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1. Who was considered the paranoid President

Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John SiricaDaniel Elsberg, 'Most Dangerous Man in America' - Henry Kissenger. Elsberg released the Pentagon Papers, it was over 7,000 pages and proved the War could have been ended during the Johnson Administration and that Americans were lied to about the happenings in Vietnam. - Supreme Court did not view this release as an immediate threat to national securityRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

2. What were Consciousness Raising Groups?

Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John SiricaDaniel Elsberg, 'Most Dangerous Man in America' - Henry Kissenger. Elsberg released the Pentagon Papers, it was over 7,000 pages and proved the War could have been ended during the Johnson Administration and that Americans were lied to about the happenings in Vietnam. - Supreme Court did not view this release as an immediate threat to national securityRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

3. Who was the Hero of Watergate?

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Daniel Elsberg, 'Most Dangerous Man in America' - Henry Kissenger. Elsberg released the Pentagon Papers, it was over 7,000 pages and proved the War could have been ended during the Johnson Administration and that Americans were lied to about the happenings in Vietnam. - Supreme Court did not view this release as an immediate threat to national securityRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

4. Who released the Pentagon Papers? What was his nickname and who gave him it? What were the Pentagon Papers?

Judge John SiricaRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Daniel Elsberg, 'Most Dangerous Man in America' - Henry Kissenger. Elsberg released the Pentagon Papers, it was over 7,000 pages and proved the War could have been ended during the Johnson Administration and that Americans were lied to about the happenings in Vietnam. - Supreme Court did not view this release as an immediate threat to national security

5. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is established in what year?

6. Boats from other nations came in to New York Harbor to celebrate Bi-Centennial.

7. What did Nixon do to the Federal Housing Program?

Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Judge John SiricaNixon remodeled the program so that the Democratic Network no longer benefited by giving money directly to those in need so they could rent homes. The Democratic Network would use funds to hire Pro-Dem companies to build projects which would then in turn funnel money back into Democratic pockets through campaignsSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men -

8. Who was Anita Bryant?

Anti-gay activist and Orange Juice Spokesman - Led the Save Our Children campaign - 'Gays in the school would try to recruit your children' - Had a law passed in a Florida County - Gay men and women not allowed to work in school systemRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John Sirica

9. Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur

Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John Siricadetermines it is illegal to force pregnant women to take maternity leave on the assumption they are incapable of working in their physical condition.Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

10. Describe Cowie's interpretation of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA.' How did 'blue-collar silence' work?

Judge John SiricaRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.He says it's about a worker who was 'born in a dead man's town' who burns in the despair of - deindustrialized, post-Vietnam America. The way blue collar silence worked was that 'pain is - internalized 'til you spend half of your life just covering it up''. This spoke of the collective unconscious about the working-class after the 1970s.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men -

11. Explain the New Right's 'Four Keys to our Success,' the various elements of the emerging conservative movement.

Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John SiricaRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Identify single groups like the National Rifle Association and planned parenthood, then use those groups to mobilize people around hot-button issues like gun control or abortion and who might not share a broader conservative agenda or agree on other issues. - Groups like the Conservative Caucus who didn't have as much support as other movements, could map out a broad-based conservative agenda and organize the pressure groups into an effective movement, teaching the techniques of lobbying, fund raising, and grass-roots organizing. They schooled local and single-issue constituencies in protest tactics and helped them qualify ballot initiatives and printed their newsletters. -They constructed a well-disciplined national network, linking together many local groups that organized from time to time in response to specific concerns -They pioneered and perfected a new mode of political communication—direct mail.

12. How many times was there an attempted assassination on President Ford?

Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Two times, once by Squeaky Fromme (Did not shoot) and once by Sara Jane Moore (Got shot off)Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John Sirica

13. Eastern Europe was clearly dominated by the Soviet Union

14. What three issues did the restless workers focus on in the early 1970s?

Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Judge John SiricaRising inflation eating away at their postwar wage gains, mind-numbing working conditions, and the decrepit state of rank-and-file control over their unions and workplaces.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men -

15. What did Radical Feminists want?

Wanted to replace current socio-economic system - Knock the whole thing down - Churches, education, families - Nothing works - Start over again - Ready to strike and make things better - Radical and naiveSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John SiricaRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

16. Despite insurgencies and worker wins of the first half of the 1970s--like Lordstowne and Ceazer Chavez's helping to obtain the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act--, the 1974-1975 recession ground workers' achievements to a halt. Describe the recession and how it affected the American worker.

Judge John SiricaThere was resentment and fear between union workers and organized workers. The economy shrank, industrial capacity plummeted, unemployment rose to its then postwar high, foreign competition eroded market position, and holding down wages and benefits became the central goal of corporate strategies as inflation became political enemy number one.Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men -

17. What was the Attica Prison Rebellion?

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.1500 prisoners revolted in response to the death of Black Panther George Jackson. The Prisoners held 40 guards hostage and had a manifesto demanding improved living conditions and educational opportunities. NY Gov. Nelson Rockefeller refused to meet with the inmates and gave the order for NYS Police and the National Guard to enter the rebel prison. 43 people died, including 10 hostages

18. What was the Silent Majority?

Judge John SiricaRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - A psychological gig - Reassured people that they were right about communism and the war - Their beliefs are in line with Nixon's - In reality the majority of people did not belong to this group but support for Nixon bounced back due to the phrase. For a short time anti-war rallies became Support our Troops rallies

19. How did Nixon bring Parties together?

Small groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Judge John SiricaNixon brought parties together by acting on policies that were important to both parties such as crime and drugs, pornography, sexualityRichard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

20. How many appeared for the Equal Rights Amendment March in 1979 in DC?

100,000Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

21. What did the Plumbers do to Daniel Elsberg?

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.They broke into his therapists office and wanted to get info on Elsberg to discredit him. The Plumbers broke in violently and were exposed. They could not find Elsberg's record

22. Whom did Georgia governor Jimmy Carter choose as his running mate during his bid for the Democratic National Convention's presidential nomination?

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Carter chose Minnesota Senator Walter F. Mondale as his running mate.Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

23. What was the Tuskegee Syphillis Experiment?

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Experiment on African American community. Healthcare for their families for the rest of their lives if they partake in experiment. Effects of untreated syphilis.Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

24. Taylor v. Louisiana

25. Soul Train

Judge John SiricaSmall groups of women getting together to discuss issues with their lives - Discussed females as a separate class from males - Economics: - Men were upper class and women did not have access to all the assets available to men - Hosted by Don Cornelius. Represented Black culture in a positive way. Dance, Fashion, and Music were key. Nationally broadcast. Dictated what was 'cool.'Richard Nixon felt like everyone was after him, looking down on him, and that no one took him seriously. He became very secretive.

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