WAR IN VIETNAM AND NIXON AND WATERGATE...

I. War in Vietnam

            A. Anti-Communist Context:

                        Containment and Domino Thinking

                       

B. Escalation

                        1. Advisors:

                        2. Lyndon Baines Johnson "Great Society"

                                    --SEE LIST BELOW--

                        3. Gulf of Tonkin

                        4. Rolling Thunder

5. The Crucial Year: 1968

a. Anti-War Movement—SDS

            Anti-War Music:

fixin to die rag country joe

war Edwin starr

ohio Crosby stills nash young

masters of war dylan

           

b. The Tet Offensive

                                    c. Enter Tricky Dick:

"secret plan"

II. Watergate

A. Break-In/Cover-Up

B. Reform:

                        1. War Powers Act of 1973

                        2. Congressional Budget and                                                                         Impoundment Act

                        3. Fair Campaign Act of 1974

                        4. Freedom of Information Act

                        5. --Attitude Adjustment--

III. Losing a War:

SOME OF THE POLICY PRODUCTS OF THE GREAT SOCIETY

Head Start

Upward Bound

Job Corps

Volunteers in Service to America

Office of Economic Opportunity

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Immigration Act of 1965

Public Works and Economic Development Act

Clean Air Act

Highway Safety Act

R and D bills

Historic Preservation Act

Crime bills

Medicaire

Medicaid

Affirmative Action

Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, 1945

"All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free. The Declaration of the French Revolution…states: "All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights." Those are undeniable truths. Yet, the French imperialists, abusing the standard of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, have violated our Fatherland and oppressed our fellow citizens. They have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice. In the field of politics, they have deprived our people of every democratic liberty.

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

FINAL EXAM DATE AND TIME:   WED, JUNE 13, 5-7:30

I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: 25 of 27  (50%)

These questions will be on what we have covered together. The outlines are all on the blog: the 1920s, the New Deal, WW Two, the War in Vietnam, Civil Rights and other rights movements, and Watergate.

 Would you like an example of a multiple choice question? There will be two given during the first minute of class on Monday.

II. ESSAY: (50%)
The final exam will have one of the following essay questions:


1. How did the U.S. change as a result of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, AND the War in Vietnam? Judging from the nation’s experience of war, can you make some generalization regarding the impact of war on a country?

2. Discuss the social and political transformation that the country went through during the New Deal AND the changes associated with the 1960s. Which of these periods of reform ushered in the most profound social change? Which period resulted in the deepest political shift?

The Problem with No Name/Making the Personal Political

Betty Friedan: Feminine Mystique (1963)

--“the problem lay buried"

--Women “could desire no greater destiny than to glory in their own femininity,"

FREEDOM SUMMER:

"we didn't come down here to work as a maid this summer."

"Assumptions of male superiority are as widespread and deeply rooted and every much as crippling to the women as the assumptions of white superiority are to the Negro."

--Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

--Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

National Organization for Women:

"to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men."

1967: 1000 members

1971: 15,000 members

LIBERAL VS. RADICAL FEMINISM

Liberal Feminism:  NOW

Radical Feminism:

            SCUM

            W.I.T.C.H.

            Redstockings

            Cell 16

AS A RESULT OF THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT:

            1. increased participation of women in politics on all levels

            2. Title IX of Educational Amendments Acts of 1972, prohibited colleges from discriminating on basis of sex, requiring schools to fund womens' sports at a comparable level to mens' sports

            3. Roe v. Wade: 1973, struck down Texas and Georgia statutes outlawing   abortion, saying that states could no longer outlaw abortions in the  first trimester of pregnancy

            4. Equal Credit Opportunity Commission: in 1974, made it possible for women to get credit in their own name

            5. ERA, which passed in Congress, and has to be seen as a victory in one sense, because it did pass in Congress, even though it is not now an amendment, since states did not ratify it in time. Why a victory? Military academies and other military arenas thought it would pass so they began to make changes that helped the position of women in the military

Regarding the book about Civil Rights...

I have read the Montgomery Boycott book and found it helpful for understanding the period in question. If you would prefer an alternate reading, let me suggest Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi. If you would like another option, find a different book and ask me if you can read it.

You must have a book about Civil Rights read by Wednesday, May 23^rd. On that day, we will be continuing our discussion of Civil Rights in preparation for the in class essay on Civil Rights that will take place on Wednesday, May 30^th.

AS PROMISED, HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES FOR THE IN CLASS ESSAY:

·         You may bring an outline. Make sure it is an outline, not full sentences or a paragraph. You know the difference;

·         You may bring  any book, or other sources;

·         You may not use electronics during the essay;

·         You will have the whole period to write your essay;

·         You may not ask your instructor how long the essay should be; the essay should have an introduction and conclusion and various body paragraphs. The essay should be detailed with names, dates, organizations, and anything else that helps you make your case;

·         Your essay will be judged on the strength of the argument and the quality of evidence that you employ to prove your case. Your essay will be judged on the argument. What this means is that I expect standard English but not perfect form or perfect grammar and spelling.

For that essay, you will be able to bring in your sources, an outline, or anything else that will help you write a powerful essay on one of the following topics:

1. What was the role of organizations and individuals in the Civil Rights movement and/or resistance against it?

2. Was the strategy of non-violence in the Civil Rights movement realistic? Was it effective? Why did some start to move away from that strategy?

3. The traditional story of Civil Rights focuses on the big events, the main characters, and the key pieces of legislation. How does the history change if we add individuals on the sidelines?

4. Based on your analysis of the culture of evidence, were the most important changes of Civil Rights to law of the land or to the attitudes of the generations during and after the period in question?

5. COME UP WITH YOUR OWN QUESTION...IT MUST BE CLEARED WITH ME FIRST!

World War Two Outline

QUARANTEENING HITLER OR                        AVOIDING WAR?

I. Intro:

II. PEACE IN THE 1920s

     A. Isolation

     B. Washington Conference

     C. Kellogg-Briand Pact

     D. The Peace Movement

III. ISOLATION TO WAR

     A. Isolation:

           1. Nye Committee

           2. Neutrality Acts

           3. Ludlow Amendment

     B. Non-Beligerence

           1. Stockpile Act

           2. Educational Orders Act

           3. Civilian War Resources Board

           4. Lend-Lease

           5. The Atlantic Charter

     C. War: Attack of Pearl Harbor

IV. Significance:

1. historical pace

     2. focussing event

REGARDING THE EXAM...

The following questions were not scored (and hence not counted against you) on the exam:

1, 6, 11, 18, 21, 22, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63

You will receive your actual exam back on Wednesday.

HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY

What were the key policies of the New Deal?
Choose one; was it successful?

(may be handwritten or typed...should be about a paragraph)