Cold War
This ideological difference was the primary reason the United States and USSR were at odds during the Cold War.
Saw their world views as fundamentally opposed, both totalizing. Democratic capitalism vs. authoritarian communism.
Also accept – two major superpowers after WWII, both looking to expand their influence.
This is the primary reason that the United States continued to fight in Vietnam for as long as they did.
What is to combat the spread of communism?
This group offered free healthcare and breakfast in an attempt to create independent support systems in Black communities.
Who are the Black Panthers?
This is the term used to describe Lyndon B. Johnson’s domestic policy program.
What is the Great Society?
Double Jeopardy!
This is the format we use for writing a thesis in this class.
Although X, Y, because A and B.
This plan provided economic aid to Europe after WWII intended to prevent the spread of communism and contain the influence of the Soviet Union.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This country had colonized Vietnam in 1848 and asked for support from the U.S. to keep control of its colonial holdings after WWII.
What is France?
This Supreme Court Case ended separate but equal segregation in schools.
What is Brown v. Board?
Double Jeopardy!
In August of 1964, Congress granted LBJ power to conduct military operations in Vietnam with this, though they did not formally declare war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This new piece of technology became very popular in the 1950s, creating a more unified national culture and contributing to the rise of consumerism.
What is TV?
This idea came from a fear that allowing any one place/nation fall to communism would lead to the spread of communism more broadly.
What is domino theory?
These two chemicals were used extensively in combat in Vietnam, leading to long-term health problems for Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers.
What are napalm and Agent Orange?
This is one major strategy that Latine rights activists used to combat abuse and discrimination in agricultural work.
What are boycotts or unionization?
This is one of the significant enduring impacts of the Watergate Scandal and Nixon's handling of the situation.
What is increased distrust in the government?
This is the initial controversy that caused the Watergate Scandal.
What is men working for Nixon’s re-election campaign broke into the DNC headquarters to steal information and bug their phones?
Double Jeopardy!
First put forward by George Kennan, this idea guided Cold War policy by arguing that it was important to try to keep communism limited to just the USSR.
What is containment?
In August of 1964, Congress granted LBJ power to conduct military operations in Vietnam with this, though they did not formally declare war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This Black Panther leader was assassinated by the FBI in Chicago.
Who is Fred Hampton?
This man was president at the end of the 1970s, and criticism of his domestic and foreign policy meant he was not re-elected in 1980, leading to a rise in conservatism.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
In 1969, LGBTQ+ patrons at a bar participated in this major event that helped spark the gay liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s.
What is the Stonewall Uprising?
Control over these two countries was one of the primary sources of conflict between the U.S. and allies and the USSR after WWII.
What are Poland and Germany?
In this tragic event, U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, helping to increase opposition to the war at home.
What is the My Lai Massacre?
This book by Betty Friedan was a major text of the feminist movement of the 1960s.
What is The Feminine Mystique?
This president was the first to involve the United States in conflict in Vietnam, even though it was unknown at the time.
Who is Eisenhower?
In 1973, this factor significantly added to inflation and was a major contributor in precipitating a general conservative turn in American politics.
What is the OPEC oil embargo?