Period 8 Strive for Five

divisions within the Democratic Party

the elimination of poverty in Appalachia

significant derefulation of industry

the elimination of environmental regulations for defense industries

lobbyists who poured massive amounts of money into Great Society opposition candidates

the laissez-faire approach to government prevalent in the 1960s

escalating costs of the war in Vietnam

the Arab oil embargo

significant movement to the left with the candidacy of George Wallace

dissatisfaction with protest and civil unrest

validation of Great Society programs to end poverty

increased support for the war in Vietnam due to the Tet Offensive

The United States should launch a preemptive strike on the Soviet Union

Defeating China would be a relatively easy task because of their use of primitive weapons

The Soviet Union had gained a technologial superiority over the United States in the 1950s

Neither side would be successful in a nuclear war

seek a diplomatic solution to U.S-Soviet problems

allow the building of missile bases in Cuba rather than risking a confrontation with the Soviet Union

support the domino theory by sending troops to Southeast Asia

allow the milirary-industrial complex to produce technologically superior weapons to give the United States a distinct advantage over the Soviet Union

The U.S-backed invasion of Cuba under President Kennedy

The shooting down of a U.S spy plane over the Soviet Union

The policy of detente under President Richard Nixon

Escalation of the war in Vietnam under President Johnson

society had to adjust to baby boomers as they passed through various life stages

boomers were digested by society and had to assume traditional values

the counterculture rejected cleanliness and lived a hedonist lifestyle

of their increased concern over the environmental pollution

It caused the development of polio vaccine by Salk and Sabin

It led to the first movement toward suburbs in American history

It initiated a Red Scare with parents fearful their children would become communists

It spurred consumerism as manufacturers produced age-specific products for "boomers"

challenge the traditional views and values of the older generation

retreat in a shell of political noninvolvement

attend college in lower numbers than any previous generation

have children at an earlier and more rapid rate than their parents

ease the adjustment of veterans into society and prevent a postwar depression

demobilize the armed forces as quickly as possible

prepare the United States to combat the Soviet Union on the world stage

retain women's places in the workforce that had been necessitated by World War ll

urban renewal designated to eliminate chronic slums

the Sunbelt from the Rust Belt

universal free college education

the suburbs from the inner city

introduced the Equal Rights Amendment

gained strength as women's contributions to the war effort were highly publicized

faced social pressure to return to a "cult of domesticity"

continued to lobby for the extension of voting rights and equal pay