Chapter 39 Quiz Flashcards
Vietnamization (2)
military strategy launched by Nixon in 1969
Reduced the number of American combat troops in Vietnam
Nixon Doctrine (2)
Nixon’s plan for “peace with honor” in Vietnam
Stated that the U.S. would honor its existing defense commitments but in the future, countries would have to fight their own wars
My Lai Massacre (3)
What happened?
Military assault in a small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968, in which American soldiers under the command of 2nd lieutenant William Calley murdered hundereds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, mostly women and children
Reduced support for the war in America
Pentagon Papers (2) ***
secret U.S. Government report detailing early planning and policy decisions regarding the Vietnam War under presidents Kennedy and Johnson
1971 - the lies and secrets of the Government are revealed in the New York Times
Détente ***
“reduced tension” the period of cold war thawing when the U.S. and the Soviet Union negotiated reduced armament treaties under Pres. Nixon, Ford, and Carter
Salt II ***
Stategic arms limitation treaty agreement between the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhchev and American President Jimmy Carter
War Powers Act
1973- law passed by Congress limiting the president’s ability to wage war without Congressional approval
Watergate (2)
series of scandals that resulted in Pres. Nixon’s resignation in 1974 amid calls for his impeachment
Episode sprang from a failed burglary attempt at Democratic Party headquarters in Washington’s Watergate Hotel during the 1972 Election
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (2)
declared full constitutional equality for women
failed to become an amendment due to anti-feminist protests
Roe v. Wade (2)
landmark Supreme Court decision that forbade states from banning abortion by citing a woman’s constitutional right to privacy
Faced strong opposition from opponents towards abortion which partially launched pro-life movement
