Vietnam
What was the communist surprise attack during Vietnamese New Year?
Tet Offensive
What was Kennedy's group of programs called?
New Frontier
Who won the democratic nomination in California but was then assassinated?
Robert Kennedy
What navy ship did the North Vietnamese military attack?
USS Maddox
What court case made it illegal for government sponsored places to support religion?
Engel vs. Vitale
What chemical did the US use to kill jungle plants? It also caused medical issues for people.
Agent Orange
What did Johnson declare at his State of the Union Address?
War on Poverty
Who was the military leader in Vietnam from 1964-1968?
Westmoreland
What chemical did the US create bombs out of to burn the jungle?
Napalm
What court case stated that states must provide attorneys for those who could not afford one?
Gideon vs. Wainwright
What were the secret trails and tunnels used by the Viet Cong called?
Ho Chin Minh Trail
What did Kennedy raise minimum wage to?
$1.25
What president first revived the food stamp program?
Kennedy
What two countries did the US illegal bomb while searching for the Viet Cong?
Laos and Cambodia
What court case made it a requirement for police to read individuals their constitutional rights when arrests are made?
Miranda vs. Arizona
Describe the governments in North and South Vietnam.
North-communist
South-corrupt and changing constantly/ not communist
What act, signed by Johnson, provided money to end poverty through government programs?
Economic Opportunity Act
Who shot Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
What did the US put into effect to get more soldiers for the military?
draft
What court case involved police not being able to use illegally obtained evidence?
Mapp vs. Ohio
Plan of air strikes started in February 1965.
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was Johnson's group of social programs called?
Great Society
Who was Chief Justice for Mapp vs. Ohio, Miranda vs. Arizona, and Engel vs. Vitale?
Ear Warren
How many US soldiers were in Vietnam by 1968?
500,000
What court case stated that school students are allowed freedom of speech unless it causes a substantial disruption?
Tinker vs. Des Moines