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In this system the state controls economic activity
Socialism
Appealing to many African Americans’ anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, this person preached a militant approach to civil rights
Malcolm X
South Vietnamese Communist forces who fought against the government of South Vietnam and the U.S.
Vietcong
Veteran who became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi.
James Meredith
The Little Rock Nine resulted in
Integrating Central High School after the military was sent in to protect them
This was a proposed defense system in which weapons based in space would intercept and destroy missiles
This person organized peaceful protests to support the farm workers in California. Was able to organize the Filipino and Mexican Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez
The policy of containment was offered by this person
George Kennan
What is the name of the affair where President Reagan approved the sale of arms to one country in order to give money to rebels in another country, all as a way to stop communism.
Iran-Contra Affair
Why is the Emmett Till case noteworthy?
It involved the death of a 14 year old boy who said “bye, baby” to a white woman and was the force that led to the movement gaining traction.
In response to the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, this limited the presidential powers during wartime.
War Powers Act
This president asked Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lyndon B. Johnson
A surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese cities which took place on the Vietnam New Year.
The Tet Offensive
This granted the U.S. president broad military powers in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
After 100 failures, who “got it right” on October 4, 1957 to win the Space Race.
Soviet Union launched Sputnik
In Brown v. Board, the doctrine of ____ relating to public education was finally overturned.
“separate but equal”
This was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam
Contain communism
One accomplishment of this group was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.
Freedom Riders
This anti-Communist South Vietnam president canceled elections that were supposed to unify Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in this area.
Middle East
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a founder of and the first President for this civil rights group.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union that were aimed at curtailing the manufacture of strategic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
This act in the 60s eliminated literacy tests for voting, poll taxes for voting, and increased the number of African American voters in the South
Who won the 1968 presidential election?
Richard Nixon
HUAC’s purpose was to
Root out people who may have communist sympathies