Us history final: Vietnam- watergate Flashcards
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| 10179279169 | Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) | JFK's vice-president who signed the 3 biggest civil rights acts of the 1960s | 0 | |
| 10179279170 | Viet Cong | North Vietnamese sympathizers who fought against the US using guerilla tactics | 1 | |
| 10179279171 | The Great Society | Lyndon Johnson's program for poverty relief, healthcare, civil rights, etc. during his presidency. | 2 | |
| 10179279191 | The role of France | 3 | ||
| 10179279172 | Reasons for us involvement in Vietnam war | To prevent communism from spreading | 4 | |
| 10179279173 | Vietmihn | Communist group formed by Ho Chi Mihn and others in Vietnam during WWII to promote independence. | 5 | |
| 10179279174 | The Domino Theory | The idea that if one country falls to communism surrounding countries would, also. | 6 | |
| 10179279175 | Haight-Ashbury | The district in San Francisco that became popular for hippie counter-culture | 7 | |
| 10179279176 | Anti war protesters | Did not want people to go to war because they lost trust in the gov. (Saw tragedy on news/radio) | 8 | |
| 10179279177 | Guerilla Warfare | type of fighting in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy | 9 | |
| 10179279178 | Tet Offensive | a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities in early 1968. | 10 | |
| 10179279179 | Ho Chi Minh | Communist leader of North Vietnam | 11 | |
| 10179279180 | Saigon | Capital of South Vietnam | 12 | |
| 10179279181 | Hanoi | Capital of North Vietnam | 13 | |
| 10179279182 | Diem | Leader of South Vietnam | 14 | |
| 10179279183 | General Westmoreland | the commander of u.s. forces in Vietnam | 15 | |
| 10179279184 | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam | 16 | |
| 10179279185 | The Counterculture | Nickname for group that rebelled against social mainstream; most represented by "hippie" movement | 17 | |
| 10179279186 | Kent State | 4 students killed by National Guardsmen after violent protesting in this university | 18 | |
| 10179279187 | Nixon & China | 1st time during Cold War that china and US met | 19 | |
| 10179279188 | SALT | Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty- limiting arms for US and Soviet Union | 20 | |
| 10179279189 | Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward | Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal - most famous journalist in American history | 21 | |
| 10179279190 | Watergate Scandal | Result of break-in committed by Nixon's administration; goal was to cover attempted burglary | 22 | |
| 10179279192 | Fords pardon of nixon | A presidential pardon of Richard Nixon on September 8, 1974, by President Gerald Ford, granted Richard Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he might have committed against the United States while president. | 23 |