Vietnam War: Causes and Consequences
This Cold War policy explains US involvement to prevent the spread of communism?
Containment
Doves (anti-war protesters)
Which President created the "Great Society" programs to address various social issues?
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
This 1973 case legalized abortion nationwide (overturned in 2022).
Roe v. Wade
This scandal led to President Nixon's resignation.
Watergate
This theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would soon follow.
Domino theory.
This group of Americans strongly supported the Vietnam War.
Hawks (pro-war)
Part of LBJ's Great Society, federal funding would be withheld from public schools unless they...?
Desegregated.
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights to remain silent before questioning.
Miranda v. Arizona
Detente
What was the name of the US policy where US troops would be sent out of Vietnam, and would be replaced by South Vietnamese troops?
Vietnamization
This term described when government officials would tell the American public that the US was winning the war, but media footage of battle scenes showed people that we were not.
"Credibility Gap"
This program provides healthcare for Americans over 65.
Medicare.
Signed in 1963, this federal law mandated that men and women be paid the same amount for the same work.
Equal Pay Act.
In 1973, Arab countries in OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) did what as a result of the United States' support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War?
Boycotted the sale of oil to the US and Israel.
What is one reason why the Tet Offensive of 1968 was regarded as a turning point in the Vietnam War?
It showed that the war was no close to being won, and it weakened public support of the war.
How was the Vietnam War different from previous American wars? (Hint - Think about public perception of the war)
Vietnam was the first major war to be televised with raw, authentic footage for many Americans to watch.
This program provides healthcare for Americans who do not make a livable wage, or those that have a disability.
Medicaid.
This case granted the right to an attorney, especially to those who could not afford one.
Gideon v. Wainwright
How did Vietnam, Watergate, the OPEC crisis, and the Iranian Hostage crisis affect the views of the American people about their government?
They felt that the American power was weakening in the world.
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow President Johnson to do?
Send as many troops to South Vietnam that were needed in order to help them resist the spread of Communism.
This tragic 1970 event increased national tensions when students were killed during an anti-war protest.
Kent State shooting.
Part of LBJ's "Great Society" included a program called his "War on Poverty." What was one thing that this "War on Poverty" did?
(Hint - Funding to schools that desegregated was NOT a part of the War on Poverty)
Job training for the unemployed, youth educational programs, medical help to the underprivileged, and loans given to small businesses.
What was the ruling in Engle v. Vitale (1962)
This case banned the practice of prayers in public schools.
This 1972 agreement between the US and the Soviet Union stipulated that both countries would remove some of their nuclear weapons in order to ease tensions.
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)