Cold War
political, economic, and social ideology that seeks to establish a classless society in which all property and resources are collectively owned by the state
What is communism
a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on August 7, 1964, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to escalate U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
What is The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
the act aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting, particularly in the Southern states
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
geopolitical concept that emerged during the Cold War, suggesting that if one country in a region fell to communism, neighboring countries would likely follow
What is the Domino Theory
a major military campaign during the Vietnam War, launched by North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong troops against South Vietnam and U.S. forces.
What is the Tet Offense
ratified on January 23, 1964, prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.
What is the 24th Amendment
series of artificial satellites launched by the Soviet Union during the late 1950s and early 1960s
What is Sputnik?
a policy implemented by U.S. President Richard Nixon in the late 1960s and early 1970s, aimed at reducing U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring the responsibility for fighting the war to South Vietnam.
What is Vietnamization
a system to screen federal employees for loyalty to the United States government
What is the Executive Order 9835
a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, established to investigate alleged disloyalty
What is The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a tragic incident that occurred on May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, where the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a group of students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
What is Kent State Shooting
a set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s with the aim of eliminating poverty and racial injustice in the United States
What is the Great Society
A close and often symbiotic relationship between a nation's military, its government, and the defense industry that supplies military equipment, technology, and services.
What is The Military-Industrial Complex (MIC)
a metaphor often used to describe the process of withdrawing from a difficult, complex, or seemingly inescapable situation—particularly in the context of military or political conflict.
What is Pulling out of the quagmire
two landmark pieces of legislation in U.S. history, both of which played crucial roles in advancing civil rights and fighting discrimination against African Americans and other minorities
What are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968