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Supreme Court case that secured a woman's right to abortion in 1973 (repealed 2022)
Roe v. Wade
100
What was JFK's plan for America, which included a space program and disability activism, called?
New Frontier
100
What were people who supported peace in Vietnam known as?
Bonus: What were people who supported war in Vietnam called?
Doves
Hawks
100
True or False: The Tet Offensive was a successful attack by US forces against the Viet Cong
False: The Vietcong successful attacked the US
100
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
200
Vietnamese Communist leader
Ho Chi Minh
200
What was LBJ's plan to improve America called?
The "Great Society" Program
200
Name of communist fighters in South Vietnam who used guerilla tactics and were often undistinguishable from civilians
Viet Cong
200
Name two of the new weapons/machines used in Vietnam by American troops
Napalm, Agent Orange, helicopters
200
Who won the first season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
300
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the 1960's who made many socially liberal rulings in favor of equality
Earl Warren
300
Which program of LBJ's Great Society programs was the most successful and long lasting?
Medicare
300
How did the War being televised (for the first time in American history) impact American's opinions on the War?
Credibility Gap- government says one thing while the news shows another; led to distrust among the American people.
300
What policy did President Nixon introduce to gradually remove US troops from Vietnam without giving up the fight against Communism?
Vietnamization
300
In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?
Japan
400
Who wrote the Feminine Mystique about women seeking careers and freedom outside the role of "housewife"?
Betty Friedan
400
What was the primary purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?
To limit the power of a president to intervene militarily without the approval of Congress
400
What is SEATO and why did it contribute to the US joining the conflict in Vietnam?
Southeast Asian NATO; US had to protect democracy/prevent communism in member nations (like Vietnam)
400
Explain the idea of "domino theory" in your own words
Bonus: What similar theory existed during the Cold War under Truman?
If one country falls to communism, so will its neighboring countries
Containment
400
Who provided the voice of Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies?
Vin Diesel
500
Woman who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment and took a pie to the face for it
Phyllis Schlafly
500
What is Title IX and what was it's impact on the US?
Required schools to stop discriminating against women in academics and sports
500
Put these events in the proper order: Paris Peace Accords, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Tet Offensive, Geneva Accords, Vietnamization
1. Geneva Accords- settled border issues from the Korean War
2. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution- LBJ sends more troops to Vietnam
3. Tet Offensive- Viet Cong launch a destructive offensive towards the US
4. Vietnamization- Nixon tries to replace US troops with South Vietnamese
5. Paris Peace Accords- ended the War in Vietnam
500
Which law or "resolution" allowed LBJ to send more troops to Vietnam in 1965?
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
500
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia