US Domestic
Civil Rights
Vietnam
Nixon
Wild Card
100
Who was the “accidental president”
Lyndon B. Johnson
100
Participants in the 1963 March on Washington hoped to convince Congress to
pass civil rights legislation
100
French were forced to leave Vietnam after this battle
What is Dien Bien Phu
100
One of the reasons why Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States in 1968 was
What is promise to bring an end to the Vietnam War and/or appeal to the Silent Majority/restore law and order
100
Country bordering Vietnam
What is Cambodia and Laos
200
What is name of President Johnson’s domestic programs of the 1960s
Great Society
200
Johnsons’ two civil rights laws are considered to be ________________ in American history
Landmarks
200
The United States began pouring troops into Vietnam with its passage
What is Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
200
An American political embarrassment and constitutional crisis that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon
What is Watergate Scandal and bombing of Cambodia
200
County which helped the Vietcong
China and Russia
300
Cold War competition between Russia and the United States resulting in Aeronautical innovations
What is Space Race
300
What was the highlight of the March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech
300
In fighting the North Vietnamese forces, United States troops used this primary tactic
What is heavy firepower from aircraft and artillery
300
A relaxation in tension between the United States and the communist superpowers
What is detente
300
Country where "the killing fields" are
Cambodia
400
Russian satellite launched, igniting the Space Race
What is Sputnik
400
city Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in
Where is Memphis, TN
400
document divided Vietnam into a Communist North and a Democratic South
What is Geneva Accords
400
the names of the two Washington Post reporters that uncovered the Watergate Scandal and cover-up
Who were Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
400
Governor of NJ
Chris Christy
500
The Nixon Administration sent the _________ ___________ to Kent State University, who opened fire on student protesters
What is National Guard
500
Name a principle used by civil rights activists (think guiding philosophy)
What is Passivism, Nationalism, Christianity and Democratic principals
500
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces grew in strength, by getting supplies using the
What is Ho Chi Minh Trail
500
During what year’s presidential campaign did the Watergate break in and scandal occur
What is 1972
500
Name one multi-lateral institution
What are: African Union, European Union, UN, NATO, Arab League, Muslim Brotherhood
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