Unit+8

4/4/11
 * Kennedy Video:**
 * inspired new youth of America -- became role model
 * Democrat -- pres for less than 3 yrs
 * known to have affairs & diseases, but it never affected his ability to govern
 * administration extremely loyal to JFK
 * "Bay of Pigs" invasion = disaster where JFK took responsibility for it
 * created **Peace Corps** & challenged US to fly to the moon
 * Cuban missle crisis : USSR was in the process of placing nuclear missles in Cuba that could be pointed towards the US -- point of hysteria + paranoia -- JFK + USSR leader made up settlement where USSR would remove those missles & US would remove missles from Asia + leave Fidel Castro alone (making Cuba still a communist dictatorship)
 * hawks (pushing for war) v. doves (pushing for peace)
 * Birmingham, AL protest turned into complete violence -- changed mood for US
 * 11/1/1963 : JFK approved assassination of ruler of Vietnam
 * "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" -- most famous quote


 * Johnson Video:**
 * Democrat -- pres from 1963 to 1969
 * ego problem ; occasionally overreacted -- In-Your-Face Management style = "Johnson treatment"
 * food stamps, PBS, civil rights act, enviromental laws -- **expansion of government to help people**
 * cut % of those in poverty by half
 * US came no closer to winning Vietnam War, even after escalating US presence w/ more technology + soldiers -- Vietnam War mainly rests on Johnson's presidency
 * great president domestically, but failure internationally

4/5/11

P.839 Vietnam War (in Southeast Asia) Map:
 * a lot of coast in Veitnam
 * bordered by Laos, China, and Cambodia
 * more US bases in south Vietnam than North
 * some US bases in Thailand
 * Hoi Chi Minh trail went from North to South through Laos
 * US invaded Cambodia in 1970

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4/8/11
 * CH.32: The Crisis of Authority**
 * going against authority -- could be militarily or some other authority
 * challenging traditional patterns of thought & behavior --> cultural revolution
 * a lot of it is social -- rights, family structure, etc.
 * Nixon = pres. (only one whos ever resigned b/c of his scandal)
 * "baby boom" generation
 * teenagers developing their own culture & rebelling w/ rock music and as "hippies"
 * natives started to spread more throughout the US, mainly the west where there was more open land
 * gay liberation movement -- (wow, i thought that gay liberation was only a more recent issue that was brought up after black civil rights ; i didnt know it was present even back then)
 * Clinton tried to ban gays from serving in military
 * 1st "Earth Day" along w/ the National Environmental Protection Act
 * Watergate Scandal becomes greatly publicized & ruins Nixon' s career
 * tons of inflation leads to deindustrialization that makes many lose jobs

4/11/11 //Main idea:// The New Left was a new youth group (coming from the baby-boom generation) challging political ideals, calling out for an expansion of rights. **The Counterculture:** //Main idea:// The counterculture was somewhat a result of the New Left, where the new youth culture was more openly rebellious to political ideals & social norms.
 * CH.32: The Crisis of Authority**
 * challgening social norms (w/ homosexuality, racism, etc)
 * challenging politics against war -- protesting against US in Vietnam War
 * challenging colleges + university authority
 * The New Left:**
 * Left = liberal ; open to change -- changing the status quo to more equality, freedom, independence, opportunity
 * came from Old Left parents, critic writings, & civil rights movement -- all of which challgened politics
 * many supporters due to great opposition to war + unwanted military draft
 * Students for a Democratic Society (1962)
 * great use of drugs + sexual revolution
 * influenced by rock 'n' roll : new kind of bad-boy image (w/ the Rolling Stones, & even the Beatles)
 * Woodstock music festival in NY (1969)
 * "hippies" = long hair, different speech, crazy clothes


 * Both for equality, rights, liberation from conformity.**

4/12/11

24: The 1950s

a) Emergence of the modern civil rights movement b) The affluent society and "the other America" c) Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle-class America d) Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels e) Impact of changes in science, technology, and medicine

__Since 1960__ 25: The Turbulent 1960s a) From the New Frontier to the Great Society b) Expanding movements for civil rights c) Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe d) Beginning of Détente e) The antiwar movement and the counterculture

26: Politics and Economics at the End of the Twentieth Century a) The election of 1968 and the "Silent Majority" b) Nixon's challenges: Vietnam, China, Watergate c) Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy d) The New Right and the Reagan revolution e) End of the Cold War

27: Society and Culture at the End of the Twentieth Century

a) Demographic changes: surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America b) Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers c) Politics in a multicultural society

28: The United States in the Post-Cold War World a) Globalization and the American economy b) Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy c) Domestic and foreign terrorism d) Environmental issues in a global context

4/14/11
 * Women's Issues:**
 * voting rights
 * traditional male patriarchy
 * recognition
 * property rights
 * divorce
 * job limitations
 * equal pay for equal work / promotion
 * political rights
 * limited participation
 * involvement in war -- military services
 * abortion rights
 * equal opportunity for advancement
 * cult of domesticity -- role of women @ home / in marriage
 * migration w/ males
 * educational opportunities
 * home front issues
 * ownership
 * domestic violence
 * sexual abuse


 * Major Changes/Developments for Women in 60s/70s:**
 * fighting against suburban housewifery ("comfortable concentration camps")
 * development of more feminism -- feminists created own communities, newspapers, etc.
 * Equal Pay Act & Title VII of Civil Rights Act gave women equal rights
 * National Organization for Women
 * 2 career family w/ both parents working = accepted norm
 * not changing last name when married nor changing title to "Mrs."
 * abortion rights = //Roe v. Wade// (1973) : abortion legal fully for 1st trimester -- women's right to privacy
 * Sandra Day O' Connor = 1st female SC justice
 * new types of feminists : younger, affluent, educated, etc.
 * **feminism = movement for identifying + securing the rights/opportunities of women**
 * **womens' liberation = women getting freedom FROM constraints social norms of a male-dominated society = women getting freedom TO make their own choices**

4/25/11 __**CH.33**__
 * Domestic:**
 * **Reaganomics** = "supply-side" economics (focus on businesses) = trickle-down economics (things trickle down to the other classes and everyone benefits) = less taxes (income + business) AND less regulations are better for economy b/c it encouraged investments by slowing economic growth --> helped recession's speedy recovery, but increased national debt + provided less help to citizens b/c they cut welfare benefits
 * new right w/ "neo-conservatives"
 * Sagebrush Rebellion
 * Presidents : Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton
 * recessions
 * high interest rates
 * "Sunbelt"
 * great national debt
 * Foreign:**
 * terrorists
 * Star Wars
 * Gulf War
 * Reagan Doctrine
 * the fall of USSR
 * Iran-contra scandal
 * end of Cold War
 * Camp Davis accords
 * Tiananmen Square massacre


 * Reagan Video**
 * not the brightest person, but terrific leader -- kind of a "puppet"
 * known as "the great communicator"
 * chief soother in Challenger disaster
 * "gov. is not the solution to our problem; gov. IS the problem"
 * Reaganomics built on theory about not worrying about the future (not caring about the debt)
 * didn't believe in gov. intervening in social life
 * SDI (Star Wars) = taken seriously by USSR even though it seemed like a joke in US
 * Berlin Wall fell 1989 after Reagan made speech to calm US -- Reagan ending Cold War was overrated