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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson was the 36th President of the United States and was elected vice president, succeeding Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated. He also used Kennedy's assassination as a way to take advantage ofthe people's mourning to pass acts like the Great Society programs. -
Richard Nixon
Nixon was vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974. -
Federal Housing Authority
This was the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages. -
Draft/Drafting
This is a system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System. -
Potsdam Agreement
This was the Allied plan of military occupation and the reconstruction of Germany and the entire European Theatre of War territory. It also included Germany's demilitarisation, reparations and the prosecution of war criminals. -
Abbie Hoffman
Abbie was the leading member of the 1960s counterculture in the USA, founder of the Yippie anti-war political movement -
Chicano Mural Movement
The Chicano Mural Movement began when Mexican-American barrios throughout the Southwest as artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schoolc, and churches to depict and celebrate Mexican-American culture. -
Domino Theory
The Domino Theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism then others would become infected with it and fall too, like dominoes do. The US saw it as their responsibility to prevent this from happening by interfeering in worldly relations. -
OPEC
This is also known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is an organization of countriesformed to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum. -
Great Society Programs
The Great Society Programs are a set of domestic programs in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs. These programs included Social Security, and the Higher Education Act. -
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action was a policy enacted to right the wrongs of the discrimination of the past by increasing representation in employment and education for minorities and women. -
Gulf of Tonkin
In the Gulf of Tonkin incident, North Vietnamese torpedo boats supposedly attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, It was the basis for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed major American forces to the war in Vietnam. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a U.S. policy during the Vietnam War of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops. -
Escalation of the Vietnam War
The war escaltated after Vietnam was attacked several times adn it was decided that the U.S. air force bases need more protection. On March 8, 1965 ,500 American trops were dispatched to Vietnam, starting the US involvement in the war. -
Anti-War Movement
This was the domestic and international reaction in opposition to U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. Also, this was the time that peopl would protest the war because they felt that it was not appropriate to be out fighting. -
TET Offensive
This was an offensive attack by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam. -
Head Start
This was a program used to promote the school readiness of low-income children by enhancing their overall development in a learning environment that supports children’s growth ithe educational system. Also, it helps low income children and their families with the health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services if they qualify for such aid. -
Roy Benavidez
Roy was a member of the Studies and Observations Group of the United States Army. He also received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat in South Vietnam. -
26th Amendment
This was an amendment ratified to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. -
Title IX
This made it illegal to deny participation in activities fnded with federal funds on the basis of gender. -
War Powers Act
This has been disagreed upon by U.S. presidents since 1973 due to the fact they feel it is unconstitutional and restricts the presidential power to send troops into combat. -
Fall of Saigon
This was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War. -
NAFTA
NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico. -
Tinker vs. Des Moines
The Tinker vs. Des MOines ruling stated that freedom of speech and free expression were rights protected for students in U.S. public schools.
