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Geneva Accords
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Hippies
Hippies during the 1960's believed that life was about being happy, not about what others thought you should be.They believed that the regular way of life was corrupt and they seeked a utopian society. Hippies were often vegitarians and they had echo friendly practices. They focused on peace, love and personal freedom. Also they hated all the war and violence that was going on around them. They would meditate and try not to get cought up in the things that were going on in the world around them. -
Drug Use
Throughout the 190's the use of drugs was okay. People thought that the drugs had good uses and they thought that they could help with things. For example, hippies during the 1960's used Marijuana. They thought that it was a good calming remidy. They also believed that it was good for them and that it would help them during meditation and to stay happy. Another example is the kids in ghettos. They were using heroin. These kids believed it could help them in everyday life and that it was -
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good for their bodies. Next, a lot of people said that they didn't know the effects of Marijuana. They knew that people were using drugs, but they didn't know the result of them either. Some people said that they weren't using drugs during this time because o fthis fact. Last, the introduction to LSD was in this time. Few people knew about it but over half of the people that did know about it were using. Drugs in the 1960's were big and many people were using some -
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questioned her story. They gave her a Polygraph test, but the results were inconclusive. They tracked the license plate number that resembled that of her attackers and it brought the police to Ernesto Miranda. He was brought into custody and questioned. The officers left with a confession that later could not be used because he was unaware that he didn't have to say anything at all. Since Ernesto didn't know this fact, they changed the law and now the police ave to read the -
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Miranda Rights
"Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in the court of law. You have to right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you." These are the Miranda Rights that have to be read to you if you are being taken to the station. This was not always the law though. The Miranda Rights did not have to be read. It is because of an 18 year old women from Phoenix. She told the police that she had been abducted, driven to the desert and raped. The dectectives -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 served as the intial step in the war on poverty aspect of President Lyndn Johnson's Great Society program. The objective of this Act was to help the poor by enabling them to pull themselves from the grip of poverty. An additional aim was to improve the role of the federal government in the improvement of education. These things were supposed to give poverty victems the chance to have a better future through improved skills, better training, and hard work. -
Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, not only allows more individules from third world countries to enter the US, but also entails a seperate quota for refugees. The significance of this bill was that future immigrants were to be welcomed because of their skills/prfessions, and not for their countries of origin. -
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a long time, although a friend of one of the US troops was told the story of what happened. The friend reported the facts to the White House, Pentagon, and the Congress so they could investigate. Calley was then charged with murder. All of these things happened 2 months before the story and the facts hit the public. -
Mi Lai Massacre
On March 16, 1968, angry men entered the village of My Lai. These men were trying to find the Vietnamese troops. In the process, over 300 hundred women, children, and elderly people were massacred. The leader of the troops that were searching for the Vietnamese was William Calley. Calley instructed troops to go in open fire, even though there was no initial fire from the village. The story did not hit the public for a long time, although a friend of one of the US troops was told the story -
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or otherwise known as OPEC, happened throughout the 1970's. The goal of OPEC is to manage the supply of oil in an effort to set the price of oil on the world market, to avoid varying that might affect the economies of both producing and purchasing countries. Many people think that they did a very good job on it, while others believe differently. -
Earth Day
The very first ever Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. Many people that lived on the earth would throw trash on the ground and wouldn't take care of the earth. People that believed you should cherish the earth and take care of it did not like that. They wanted a way to put the earth inrecognition for a day so they came up with Earth Day. On the very first Earth Day there was an estimated 20 million people nation wide attended the festivities. They had games to play and -
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activities to do all day long. Ever game that was played was earth friendly and had to do with the event. As a result of so many people showing up and caring about the earth, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act was established. We know have Earth Day on April 22, every year to have a day to honor the earth. -
Population Changes
Throughout the 1970's there were some population changes that took place. The first one has to do with the amount of births. The birth rate dropped so there were not as many babies being born. Also, the death rate decresed slighlty. There were not as many people dieing so everything evened out for the most part. -
