APUSH Chapter 29

Government benefits that certain qualified individuals are entitled to by law, regardless of need.

United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)

• relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and
• China

policy of equipping and training of the South Vietnamese to fight for themselves

incident in which National Guard troops fired at a group of students during an antiwar protest at kent state university in ohio, killing 4 people.

Incident in which American troops killed from 175 to 400 Vietnamese villagers

a political scandal that resulted in President Nixon's resignation in 1974

Act that grants emergency executive powers to president to run war effort

Organization formed in 1966 to promote the full participation of women in American society.

federal legislation that prohibited discrimination in education whether in academics or athletics

constitutional amendment passed by Congress but never ratified that would have banned discrimination on the basis of gender

anti-feminist who led the campaign to defeat the ERA claiming it would undermine the american family

Raid on gay club, where clients fought back. Led to the creation of the Gay Liberation Front and greater solidarity among homosexuals.

programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities

Supreme Court case dealing with affirmative action that ruled that affirmative action programs in principle are constitutional, but a strict quota system wasn't.

achieving racial balance by transporting students to schools across neighborhood boundaries

time when Earl Warren led the Supreme Court and controversial decisions were made expanding civil rights

legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

novel by Rachel Carson that started the environmental movement

Consumer rights activist who in the 60s and 70s attacked corporate Americas unsafe products. Wrote book about the auto industry called Unsafe at Any Speed

an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)

the north central and northeastern states where major manufacturing centers were once dominant

the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

A peace treaty between Israel and Egypt where Egypt agreed to recognize the nation state of Israel

1979 kidnapping of American Embassy hostages in Iran. It lasted for more than a year.