HIST 15A – U.S. History Since 1865 | San José State University | Cirivilleri Final Exam Spring
2025 – Comprehensive Study Guide on Cold War, Civil Rights, and Post-War America
Nixon's Vietnamization Vietnamization involved building up South Vietnam's armed forces
and withdrawing U.S. troops, would prepare the South Vietnamese to act in their own defense
against a North Vietnamese takeover and allow the United States to leave Vietnam with its
honor intact. It failed when South Vietnam fell to North Vietnamese communist forces in 1975.
UC Davis v. Bakke This case upheld affirmative action but abolished the quota system. It
contended that race could be one of, but not the only, deciding factors in college admissions.
Nixon Doctrine The U.S. will not do the majority of fighting in countries threatened by
communism, but will instead provide economic aid and military training
Kent State (1970) 4 students killed by National Guardsmen after violent anti-war protesting
in this university
Nixon in China -Agreed to lessen the risk of war, expand cultural contacts between the two
nations, and establish a permanent U.S. trade mission in China.
-Acknowledged China's "one-China" policy and agreed to a withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Taiwan
-Also secretly discussed ways in which they could cooperate to check the growth of Soviet
power in Asia and elsewhere.
SALT Treaties Limited the number of nuclear missiles the US and USSR could have (Strategic
Arms Limitations Talks)
Detente the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
1973 Energy Crisis High prices and shortages of American energy resources
, lasted from 1973-74; included gas rationing, lowered highway speed limits
Cesar Chavez 20th Century Mexican American who devoted his life to improving conditions
for migrant workers
Betty Friedan American feminist, activist and writer. "The Feminine Mystique".
American Indian Movement a frequently militant organization that was formed in 1968 to
work for Native American rights.
Roe v. Wade (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Engel v. Vitale banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion
the 'official' religion.
Burger Court A more conservative Supreme Court under Warren Burger. Wrote Roe v Wade;
Webster v. Reproductive services
1973 Paris Peace Accords It ended direct U.S. military combat in Vietnam, and temporarily
stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam.
Henry Kissinger Harvard professor who became Nixon's lead foreign policy advisor,
especially in Vietnam
War Powers Act a US law passed in 1973 which allows Congress to limit the President's use
of military forces.
2025 – Comprehensive Study Guide on Cold War, Civil Rights, and Post-War America
Nixon's Vietnamization Vietnamization involved building up South Vietnam's armed forces
and withdrawing U.S. troops, would prepare the South Vietnamese to act in their own defense
against a North Vietnamese takeover and allow the United States to leave Vietnam with its
honor intact. It failed when South Vietnam fell to North Vietnamese communist forces in 1975.
UC Davis v. Bakke This case upheld affirmative action but abolished the quota system. It
contended that race could be one of, but not the only, deciding factors in college admissions.
Nixon Doctrine The U.S. will not do the majority of fighting in countries threatened by
communism, but will instead provide economic aid and military training
Kent State (1970) 4 students killed by National Guardsmen after violent anti-war protesting
in this university
Nixon in China -Agreed to lessen the risk of war, expand cultural contacts between the two
nations, and establish a permanent U.S. trade mission in China.
-Acknowledged China's "one-China" policy and agreed to a withdrawal of U.S. troops from
Taiwan
-Also secretly discussed ways in which they could cooperate to check the growth of Soviet
power in Asia and elsewhere.
SALT Treaties Limited the number of nuclear missiles the US and USSR could have (Strategic
Arms Limitations Talks)
Detente the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
1973 Energy Crisis High prices and shortages of American energy resources
, lasted from 1973-74; included gas rationing, lowered highway speed limits
Cesar Chavez 20th Century Mexican American who devoted his life to improving conditions
for migrant workers
Betty Friedan American feminist, activist and writer. "The Feminine Mystique".
American Indian Movement a frequently militant organization that was formed in 1968 to
work for Native American rights.
Roe v. Wade (1973) legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
Engel v. Vitale banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion
the 'official' religion.
Burger Court A more conservative Supreme Court under Warren Burger. Wrote Roe v Wade;
Webster v. Reproductive services
1973 Paris Peace Accords It ended direct U.S. military combat in Vietnam, and temporarily
stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam.
Henry Kissinger Harvard professor who became Nixon's lead foreign policy advisor,
especially in Vietnam
War Powers Act a US law passed in 1973 which allows Congress to limit the President's use
of military forces.
