Final Review spring 23

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Final Review The exam will cover chapters 11-15 and corresponding lectures. The following are key terms for multiple-choice. Bakke v. University of California (1978) César Chávez Michael Harrington, The Other America Reies López Tijerina Malcolm X Feminine Mystique Bay of Pigs Jacobo Arbenz TV Images (1950s) Voting Rights Act of 1965 Ho Chi Minh Stonewall Riot Civil Rights Act of 1964 Watergate Scandal Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Jackie Robinson Kinsey reports of 1948 and 1953 Cuban Missile Crisis Iran Hostage Crisis Ruben Salazar Election of 1948 Medicare Great Society Truman Doctrine Pentagon Papers Joseph McCarthy Elvis Presley Munich Conference Pearl Harbor Zoot Suit Riots Freedom Riders Election 1960 Gulf of Tonkin US Reaction to Holocaust Allied and Axis Powers Economy (WWII) Marshall Plan Taft-Hatley Act Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Free Speech Movement Clean Air Act of 1970* Indian Self-Determination Act of 1974* Sit-Ins Selma March Chicanismo Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Muhammad Mossadegh Student Movement (1960s) American Indian Mov’t (AIM) Hernández v. Texas (1954) + Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948)+ The Great Society *OMIT +Notes on terms: Hernández v. Texas (1954): The Hernández case is significant for being the first civil right case heard by the US Supreme Court involving a Mexican American. The case focused on the exclusion of Mexican Americans from jury service. Pete Hernández, the defendant, was tried and convicted of murder by all-white jury. His attorneys appealed to the Supreme Court and prevailed. The court noted that the 14 th Amendment, specifically the equal protection clause, prohibited discrimination against Mexican Americans in jury selection. Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948): A lawsuit that successfully challenged the segregation of Mexican American students. A federal court ruled that the segregation of Mexican American students was unconstitutional. The following is a list of essay questions. 1. Discuss the impact of World War II on American society. Make sure that your response addresses women and minorities. 2. Discuss the Vietnam War. Your answer will include the actions leading to American involvement as well as significant events and figures. 3. Why did the Black civil rights movement emerge? What were some of the leading figures, ideas, and events of the movement? 4. Citing specific examples, discuss American culture and society during the 1950s. 5. What was the Cold War? In addition, discuss the significant events of the Cold War.
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