Civil Rights Movement
The goal of the civil rights movement.
What is to end segregation?
succeeded to presidency in the wake of assassination
Lyndon Johnson
The US' purpose of the Vietnam war.
What is to prevent the spread of communism in Indochina?
Which country was supported by the U.S. when they tried to take control of their former colony Vietnam?
France
What was the response of many Americans when Nixon announced the invasion of Cambodia.
Protests, it was seen as an expansion of the Vietnam War
Court case that required the integration of public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He was the president who first expressed the "domino theory" (the fear that if Vietnam fell to communism the surrounding countries would as well)
Dwight D. Einsenhower
What was the reaction of the American People to the massacre of civilians at My Lai?
They were shocked/horrified
What was the policy of Linkage attempted to improve U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and China in exchange for what?
Withdrawal of support for N. Vietnam
Describe the policy of Vietnamization and its level of success.
Nixon's policy of slowly removing troops from Vietnam while simultaneously training the South Vietnamese? It was not successful because the country fell to communism?
Passed as a result of the march on Washington and the overall efforts of Dr. King and his efforts.
What is the civil rights act of 1964?
Who was the president that continued Eisenhower's policy...approved plan for various military actions in Vietnam and Laos.
John F. Kennedy
Under which U.S. president did the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam increase from a few thousand to 300,000 - 400,000?
Who is President Lyndon B Johnson?
The Vietnam War and Korean war are proxy wars to this larger conflict.
What is the Cold War?
What caused the war to linger for many Americans who had friends and family members involved in the war long after the war was over?
Many troops were classified as MIA or POW and never returned home.
This was passed following the Selma March in Alabama.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This President did not seek a second term in 1968 and his decision was influenced by the increasing unpopularity of the Vietnam War.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution did this.
What is allowed the president to take any measures necessary to repel attacks against United States forces and allies in Southeast Asia.
Nixon's Vietnamization plan called for the S. Vietnamese to do what as American troops withdrew?
Called on the S. Vietnam to take a larger role in fighting the war.
What impact did the Christmas Bombings have on the North Vietnamese?
Brought them back to the negotiating table
Dwight D Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas for this reason.
What is to enforce the Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate public schools?
This President resigned from office due to the Watergate scandal
Richard Nixon
Was created to limit Presidential power to send troops into combat.
What is the war Powers Act?
The release of Pentagon Papers revealed what to the American people ?
That their government had been lying to them for decades or had not been honest
Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese
Ho Chi Minh