Vietnam
What was South Vietnam?
One of the most famous civil rights leaders, he focused on passive, nonviolent resistance.
Who was MLK?
Name the speaker: "<growls> If the President does it, it is not illegal!"
Who was Nixon?
This famous 1980's president helped to usher in a conservative revolution in American politics.
Who was Reagan?
Name the speaker: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky."
Who was Bill Clinton?
The famous Vietnam War Memorial, has this design...
What are the names of the fallen on a wall?
Who was Cesar Chavez?
This 1970's president focused on energy conservation; the American people found him weak and ineffective.
Who was Carter?
This was one of the pillars of Reagan's policies--it focused on criminalizing drug use.
What was the War on Drugs?
These two famous American icons were attacked on September 11, 2001.
What were the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?
This was often what the warfare in Vietnam was described as--a type of war that is based off wearing an enemy down, and never knowing when and where you're going to need to fight.
What is guerilla warfare?
This famous social movement was partly inspired by an image from space--our first photo ever of the Earth itself.
What is the environmental movement?
This scandal, which helped to bring down Richard Nixon, concerned him covering up crimes his campaign had committed--as well as some pretty questionable tapes.
What was the Watergate Scandal?
This famous economic philosophy argued that if wealthy Americans did well, everyone would do well.
What was supply-side economics?
The name given to a major economic crash that happened at the end of the 2000's.
What was the Great Recession?
The Tet Offensive, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, and the election of Nixon, all happened in this pivotal year!
What was 1968?
One of the spiritual founders of the Black Power Movement, he argued that African-Americans should be more militant and focus on self-defense.
Who was Malcolm X?
In the 1970's, this famous product was rationed, causing economic chaos for a time period.
What was gasoline?
The president who followed Reagan, he made the infamous promise during his campaign: "Read my lips, no new taxes!"
Who was George Bush I?
This is the longest war in all of American History.
What is the War in Afghanistan?
This was the famous part of the ocean where two American ships reported being attacked by Vietnamese boats in 1964.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin?
This famous 1960's band started out pretty clean-cut and traditional; their music became stranger as they embraced the new culture of that era.
Who were the Beatles?
This short-term president was initially popular--until he pardoned Nixon and everyone turned on him.
Who was Ford?
This scandal--which involved government officials double dealing and going around Congress--did serious damage to Reagan's reputation.
What was the Iran-Contra Scandal?
The 2000 presidential election all came down to the wonky voting system in this state.
What was Florida?