Space Race
The Soviet Union was the first to launch one of these in 1957.
What is a satellite (Sputnik)
The belief that if communism were to spread to South Vietnam, then it would continue to spread to other countries
What is the Domino Theory.
The failed U.S. backed coup of Fidel Castro's communist government.
What is the Bay of Pigs.
Who founded the American GI Forum?
Who is Hector P. Garcia
JFK declared America would do this by the end of the Decade. He did not live to see it happen.
What is put a man on the moon.
Having to go to war based on a random pick during the Vietnam War was known as a......
What is a draft.
What resolution gave the president military powers to use force without a declaration of war by Congress
What is the Golf of Tonkin Resolution.
Johnson passed legislation to help improve lives of Americans and combat poverty, known as the
What is the Great Society.
Dolores Huerta and this individual were advocates of farmers, and fought for better working conditions and pay.
Who is Caesar Chavez.
Who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Who is John Glen
This limited the president from using armed forces without permission from Congress.
What is the War Powers Resolution.
The policy in which the U.S. slowly turned the war over to the South Vietnamese, and by 1973 the U.S. had withdrawn all troops.
What is Vietnamization
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution changed what American right?
What is the voting age from 21 to 18.
Who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for rescuing wounded men despite himself being wounded during the Vietnam War?
Who is Roy Benavidez.
Michael Collins piloted Apollo 11 which saw which two astronauts walk on the moon?
Who are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
He was the National Security Advisor to the President during the Vietnam War and, through negotiations, ended the war.
Who is Henry Kissinger
The 1968 counter attack from North Vietnam which resulted in the capture of several cities in South Vietnam; this event shocked the American public and eroded public support for the war
What is the Tet Offensive.
Who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is James Earl Ray.
President Nixon believed there was a large number of Americans who supported his work in Vietnam, a group he called the_________.
Who are the Silent Majority.
Who was the first person in space
Who is Yuri Gagarin
Resulted in South Vietnam’s defeat in 1975
What is the Fall of Saigon.
Who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald?
Who is Jack Ruby
Who founded the Black Panther Party in 1966
Who is Huey Newton.