Chapter 23 An Era of Social Change Final Exam Review Chapters 23, 24, 25, & 26 Mr. Homan, American Cultures, NPHS.

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Chapter 23An Era of Social Change

Final Exam ReviewChapters 23, 24, 25, & 26

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What problems did different Latino immigrant groups share?

• Prejudice• Job and housing discrimination• High unemployment• poverty

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Who was the Mexican American labor leader who used non-violent means to help unionize Mexican farm workers?

• Cesar Chavez

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What impact did the grape boycott have?

• It hurt the grower’s revenues as well as their public image and forced them to negotiate with the UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee).

• It thus enabled the union to win better wages and working conditions.

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Why did Native Americans resist assimilation?

• Many viewed white culture as shallow and meaningless.

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What was the American Indian Movement (AIM) and what were 3

things they did to fight for their rights.• Militant NA rights organization 1. “Trail of Broken Treaties” march on Wash, DC;2. Occupied the federal office of the Bureau of

Indian Affairs and destroyed records and property;

3. Held hostages at Wounded Knee SD ending in deadly shootout.

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Why did the feminist movement gain momentum in the 1960s?

• The civil rights and antiwar movements inspired women to act and opened their eyes to unequal treatment.

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What concerns motivated people to oppose the ERA?

• Fear of change and the perceived drastic effects the amendment might have had on traditional family life.

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What events and other factors hastened the decline of the counterculture movement?

• The dark side of the drug and music scene• The hippies’ inability to exist outside

mainstream society

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What did rock ‘n’ roll symbolize for American youth?

• Rebellion against the establishment

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What were the effects of the conservative opposition to the

counter-culture?

• Frightened and angry, mainstream society elected conservative “law and order” candidate Richard M. Nixon to the presidency.

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Chapter 24An Age of Limits

Final Exam ReviewChapters 23, 24, 25, & 26

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What was the goal of Nixon’s New Federalism?

• Shrink the size and responsibility of the federal government by distributing some of its power to state and local governments.

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What is stagflation? What did Nixon do that provided temporary relief from stagflation, even

though it failed eventually?

• high inflation and high unemployment.• Raised taxes and cut the budget to reverse

deficit spending;• Reduced the amount of money in circulation

by raising interest rates;• Froze workers’ wages and business prices for

90 days.

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The causes of stagflation 1967-1973

• High inflation prompted by deficit spending on the Vietnam War and the Great Society;

• Increased foreign competition and a flood of new workers, i.e., women and baby boomers;

• Dependence on foreign oil and OPEC’s subsequent embargo of the US over its support of Israel.

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Explain the policy of realpolitik.

• American foreign policy should be based solely on considerations of power, not on ideals or moral principles.

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Which country did Nixon visit in 1972 in an effort to ease cold war tensions?

• Opened friendly diplomatic and economic relations with China.

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What is meant by the “imperial presidency”?

• The idea that the executive branch had become the most powerful of the 3 branches, acting as a supreme authority.

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Why would the Nixon campaign team take the risky action of breaking into the DNC

headquarters?

• Because of Nixon’s overwhelming fear of losing and the team’s belief that all means should be taken to defeat the opponent.

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What steps did the White House take to cover up its involvement in the

Watergate break-in?

• Shredded documents• Obstructed the investigation• Paid the burglars to remain silent

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Why was the revelation that Nixon taped all his conversations important?

• They would provide clear and concise evidence as to what Nixon knew about Watergate and when he knew it.

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Explain the lasting consequences of Watergate.

• The American public and the media developed a deep cynicism and mistrust towards politics and politicians that endures today.

• Remains the scandal and investigative story against which all others are measured.

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What led to the collapse of détente with the Soviet Union under Carter?

• Soviet human rights violations• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan• Détente is a policy aimed at easing Cold War

tensions by becoming more flexible when dealing with communism.

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What was Carter’s foreign policy based on? What was a large achievement of his

foreign policy?

• Carter believed that the US needed to commit itself to promoting human rights throughout the world, i.e., freedoms and liberties listed in the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.

• Camp David Accords are the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country

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What effects did Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, have on the nation?

• Raised America’s awareness that many of our activities were potentially harmful to the environment.

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Chapter 25The Conservative Tide

Final Exam ReviewChapters 23, 24, 25, & 26

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What was the agenda of the New Right?

• Opposed – abortion, – affirmative action, – Entitlement programs (welfare),– and the ERA Amendment

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What were the concerns of the Moral Majority?

• Restore traditional family values• Reduce the divorce rate• Reduce the number of unmarried couples• Increase individual responsibility

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What factors led to Reagan’s victory in 1980?

• Anxiety about America’s future• Weak economy with high inflation• Carter’s failure to win the freedom of the

hostages in Iran• Growing conservative mood over abortion,

pornography, the teaching of evolution, and prayer in public schools

• His relaxed, charming, and affable character

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“Reaganomics”• Reduce the size and influence of federal

government• Cut spending on entitlement programs (welfare)• Tax cuts for top earners and business (supply-side

economics) to stimulate growth• Increase defense spending• Doubled the national debt• Rich got richer as poverty worsened for many

others

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Main ideas of supply-side economics

• Fewer taxes• Saving more $• banks then loan to businesses for investment

and improved productivity• Increased supply of goods would force down

prices

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What was the strategic defense initiative

• SDI or Star Wars• A defensive shield protecting America from

Soviet ICBMs• DoD estimates will cost trillions of $s

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On what did Reagan spend the most federal money?

• Doubled the defense budget– MX missile– B-1 bomber

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How did Gorbachev change the Soviet Union?

• Realizing it was on the brink of economic and political collapse, he offered new plans based on glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring of Soviet society);– Less government control over the economy;– Allowed private enterprise (capitalism);– Established democratic practices;– Reduced military spending

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Signs that the Cold War was over?

• The Soviet Union dissolved• Germany was unified• Eastern European countries adopt democracy

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What prompted the Persian Gulf War?

• Iraq has huge war debt from war with Iran• Claimed oil-rich Kuwait is part of Iraq• Iraq invades and conquers Kuwait, heading

towards Saudi Arabia and US oil interests

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Chapter 26The 1990s and the New Millennium

Final Exam ReviewChapters 23, 24, 25, & 26

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What acts of terrorism targeted Americans preceding 2001?

• World Trade Center in 1993• Oklahoma City bombing 1995• Two American embassies in Africa• USS Cole in Middle East

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What lesson did we learn from the 2000 election?

• Election weaknesses:– Confusing ballot design, voting machine mishaps– Partisan arguing– Manual recounts said the Supreme Court lacked

uniform standards and therefore violated equal protection for voters

• Election strengths:– The government continued to function

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Explain the economic trends in the US in the 1990s

• Explosive growth of jobs in the service sector, the part of the economy that provides services to consumers.

• By 2000, almost 80% of American workers are service sector.

• Low-paying sales and fast-food jobs grew fastest.• Corporate down-sizing by 1998, ¼ of workers are

part-time or temporary• ¾ of young workers expect to earn less than parents

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What is the technology from the 1990s that has changed America?

• The internet (international network)• Originally developed in the 60s by the DoD

and used to share research among universities• WWW provides interface of pictures, sound,

and words to an unlimited audience all across the globe

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Explain why our social security system is in trouble?

• Increased life expectancy due to medical advances and healthy lifestyles

• Aging of the baby boomers• Declining birth rates• So if nothing is done to reform the system, it

will soon pay out more $ out than it will bring in = bankruptcy