United States History

1. United States History Standard 8 Review

2. The Civil Rights Movement

3. The Civil Rights Movement

4. The Civil Rights Movement

5. The Civil Rights Movement

6. The Civil Rights Movement

7. Civil Rights Leaders

8. Civil Rights Leaders

9. Civil Rights and the Supreme Court

10. Civil Rights and the Supreme Court (not till 1974)

11. The Civil Rights Movement also had an impact on the women’s rights movement with the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. The landmark Supreme Court cases of Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona further protected the rights of accused. Impact of the Civil Rights Movement

14. Vietnam

15. Vietnam

16. Daniel Ellsberg’s leak of thePentagon Papers, a government study that revealed widespread deception about the situation in Vietnam. Nixon organized a special White House unit, nicknamed the Plumbers, to stop government leaks. Watergate

17. The PLUMBERS made plans to wiretap the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate complex. The PLUMBERS were arrested and tied to NIXON. This became known as the Watergate Scandal. Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment. Watergate

18. During the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s the Supreme Court ruled in favor of school integration. The Supreme Court also ruled that busing was allowed to stop de facto segregation in Swain v. Mecklenburg. • The Supreme Court expanded women’s right to chose in Roe v. Wade in 1973. The Conservative Backlash of the 1980’s

19. These events combined with the social overtones of the 60’s and 70’s, and increased media coverage caused a conservative movement during the 1980’s. Changes in the Supreme Court: • The Court becomes more Conservative due to the appointment of 6 judges by Presidents Reagan and Bush. President Reagan appointed the first female to the Supreme Court when he appointed Sandra Day O’Connor The Conservative backlash of the 1980’s

20. Economic Polices/Important Events

21. Economic Polices/Important Events

22. Economic Polices/Important Events

23. Economic Polices/Important Events

24. Economic Polices/Important Events

26. Camp David Accords—President Carter negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. • Iran Hostage Situation: Islamic fundamentalist over throw the democratic government of Iran and take 52 Americans Hostage. They are held for 444 days. Carter

27. Negotiated the release of the American Hostages. They were freed one day after he took office Reagan

28. First Persian Gulf War- caused by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait—U.S. wins easily. • U.S. presence in the Middle East angers many Islamic Fanatics. Fanatical groups like Al Qaeda begin to grow. George H.W. Bush

29. George H.W. Bush • Cold War eases with the reunification of Germany • Berlin Wall is torn down

30. Attempted to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians living in Israel. It failed • Rise in Global Terrorism-- • 1st World Trade Center Bombing • Attack on American Embassies in Africa Bill Clinton

31. Bill Clinton • End of the Cold War. The Soviet Union collapses • U.S. humanitarian efforts in Somalia are stopped after the “Black Hawk Down” incident • U.S. and NATO involvement in the Balkan Conflict

32. Continued Rise in Global Terrorism— • Attack on the U.S.S. Cole • 9/11 Terrorist attacks on the United States. • U.S. responds to the attacks by attacking Al Qaeda at their base in Afghanistan. George W. Bush

33. The U.S. expands the war in Afghanistan to include the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan because they provided safety for Al Qaeda • The U.S. finds evidence that Saddam Hussein and Iraq have provided aid to Al Qaeda and the Second Persian Gulf War begins when U.S. Troops attack Iraq. George W. Bush

34. Ordered the Execution of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden • Won the Election of 2008 by promising to withdraw the U.S troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This process is still ongoing. Barack Obama