Unit 8

  • cuban missile crisis

    The Cuban missile crisis was a direct conformation between the united states and the soviet union. These two came close to nuclear conflict.
  • Gulf of Tankin Resolution

    The beginning of the war in Vietnam.
  • medicare and medicaid established

    Lyndon B Johnson signed the legislation for medicare and medicaid to be established.
  • tet offensive

    The tet offensive was a set of major attacks from communist.
  • Tink V. Des Moines

    This was the first amendment rights of public school students.
  • pentagon papers leaked

    The pentagon papers expressed the false claims about Americans involvement in Vietnam
  • the 26 amendment

    The 26 amendment gave Americans the right to vote.
  • War act power

    The limited rights of the president without congressional approval.
  • fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam war

    The fall of Saigon caused the capture of the Vietnamese capital.