Cold War
What was the Cold War?
Tension between U.S. and USSR. No direct fighting.
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
What was the baby boom?
An increase in births after WWII
What was the Watergate scandal?
A major political scandal in the United States during the early 1970s
A break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the subsequent cover-up by members of the Nixon administration
Instead of admitting wrongdoing, Nixon and his aides tried to hide the truth.
Paid the burglars to stay quiet and pressured the FBI to back off
What is containment?
Stopping the spread of communism
What event gave the US power to enter the war?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What did Brown v. Board of Education do?
Ended segregation in schools
Why did suburbs grow rapidly in the 1950s?
Economic boom after WWII
GI Bill
Affordable housing developments
Why did Nixon resign?
Because of the Watergate scandal, a major political crisis that exposed corruption and abuse of power in his administration
What event brought the U.S. and the USSR closest to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the Tet Offensive?
Surprise attack by North Vietnam and the Vietcong on cities and military bases in South Vietnam
Who promoted nonviolent protests?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was Levittown?
Mass produced/cheaply made suburban housing
Needed to meet high demands for homes
Often excluded minorities--> Contributed to segregation
What is stagflation?
A condition in which the economy experiences slow or no growth, high unemployment, and high inflation at the same time
What alliance was the United States apart of?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What was Vietnamization?
U.S. withdraws troops gradually from fighting in the war, South Vietnam takes over more of their own
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
It ended segregation/discrimination
What was consumer culture?
a social and economic system where people are encouraged to buy more goods and services than they need, often to show status, happiness, or keep up with trends
How did the Vietnam War contribute to the impact of the Watergate Scandal?
The VW caused many Americans to lose trust in the government because officials had been misleading the public about the war.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Give money to rebuild Europe and stop communism
Why did Americans protest the Vietnam War?
Draft
Death of men
Government lies
TV coverage
What was the major difference between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X?
MLK--- Nonviolent approach
Malcolm X--- More aggressive with his approach
What was the counterculture?
Young people rejecting traditional values
What did the "Smoking Gun" tape prove?
Nixon tried to stop the FBI investigation using the CIA.