An excuse from being drafted by the army for various reasons (such as attending college)
What is deferment
100
An explosive used by both sides in Vietnam that burned intensely in order to destroy jungle growth
What is napalm
100
Nixon's policy for South Vietnam to take a more active role in fighting the war and for Americans to become less involved
What is Vietnamization
100
President Carter boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics because the Soviet Union invaded this country
What is Afghanistan
100
Bill Clinton played this musical instrument on late night television to reach out to the American public when running for President in 1992
What is a saxophone
200
A movement that rejected traditional American values
What is counterculture
200
The communist leader who led the Vietnamese to independence, and eventually ran North Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh
200
Nixon's belief that all White House conversations should be kept secret to protect national security
What is Executive Privilege
200
President Reagan used this policy by cutting the rules that government agencies placed on businesses
What is deregulation
200
Leader of Iraq that invaded Kuwait in 1990
Who is Saddam Hussein
300
Failed invasion by the United States. It hurt President Kennedy's reputation as a good leader
What is the Bay of Pigs
300
Lack of trust, specifically in the Johnson's administration's statements about the Vietnam War
What is the credibility gap
300
Burglars were sent by this group to break into the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel
What is C.R.E.E.P.
300
The first Supreme Court Justice that was a woman. She was appointed by President Reagan
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor
300
President Clinton put his wife Hillary in charge of this program. It was not passed under his Presidency. It was later passed under President Obama.
What is Universal Health Care
400
This event marked the closest the United States ever came to nuclear warfare
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
400
The first major battle of the Vietnam War that involved United States troops
What is the Battle of Ia Drang
400
This would have happened to President Nixon if he stayed in office and did not resign because of the Watergate Scandal
What is impeachment
400
The United States gave money to this country's rebels fighting a communist government. It took place during the Iran-Contra Scandal
What is Nicaragua
400
Leader of the Soviet Union that introduced glasnost and perestroika to the country. It eventually led to the dismantling of his own country and the end of the Cold War in 1991
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
500
This person originally opposed integration and pushed for Black Power, but eventually embraced the idea of peaceful protesting for civil rights.
Who is Malcolm X
500
This gave the US President full power to use military forces in the Vietnam War
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
500
Nixon's strategy to decrease the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War
What is Peace with Honor
500
President Reagan was able to defeat the Soviet Union because he did this. It resulted in a build up in the United States' national debt
What is increase military spending
500
This was signed by President Clinton eliminating trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)