Lesson 47- 48(Kennedy and The Great Society)
This Cold War policy goal explains why the U.S had increased military readiness.
What is the containment of communism?
The generational divide on issues like war.
What is the generation gap?
This challenge made traditional U.S. military advantages less effective in Vietnam.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This Nixon strategy aimed to maintain U.S. credibility globally while gradually disengaging from Vietnam.
What is preserving peace with honor?
This policy showed that Nixon wanted to reduce federal control while still maintaining influence.
What is revenue sharing?
This Cold War outcome showed that countries need direct contact.
What was the Washington-Moscow hotline?
The cultural shift that hippies took the most, involving romance.
What is love and marriage?
This media development brought graphic images of the Vietnam War into American homes, shaping public opinion against the conflict.
What is the living room war?
This expansion of the war into neighboring countries was intended to disrupt enemy supply lines but instead intensified domestic opposition.
What is the bombing/invasion of Cambodia and Laos?
The contradiction of Nixon's presidency includes his expansion of these.
What is the expansion of federal programs?
The program that helped children in poverty have a "head start" in school.
What was Project Head Start?
This failure to hold elections after 1954 contributed directly to rising tensions in Vietnam.
What is a violation of the Geneva Accords?
This unintended consequence of U.S. chemical warfare damaged both the environment and public opinion.
What is long-term civilian and ecological harm?
This group of Americans most directly protested the draft system during the later years of the war.
Who are college students/young men of draft age?
This diplomatic strategy acknowledged that the U.S. could not maintain constant hostility with all communist nations.
What is détente?
The principle that Warren Court established.
What is equal protection under the law?
This Cold War theory justified U.S. involvement in Vietnam to prevent regional spread of communism.
What was the domino effect?
This logistical network allowed North Vietnam to supply troops and weapons despite heavy U.S. bombing.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This shift in military responsibility exposed the weakness of South Vietnam’s forces once U.S. troops withdrew.
What is reliance on ARVN under Vietnamization?
This economic problem was worsened by both rising oil prices and slow economic growth.
What is stagflation?
The technological race between the American's and the Soviet's
What was the Space Race?
This factor made South Vietnam unstable.
What is government corruption?
This strategic flaw meant that even high enemy casualties did not guarantee U.S. victory.
What is the failure of the war of attrition?
This final outcome demonstrated the failure of U.S. efforts to prevent a communist takeover in Vietnam.
What is the fall of Saigon?
This 1973 decision by Arab oil-producing nations dramatically increased fuel prices in the United States and contributed to stagflation.
What is the oil crisis of 1973?