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Lowered the federal voting age from 21 to 18
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
One of the first people to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What 1964 event led to a rapid expansion of US involvement in Vietnam?
US ships off the North Vietnamese coast reported being attacked
What did President Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peace Corps?
Help developing countries with tasks such as building schools
The___ was successful in improving US relations with Latin America.
Peace Core
strategy calling for the South Vietnamese Army to take over fighting the war in Vietnam
Vietnamization
requires the president to get congressional approval before committing to US troops to an army
war powers act
Which of the following describes the domino theory?
If one nation becomes Communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism
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
After the_____, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a treaty that banned aboveground testing of new nuclear weapons.
Cuban Missle Crisis
Communist leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Ying Lin
How did the hippie counter-culture express its ideals in the 1960's?
Supported individual freedom, nonviolence, and communal sharing
What does "escalation" mean with respect to President Johnson's policy toward Vietnam between 1965 and 1968?
increased involvement
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
commanded US ground forces in Vietnam
William Westermoreland
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
During the Vietnam War, hawks and doves disagreed mainly over whether...
funding domestic programs was more important than winning the Cold War
The_________ revealed that US officials had been lying to American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
Pentagon Papers
authorized the president to take "all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the US
TONKIN GULF RESOLUTION
first person to travel into space
Yuri Gagarin
The Vietcong fought against….
United States
The Vietnam War ended when...
North Vietnamese forces capture Saigon in 1975