1963-1988

Ronald Reagan-CW Lyndon B. Johnson -KD MLK Jimmy Carter-DL Richard Nixon-MC George Bush-KD Malcom X-DL Gerald Ford- CW Shirley Chisholm-MC Rachel Carson
 * PEOPLE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE**

Vietnam War-MC Watergate- MC Nixon Doctrine-DL SALT treaty-DL War Powers Act-KD Invention of Home Computer Civil Rights Movement Dismantle of Berlin Wall-CW man on the moon- KD Ratification of 26th ammendment nuclear accident at three mile island-CW
 * EVENTS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE**

__**People**__
 * Ronald Reagan**
 * 40th President
 * Served 1981-1989
 * President when Cold War ended
 * Supply-side economics

Richard Nixon
 * Watergate
 * Cold War
 * Vietnam War
 * Nixon Doctrine
 * 1st president to resign from office
 * took US off of gold standard



Lyndon B. Johnson- KD
 * also known as LBJ!
 * Democrat
 * Vice president under JFK, and when the assassination of JFK happened LBJ completed JFK's presidential term
 * LBJ was elected (on his own) for president in the 1964 Presidential Election, making him the 36th president of the United States
 * known for "Great Society" and his acclamation for a "war on poverty", also known for medicare/medicaid
 * LBJ amplified involvment in the Vietnam War, sending more troops than ever before which caused a giant wave of antiwar protests across America
 * Refused to run for another term because of his lack of popularity among the American people

Martin Luther King jr.
 * Most prominent civil rights activist through non-violent methods
 * Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott
 * March on Washington and "I have a dream" speech
 * Founded southern Christians leadership conference
 * Youngest person to win Nobel peace prize
 * Assassinated On April 4,1968

George H. W. Bush (the reading one) - KD
 * Vice president under Reagan, and after became America's 41st President of the United States
 * handled military operations in Panama & the Persian Gulf
 * president when the Berlin Wall fell and when the Soviet Union was diminished



Malcolm X
 * African American Muslim Minister
 * Human rights activist
 * Member of Nation of Islam
 * He was important in the Civil Rights movement and emphasized integration



Jimmy Carter
 * Democrat
 * Established Department of Energy and the Department of Education
 * Emphasized on human rights
 * Took office during a period of stagflation
 * Panama Canal Treaty
 * Involved in SALT II treaty
 * Gerald Ford-CW**
 * 38th President
 * 1974-1977
 * Never elected president or vice-president by the electoral college
 * Pardoned Richard Nixon
 * Recession

Shirley Chisholm Rachel Carson
 * first African American women voted into the US House of Representatives
 * ran for president in 1972
 * Advanced environmental movement in America
 * Her book Silent Spring brought concern to Americans with her belief that pesticides damaged environment

Vietnam War
 * Us attempting to prevent spread of communism
 * No public support by Americans
 * Benchmark of what not to do in future US foreign conflicts
 * Guerrilla warfare
 * US involvement escalated with Gulf Of Tonkin Resolutions
 * Massive American casualties and American debt

Watergate scandal
 * Burglars working for the Committee to Re-elect the President caught breaking into the Watergate Hotel
 * stealing official democratic campaign documents, and bugging the room campaign officials
 * Bob Woodward and Carl Bernsteing published articles concerning the scandal with aided information from an inside source known as “Deep Throat”
 * Nixon’s attempt to cover up the crime failed
 * he was found to have edited tapes used for evidence in the US v. Nixon trial
 * Overall, 48 government officials were arrested and found guilty, and Nixon’s reputation had been destroyed
 * created more of a credibility gap for Americans
 * Carter issued Nixon full pardon


 * Dismantle of the Berlin Wall-CW**
 * East German troops dismantled the wall on November 9
 * Symbolized the end of the Cold War

First Man on the Moon - KD
 * "That's one small for man, and one giant leap for mankind."
 * First humans on the moon
 * Apollo 11 expedition included Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
 * succeeded in fulfilling JFK's goal to beat the USSR to the moon
 * considered a major accomplishment and one of USA's proudest moment



War Powers Act- KD
 * states that the President can only send our military around the world if its authorized by Congress or a national emergency
 * implied to check the executive branch's power
 * All president's since 1973 believe this act is unconstitutional, but exceptions have been mad

__**Events**__

Civil rights movement
 * Invention of home computer
 * Became common in the 1980's
 * Brought technology to the home
 * Movement to end racial descrimination with non-violent protests
 * Achieved civil rights act of 1964

SALT II Treaty
 * Negotiations between Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev to curtail the manufacture of strategic nuclear weapons
 * Helped discourage Soviets from arming their 3d generation ICBMs

Nixon Doctrine
 * The US would aid in the allies defense as requested through nuclear aid, against nuclear invasion.
 * Was argued as the pursuit of peace through partnership
 * United States promised to keep all treaties commitment


 * Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island-CW**
 * March 28, 1979
 * led to an evacuation of 140,000 pregnant women and pre-school age children
 * released small amount of radioactive gases into the environment