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Federal Housing Authority
This is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. It insured loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building and home buying. The goals of this organization are to improve housing standards and conditions, provide an adequate home financing system through insurance of mortgage loans, and to stabilize the mortgage market. -
Postdam Agreement
Allied plan to reconsruct Germany -
Escalation
Making something bigger than it really should be. -
Great Society
Programs to eliminate Poverty and racial injustice; introduced by LBJ -
OPEC
This is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Its mission is to secure a return to oil investors and an economic supply of oil to consumers. -
Chicano Mural Movement
This was basically the Harlem Renaissance for the hispanics, it showed their culture. -
Affirmative Action
This refers to equal opportunity employement measures that federal contractors are required to adopt. -
Roy Benavidez
Texas native who was the first hispanic to win the congressional medal of honor. -
The Tet Offensive
Military Campaign that did surprise attacks during a time where no fighting was supposed to be happening. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Usually referred to as LBJ became the 36th president. -
Vietnamization
policy of richard nixon in response to the Tet Offensive. -
Tinker V Des Moines
Said that high school students had freedom of speech -
26th Amendment
Lowered voting age from 21 to 18. -
Titile IX
This was a part of the 1972 Education Act stating that no person could be denied the benefits of a federally funded educational program or activity on the basis of their gender -
The Draft
This is when the US Govt started forcing men between 18-21 to enter the national guard. -
Gulf of Tonkin
occured when the last american helicopter left on April 30, 1975. Gva epresident more power. -
War powers act
President opposes this because they feel it is unconstitutional. Limits their power.