Nixon’s idea to help South Vietnam take over the fighting so America could pull its troops out
What is Vietnamization?
100
group living arrangements in which members (hippies) shared everything and worked together
What is Communes?
100
part of the Persian Gulf War
- Goal was to drive Saddam Hussein (dictator of Iraq) out of Kuwait
- began when Iraq invaded Kuwait over oil control
- U.S. Victory - During Bush Administration
What is Operation Desert Storm?
100
Public works project named after Hoover
What is the Hoover Dam?
100
man who became president when JFK was assassinated
What is Lyndon B. Johnson?
200
American tactics in Vietnam/weapons
What is Agent Orange, napalm, and helicopters?
200
This president was caught when he tried to cover the incident up
he later resigned before charges of impeachment were brought against him
What is Richard Nixon?
200
an economic theory in which it helps the wealthy but will trickle down to the poor
What is Trickle Down Theory?
200
What president's economic theory is this?
-“trickle down” economics
-gov’t. should not get involved in ending the great depression
What is Hoover?
200
He was assassinated while president
- space race – put a man on the moon
-civil rights supporter
-Bay of Pigs, Cuban missile crisis
-stood up to the Soviet Union
Peace Corps : longest lasting legacy
What is JFK?
300
a lack of belief in government reports regarding the Vietnam War because the new showed the brutality of war to Americans on TV (“living room” war)
What is Credibility gap?
300
5 men arrested for breaking into the democratic headquarters.
What is Watergate Scandal?
300
the economic idea that cutting taxes would boost businesses and provide more money for consumers to spend
What is Supply Side Economics?
300
FDR's plan to fix the depression
What is the New Deal?
300
WWII former general
-organizer of d-day
-interstate highway system
- Domino Theory
-brinkmanship
What is Eisenhower?
400
the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so would the other Southeast Asian nations
What is Domino Theory?
400
hit and run tactics (Vietcong)
sniper fire, land mines, booby traps, tunnel systems
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
400
the term given to President Reagan’s approach to solving the nation’s economic problems
What is Reagonomics?
400
President that fired General McArthur during the Korean War?
What is Truman?
400
President during WWII
- very liberal ideas
-gov’t. should help society get out of the great depression
- only president to serve 4 terms
What is FDR?
500
American entry into Vietnam War
What is Gulf of Tonkin incident, attacks on U.S. Bases, and
afraid that communism would take over Vietnam?
500
52 Americans at the American Embassy in Iran held hostage for 444 days
Iranians were angry because we were helping their Shah who had been overthrown
What is Iranian Hostage Crisis?
500
Oil Cartel that the US gets it's oil from
-controls supply and cost of oil
-placed oil embargo on the U.S. for helping Israel causing a major oil shortage
What is Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
500
Truman's policy to stop communism from spreading (part of the Truman Doctrine)
What is containment?
500
President that made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki