement.. They all believed men and women should be treated equally, socially, politically, and economically. -
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Richard Nixon
Nixon was the president for awhile until he resigned because of a scandal. He was the only president to ever resign. He supposedly planned a break in at the democratic convention and he got caught and tried to cover it up, -
Apollo 11
A flight known as Apollo 11 had a successful liftoff from Cape Kennedy. On board were three astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. -
Neil Armstrong
Neil was the first man to walk on the moon and he said "That's one small step for a man," One giant leap for mankind." -
Salt I talks
Nixon entered discussions with the soviets and these discussions went on for several years about slowing down building offensive weapons -
Watergate Scandal
There were 7 men involved in a break in at the Democratic National Committee. Nixon knew about it and tried to cover it up and many people thought he had plan the break in. This caused a lot of problems and he resigned as president. -
Roe V. Wade
This was a court case that struck down on state laws that banned abortions the court ruled a law that such laws violated a constitutional right to privacy. -
Oil Embargo
This was a effect of the war that several Arab nations imposed a oil embargo. Which meant they refused to ship a product or products in ports, -
OPEC
Arab countries were part of a organization of petroleum exporting countries. (OPEC) At the time the U.S was dependent on the OPEC for a large amount of petroleum needs. -
Nixon Resigns
The white house tapes were finally realsed the house judiciary committee voted to recommenced impeachment of the president. And on August 8th he made a speech and he resigned as president. -
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Gerald Ford
He was the 34th president. He became president because of Nixon's resignation and since he was vice president he got to become president because of the terms of the 25th amendment. -
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Jimmy Carter
Carter was a Democrat and was born in Georgia. He did a lot of good things as president like SALT 1 and SALT 2. And on his second day in office he pardoned all evaders of the Vietnam war draft. -
Camp David Accords
A historic agreement between the Egyptian president and the Israeli prime minister and that became known as the Camp David Accords. -
Caesar Chavez
The national farm workers association soon joined the strike with Caesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta as the leaders. Workers not only stopped working but would stand in front of grocery stores nationwide and urged Americans to stop buying grapes. -
Soviets Invade Afganistan
When the Afghan government started to crumble the Soviets invaded them.The invasion caused great anxiety to the United States. This threatened the US and Soviets relationship. -
Salt II Talks
This was a treaty that called for limits on certain kinds of nuclear weapons. Salt I ended when the new one came into place. -
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Ronald Reagan
He was raised without a lot of money and was a Democrat his whole life till his views changed and he was a republican president. He became president twice. -
Equal Rights Amendment
This constitution promised equal treatment for men and women in every way not just employment. Before this could take effect though the ERA had to be ratified in at least 38 states. It was three states short so it failed to become a law. -
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George Bush Sr.
He was a republican president who nine months into his presidency 9/11 happened and he launched a war on terror. He was known as the Bush Doctrine.
