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Why did the U.S. join SEATO?
To help fight against the Vietnam War.
This group opposed the war in Vietnam.
Who were the doves.
This military group guerilla warfare tactics and also fought only when they could win.
Who was the Vietcong.
What types of bombs were used at the first of the war?
What was Napalm and Agent Orange. Napalm burned the trees in the area and Agent Orange killed all vegetation.
This group supported the war.
Who were the hawks.
What event happened at the
Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968?
There were riots and police. All was caught on camera. It showed the division within the U.S. over the war and divided the Democratic party. It will also shift the voting map to what we see today when state majorities go red or blue.
Which groups saw higher numbers of men drafted to the Vietnam War before they changed it to a lottery system? (Therefore these groups also saw a higher number of casualties.)
Who were the African American and lower income populations.
What university saw deadly violence when college students were protesting the Vietnam War. This event then led to deadly violence at another campus.
Who was Kent State University.
This crisis was between the U.S. and the USSR that was around the establishment of weapons close to the other country during the Kennedy administration.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis. USSR blinked first.
This event was a disaster under the Kennedy administration and resulted in only 300 surviving the attack.
What was the Bay of Pigs. Kennedy was pressured by the CIA to go through with the attack. The hope was to stop communism from being established in Cuba and help those who had been exiled. It only strengthened Castro's position.
This organization tried to prevent communism from spreading by helping create prosperity and democracy in other countries through education, health, and tech services.
What was the Peace Corps.
What theory influenced how the U.S. handled the spread of communism in S.E. Asia?
What was the domino theory.
President Kennedy's defense policy was known as what that prepared the U.S. to fight any type of conflict.
What was known at the flexible response.
When a 3rd party gains a significant amount of votes what is the common result in America's dominant 2-party system.
Usually it splits the votes from one of the main party, allowing for the other main party to be elected. (1968 presidential election - Nixon (R.) wins)
This act/resolution allowed President Johnson to use military force force without needing to seek Congress for a formal declaration of war.
What was the War Powers Resolution or War Powers Act.
It was after this event that many U.S. officials believed the Vietnam War was unending and ended up changing policy and seeking peace negotiations.
What was the Tet Offensive. (U.S. was able to hold off N. Vietnam and the Vietcong, but realized that they would not stop fighting and the war would continue for a long time.)
Economically, the Vietnam War had a negative affect on the U.S. What domestic program that was designed to help low income families suffered from federal budget cuts?
What was the Great Society.
What officially ended the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
What was the Paris Peace Accords. (The U.S. stopped helping S. Vietnam while the Soviets continued to supply N. Vietnam with weapons. Vietnam was united under one communists state within two years of the peace accords.)
Who chose not to run for the 1968 presidential race due to the war's unpopularity?
President Johnson
After Vietnam, how did American attitudes change toward foreign involvement?
After Kennedy refused to "hand over" West Berlin, who built the Berlin Wall?
USSR leader Krushchev; he wanted to keep E. Germans (escape communism) from entering W. Berlin (to enjoy democracy)
What amendment lowered the age to vote to 18?
The 26th amendment "old enough to fight, old enough to vote"
Which President implemented the idea of "Vietnamization" and what is it?
President Nixon; as U.S. troops withdrawal but with continued American aid, the S. Vietnam (ARVN) troops would be able to hold off N.Vietnam and Vietcong troops.
What was the "Americanization" of the war led by General William Westmoreland and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara?
It was the need to increase troop commitments and led to more airstrikes. pg. 594
What 2 economic problems greatly affected American citizens during the mid-1970s?
Unemployment and Inflation