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the plan for US forces in Vietnam to stand down (reduce troops) and South Vietnamese forces take over the fighting.

What was Vietnamization?

100
LBJ's pushed for the passage of Medicare, wealfare, headstart, etc..
What were the Great Society programs?
100

Reagan sat down with this soviet leader to ease tensions.

Who was Gorbachev?

100
Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat inspired this action
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
100
He was the lead NAACP attorney during the Brown case and was the 1st African American on the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
200
The lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18.
What was the 26th Amendment?
200

this group of people supported the Vietnam war

Who were the Hawks?

200

policy allowed for open criticism of the government

What was Glasnost?

200
A large gathering people protesting segration, heard MLK's "I have a Dream" speech.
What was the March on Washington?
200

the founder of the Black panther party.

Who was Stokley Carmichael?

300

US & Soviets agree to destry certain nuclear weapons

What was the SALT treaty?

300
congress gives LBJ a blank check to fight the Vietnam War
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
300

the arming of anti-communist countries to roll back communism

What was the Reagan Doctrine?

300
bans segregation in public places
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
300
Organized farm workers using non-violent methods
Who was Cesar Chavez?
400
the relaxing of tensions between the US/ Soviet Union/ China in the early 1970s.
What was Detente?
400
The Vietnam War was fought in part because of this theory, if Vietnam falls so will other countries.
What was the domino theory?
400

policy that allowed people to establish private businesses and property.

What was Perestroika?

400
the ruling that ended school segreation
What was Brown vs The Board of Education?
400
removed barriers from voting, like poll taxes
What was the 24th Amendment?
500
The scandal that involved the breaking into the Democratic National Committee Office.
What was Watergate?
500
The draft, the Tet Offensive, and the media coverage of the Vietnam war
What caused anti-war protest?
500

U.S. selling of weapons to Iran and giving the profits to a rebel group

What was the Iran-contra affair?

500
Two student led groups that fought for intergration at lunch counters and interstate busing.
What was Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides?
500
was the Co-Founder of NOW (National Organization for Women) and wrote the Feminine Mystic.
Who was Betty Freidan?