1. Ch. 20 Recap Women’s Liberation Movement Roe v. Wade
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Cesar Chavez and the Latino Movement
Counterculture and Hippies

2. Women’s Liberation Movement
Rise in feminism- women and men should be socially, politically, and economically equal
National Organization for Women (NOW)- women’s rights organization
Equal Rights Amendment- proposed to Constitution to promise equal treatment for men and women in all spheres of life, needed 38 states to ratify, fell 3 short.

3. Roe V. Wade Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal Voted 7-2
Stated that it violated privacy rights
Women have a right to protect their body

4. American Indian Movement (AIM)
Started in 1968
Promoted traditional cultures and economic independence of Native Americans
Better education for Indian children
Wounded Knee Incident- 1973

5. Cesar Chavez and Latino Movement
Chavez grew up a farmer, but became an activist for Latino worker rights
Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
Led farmer strikes to increase pay

6. Counterculture & Hippies
Based on peace & love and fighting “the system”
College campus demonstrations
Increase in drug use: LSD & marijuana
Hippie communities, lacked resources

7. Ch. 21 Recap Nixon’s Policies Watergate Scandal Ford’s Presidency
Carter’s Presidency

8. Nixon’s Policies Hard stance on drugs & crime
Clean Air Act- regulate pollution by factories
Signed Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
Détente- eased tensions with Cold War enemies

9. Watergate Scandal
Burglars hired by Nixon’s election team broke into offices of Democratic National Committee
Wanted to know Democrat’s election strategy
18 minutes of presidential tapes was somehow erased
Nixon resigned Aug. 8, 1974

10. Ford’s Presidency
1st to become president without ever being elected president or vice president
After 1 month, he pardoned Nixon—couldn’t be tried in court
Faced many restrictions from Congress

11. Carter’s Presidency Pushed for reform in energy and environmentalism
Human rights was key in foreign policy
Camp David Accords- brought more peace between Israel and Egypt
Boycotted 1980s Olympics due to Soviet Union invading Afghanistan
Iran Hostage crisis hurt Carter tremendously

12. Ch. 22 Recap Reagan’s Presidency Life in 1980s
George H.W. Bush’s Presidency

13. Reagan’s Presidency Strong against communism
Reaganomics: give tax breaks to businesses and they will increase production of goods
Not afraid to send U.S. troops anywhere in the world.

14. George H.W. Bush’s Presidency
Won 1988 election
Followed many of Reagan’s policies
Persian Gulf War victory
Lost election in 1992

15. Life in 1980s Creation of Space Shuttle– reusable
First female on Supreme Court– Sandra Day O’Connor
AIDS
Rising government spending