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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
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| Question | Answer |
| Which student protest group was set up in 1960? | SDS: Student Democratic Society |
| Give two reasons why so many students protested in the 1960s? | They were unhappy with the "norms" of society and family life/ anti war/ Unhappy with the inequality of wealth/ unhappy with treatment of minorities like Black Americans |
| A famous motto of the student movement once declared you should not trust anyone over which age? | 30 |
| Give two methods used in the student protests | Sit-ins, marches, occupation of University buildings/ burning draft cards |
| Name two universities which held famous significant student protests | Berkley, Columbia, Kent State |
| What happened at Kent State University in 1970? | A peaceful protest turned violent/ National Guardsmen shot 4 people dead |
| What was the stereotypical view of women in the 1950s? | Expected to raise their children, be good wives to their husbands and keep their house clean |
| Who was Eleanor Roosevelt? | Wife of former President Franklin Roosevelt, she was a campaigner for women's rights |
| Who wrote "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963? | Betty Freidan |
| Why could this book be seen as controversial? | Criticised the stereotypical view of women, encouraged them to think about a life outside the home |
| What did the "Equal Pay Act" of 1963 mean for women? | It was now illegal to pay women less than men for doing the same job |
| How did the 1964 Civil Rights Act further help women's rights? | It was now illegal for employers to discriminate against people on sexual grounds |
| What was "NOW"? | National Organisation for Women, set up by Betty Frieden as many people's attitudes towards women still had not changed by 1966 |
| How did they protest? | Interrupt meetings who refuse to ask women for their opinion, produce magazines, protest at events like Ms World |
| Who was Phyllis Schlafly and what did she campaign for? | She supported the stereotypical view of women and campaigned against an amendment to outlaw sexual discrimination. The amendment was not passed as a result of her efforts |
| What does CREEP mean? | Committee for Re-Election of the President Set up to support Nixon's campaign for re-election |
| What happened on the 17th June 1972? | 5 burglars were arrested at the Watergate hotel buildings They were all members of CREEP and were planting bugging devices in the offices of the (democrats) rival political party |
| What evidence linked Nixon to the break in? | Nixon recorded all phone calls in his White House office |
| Give two methods Nixon used to cover up his involvement | Refused to hand over the tapes/ edited the tapes to show he had no knowledge of the break ins/ encouraged the investigator to be sacked |
| Why did Nixon resign in August 1964? | To avoid being impeached (sacked) over the crisis and the content of the tapes |
| Give two outcomes of the scandal | Public trust in the president was shaken/ 31 Nixon supporters were imprisoned/ Congress passed laws to prevent it happening again: Privacy Act, Budget Act, Election Campaign Act |
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