chapter 37 Flashcards
1
Q
robert mcnamara
A
JFKS sec of defense
2
Q
new frontier
A
fixed economic issues
defense and dpace spending
3
Q
bay of pigs
A
using exiles in florida to overthrow castro
huge failure
4
Q
flexible response
A
tailor response to level of conflict
5
Q
great society
A
LBJS new deal like plan
war on poverty
6
Q
1964 gulf tonkin resolution
A
says american ships were attacked
blank check to LBJ to fight for S vietnam
7
Q
detente
A
ease tensions
8
Q
tet offensive
A
N vietnam attack
made americans hate the war
9
Q
civil rights act 1964
A
ended discrimination based on race religion and gender
10
Q
freedom riders
A
riding busses interstate to force gov to enforce desegregation
11
Q
ho chi mhin trail
A
gets supplies from soviets and russia to vietcong
