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Chapter 32 The Crisis of Authority

Chapter 32 The Crisis of Authority. The Youth Culture The “New Left” Students join the civil rights movement, protest the war, and the draft Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Organization of student radicalism University of California at Berkeley (1964) Free Speech Movement.

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Chapter 32 The Crisis of Authority

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  1. Chapter 32The Crisis of Authority The Youth Culture The “New Left” Students join the civil rights movement, protest the war, and the draft Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Organization of student radicalism University of California at Berkeley (1964) Free Speech Movement

  2. The Counterculture “Hippies” Drug Use Sexual Revolution The “Pill” Legalized abortions (1973) Rock and Roll Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan

  3. Woodstock (1969) Four day rock concert in upstate New York Altamont Rock concert that got out of hand

  4. Native Americans The Indian Civil Rights Movement 400 members from 67 tribes met in 1961 The Declaration of Indian Purpose Congress passes the Indian Civil Rights Act (1968) Indians form protests Alcatraz (1969) Wounded Knee, SD (1972) Protested their lost land United States v. Wheeler (1978) Tribes could not be terminated by Congress

  5. Latino Activism Mexican-Americans Cesar Chavez United Farm Workers (UFW) 1965 Gay Liberation Movement “Stone Wall Riot” (1969) Gay Liberation Front Worked for gay rights

  6. The New Feminism Betty Friedan The Feminine Mystique (1963) Most women were unhappy with domestic life National Organization for Women (NOW) (1966) Founded by Betty Friedan

  7. Women’s Liberation Younger women express a harsher critique of American Society New feminists reject marriage and family Women gained rights in : Politics Sandra Day O’Conner (1981) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993) Geraldine Ferraro (1984) Athletics (Billy Jean King) Space (Sally Ride, 1983) 1st woman in space

  8. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) It was not ratified The Abortion Controversy Roe v. Wade (1973) Legalized abortion

  9. Richard Nixon Wanted to restore stability at home and abroad Vietnam “Peace With Honor” Vietnamization Henry Kissinger (Nixon’s advisor) Nixon reduces the number of troops Domestic opposition quiets for a while However, the stalemate continues

  10. Escalation Nixon decides to bomb Cambodia (1970) Congress will eventually pass the War Powers Act (1973) Anti-War Movement begins again Kent State University (May 4, 1970) 4 students are killed 9 others injured

  11. Pentagon Papers (1971) The government had been dishonest about its involvement in the war My Lai Massacre (1971) Lt. William Calley Troop morale begins to decline

  12. Peace With Honor Kissinger meets with Le Duc Tho in Paris to form a cease-fire Kissinger announces “Peace is at Hand” Nixon begins bombing Vietnam again

  13. Paris Peace Accords (Jan, 1973) Immediate cease-fire in Vietnam All POWs will be exchanged Communists forces take Saigon (April, 1975) Communist forces take Cambodia (1975) Khmer Rouge Pol Pot

  14. Nixon, Kissinger, and the World Nixon’s Foreign Policy (Détente) China Nixon visits Red China (1972) Soviet Union SALT I Treaty (1972) Froze ICBMs at present level Nixon visits Moscow (1972) Leonid Brezhnev visits Washington (1973)

  15. Nixon Doctrine Asian/Latin American countries would receive US support but not ground forces Middle East (1973) Arab forces attack Israel Yom Kippur War (1973) The US put pressure on Israel to accept a cease-fire The US was dependent on Arab oil

  16. Nixon’s Domestic policy New Federalism Slow the growth of the Great Society Represented the “Silent Majority”

  17. The Warren Court Engel v. Vitale (1962) Prayer in public school was unconstitutional Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Lawyer must be made available to all of the accused Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) Must have a lawyer present before being questioned Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Criminals must be read their rights Many middle class Americans were opposed to these decisions

  18. The Burger Court Nixon replaces Earl Warren with Warren Burger He was a conservative However, Some decisions proved otherwise Roe v. Wade (1973) Made abortions legal

  19. Election of 1972 Richard Nixon (r) v. George McGovern (d) Nixon is reelected Troubled economy Inflation occurs Stagflation: Prices increase while the economy remains stagnant OPEC raises oil prices

  20. Watergate Crisis (1972-74) Woodward and Bernstein expose the scandal VP Spiro Agnew resigns and Gerald Ford replaces him (25th Amendment) United States v. Richard Nixon The president must hand over white house tapes The House of representatives recommends impeachment Nixon resigns (August 8, 1974) Gerald Ford becomes president )

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