chapter 24 Flashcards
President Johnson used this incident as the reason to ask congress for authority to fight communist aggression in Vietnam
gulf of Tonkin
president Johnson believed this had the resources to eliminate poverty in American
government
name of the first russian satellite successfully launched into space
sputnick
country that one-fifth of the nation’s population was slaughtered by communists
cambodia
pro-communist south Vietnam
viet cong
legislation guaranteeing the rights of african americans dedicated to JFK
civil rights act of 1964
goal was to eliminate poverty and inequality
great society
banned poll taxes
24 amendment
broad legal interpretation to attack social problems
judicial activism
a call for civil rights by ant means necessary
black power
rebellious youth movement of the 1960’s and the early 1970’s
counter culture
law abiding middle class americans
silent majority
relaxation of the US soviet tensions
dentent
university where four students killed during a 1970 anti war protest
kent state
government health insurance program was instituted in 1965 to help elderly people pay their medical expenses
medicare
organization congress established to conduct the new American space program
NASA
this 1968 north vietnamese offensive was a military failure but a political success for communist forces
tet offensive
advocate of judicial activist
earl warren
stolen documents published in 1971 increased sentiment
pentagon papers
south vietnamese villages where hundrands of civillians killed becuase they were suspected of aiding the Viet COng
Mylai
in what city did the north Vietnamese meet with the US fore peace talks
Paris
civil rights leader assassinated April of 1968
MLK junior
the great society
Johnson
republican nominee for president in 1964
Byry Goldwater
