Lesson3 vocab and notes Flashcards
Who were hippies
Emphasized individual freedom nonviolance and communal Sharing also dressed differently
Who was Richard M. Nixion
He promised to restore order to american to society and bring peace and honor
Who was Henry Kissinger
National security advisor
What was Vietnamization
Pull all US troops out of Vietnam and let south Vietnam take over
What was the 26th amendment
Lowering the federal voting age in 1971
War powers act did. What
Committing U.S. troops to an arms struggle
Vietnam veterans memorial
Lists all people who died or was MIA ( missing in action) American soldiers
New Tet offensive
Led to a sharp drop in popularity of president Johnson
Kennedy won what
Kennedy won the California primary on June 5th 1968
Students protest erupted on hundreds of college campuses when and were
On May 4th at ken state university in Ohio
While Nixon was running for re election who did what
Henry Kissinger continued peace negotiations with north Vietnamese
The U.S. Did what with its troops
Pulled them out of Vietnam and let south Vietnam take over
How many troops died in this war
58,000 were killed and 300,000 were wounded
What was the students for democratic society
SDS members of SDS protested the draft as well as companies that made weapons used in Vietnam
