Civil Rights
What did Brown vs. Board of Education overturn?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The women's movement was a fight for
equality of men and women
What is the domino theory?
the reason why the US got involved in the war, they thought if communism spread to one country it would have a "domino effect" and spread to another country and another
A herbicide mixture used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Contained dangerous chemical containment and caused long lasting side effects.
Agent Orange
What is the significance of the White House tapes during the Watergate Scandal?
9 African American students tried to attend Little Rock Central High School once schools were desegregated. Once the students reached the front door, the National Guard prevented them from entering the school.
Little Rock Nine
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Protest campaign against racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama
What is the significance of Kent State University?
How did the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launch attacks on their enemies and disappear quickly?
an elaborate tunnel system
He wanted to have someone land on the moon
Greensboro Four Sit in
What happened at the March on Washington?
The event focused on employment discrimination, civil rights abuses against African Americans, Latinos, and other groups and support for the Civil Rights Act. This is also where MLK Jr delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech
Ho Chi Minh - North Vietnam (communism)
Diem - South Vietnam (democracy)
Vietnamization
What amendment is being shown when Gerald Ford took over as President once Richard Nixon resigned from presidency?
25th amendment
What is the significance of Title IX?
prohibited gender-based discrimination in sports, granting equal opportunities to both men and women to participate in sports
What were the Stonewall riots?
NYC police raided the Stonewall Inn, which started the gay rights movement. People in the club were fed up with years of police harassment because they were gay and they started fighting the police, which eventually caused the event to explode into a full-blown riot.
Diem was Catholic, which angered people. What religion was most popular in South Vietnam at the time?
Buddhism
What was the outcome of the golf of Tonkin resolution?
Lyndon B Johnson was given total control of the actions US was taking throughout the Vietnam War
What was Johnson's Great Society?
Became Johnson's agenda for Congress to make the US better for everyone
Goals were to:
1. end poverty
2. end racial injustice
3. improve education
4. rejuvenate cities
5. protect the environment
6. help all nations to live in enduring peace
Poll taxes & literacy tests
Who was Branch Rickey?
He was the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers and signed Jackie Robinson
What was the my lai massacre?
Incident where American troops were told the Viet Cong were hiding in South Vietnam. American troops went to the area they were hiding, but ended up killing around 400 Vietnamese innocent villagers.
Viet Cong attacked major towns and cities throughout South Vietnam. Known as the turning point of the Vietnam War.
tet offensive
JFK and Richard Nixon were the two candidates in the 1960 election. JFK ended up winning. What two factors do people say helped JFK win?
the television and his view on Civil Rights