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lowered the federal voting age to 18
the 26 amendment
authorized the president to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
what 1964 event led to a rapid expansion of US involvement
US ships off the North Vietnamese coast reported being attacked
what did president Nixon do on April 30 1970 to infuriate many Americans
announced that he had sent US troops into Cambodia expanding the war he had promised to end
the _ was successful in improving US relations with Latin America
peace corps
one of the first people to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
requires the president to get congressional approval before committing US troops to an armed struggle
War Powers Act
which of the following best describes the domino theory
of one nation becomes communist nesrby countries would also fall to communism
what does escalation mean with respect to president Johnson's policy toward Vietnam between 1965 and 1968
increased involvement
after the _ the US and the SU signed a treaty that banned aboveground testing of new nuclear weapons
Cuban missile crisis
strategy calling for the South Vietnamese Army to take over fighting the war on Vietnam
Vietnamization
designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Ying Lin
how did the hippie counter-culture express its ideals in the 1960s
supported the individual freedom non-violence and communal sharing
during the Vietnam War doves and hawks disagreed mainly over whether...
funding domestic programs was more important than winning the Cold War
by the end of 1967 US military leaders claimed they were nearing victory in Vietnam but the _ in January 1968 proved they were wrong
Tet-offensive
communist leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chin Minh
increased involvement of US military forces in the Vietnam War
escalation
what was one effect of the My Lai massacre
many Americans began to question US involvement in the war
the Vietnam war ended when...
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975
the _ revealed that US officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years
pentagon papers
commanded US forces in Vietnam
William Westmoreland
first person to travel into space
Yuri Gagarin
what did president Kennedy intend to do by establishing the peace corps
helping developing countries with tasks such as building schools
How did hippies show their rejection toward traditional society
by growing their hair long and wearing unusual clothes
one of the most active protest groups was _
students for democratic society