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Gender Equality
During the 1970's women and men were not treated as equal. For example, it was a lot harder for women to get jobs at this time. Even if they could get a job, they were not being paid as much as the men were. Also, the women were thought to be stay at home mom's. They were supposed to stay home all day, have kids, take care of their kids, cook, and clean. Men did not believe that women should be working. They thought that they should be the ones to support the families. Throughout -
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Three Mile Island Accident
Three Mile Island is near Harrisburg PA. The accident happened at 4 AM on March 28th. There was a malfunction in the second cooling unit which caused the temperature to rise. This caused the reactor to turn off automatically. The relief valve failed to close, and the unit could not cool down. This caused many damages. Later the valve was supposed to open and then close 10 seconds later. The operators thought that it closed, but it didn't. The water level began to rise and the operator -
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realized it was going to overflow or rupture. • They shut down the pumps and tried to get the water and all of the steam out of the tanks. Meanwhile, the compressors leaked and some radioactive gas was released. Luckily these did not pose as a health hazard. • There was now enough oxygen in the system to cause a huge gas bubble. Scientists thought that it could burst which was never possible before this. They started removing the bubble little by little. • They got the bubble out and -
Nuclear Freeze Movement
Throughout the 1980's people were trying to have the Nucleat Freeze Movement. This was the halt of production, development, and deployment of nuclear weapons. Many Americans and Europeans were increasingly concerned about the real possibility of nuclear war between the two superpowers. They were concerned that their country would be "ground zero" in a nuclear confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. People eventually got the Nuclear -
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Supply-Side Economics
There were a lot of this going on in the early 1980's. One of the things is the Supply-Side Economics. The government cut taxes to stimulate business activity. They thought this would boost the economy and produce more jobs. They also increased defense spending. As a result of this, there was large budget problems and national debt. Throughout this time, the government's debt more than doubled. -
Regan Doctorine
Ronald Regan ran for President. When he became President, he wanted to end commuism all over the world. • "Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all God's children." "Support for freedom fighters is self-defense." These are two things that he siad when he was giving speeches while he was trying to become President. -
Intermediate Range Nuclear forces treaty
This treaty had a lot of details and things that were required for people to follow in it. One thing is that it required the elimination of all missiles with ranges between 625 and 3,500 miles by June 1, 1991, and all missiles with ranges between 300 and 625 miles within 18 months. Also, it required all associated equipment and operating bases were closed out from any further INF missile system activity. -
George H. W. Bush
During George's campaign, he said many things that people really liked. One of the big things were • "Read my lips: no new taxes." He also said • "If you liked the last eight years, you'll love the next four." This coaxed people into voting for him. They believed what he said and they liked the things that he was saying. Last, he emphasized the importance of maintaining the nation's alliances and military strength. -
Humanitarian Aid
From the 1990's to the current, humanitarian aid has been happening. Humanitarian aid is the Assistance given by the United States government, and by private organizations and individuals in the US. It is given to countries that are developing or need help because of something in particular. There are two kinds of aid that the United States gives out. The first kind is Military Aid. The United States first saw this military aid as a tool of diplomacy in World War II. They -
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thought that it would enhance national security and promote liberal capitalist models of development in other countries. The United States provide Military Aid to over 150 countries each year, making the US the largest contributer to Miilitary Aid. Economic Aid is the second Humanitarian Aid that the United States gives out. Through the Economic Aid the US sends money to countries that needs help with whatever they need. The US gives out Humanitarian Aid and has been since the the 1990's. -
Free Trade
"Free trade is a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports) or quotas." These governed prices are the result of government intervention in the market through price adjustments or supply restrictions, and can increase as well as decrease the cost of goods and services to both consumers and producers. -
Patriot Act
thing that it does is subject to special scrutiny foreign jurisdictions, foreign financial institutions, and classes of international transactions or types of accounts that are susceptible to criminal abuse. Last, the Patriot Act of 2001 strengthens measures to prevent the use of the U.S. financial system for personal gain by corrupt foreign officials and facilitate repatriation of stolen assets to the citizens of countries to whom such assets belong. -
Patriot Act
The official title of the USA PATRIOT Act is "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001." The purpose of this act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools. it does more than that though. It is also to strengthen U.S. measures to prevent, detect and prosecute internation money laundering and financing of terrorism. Another
