Unit 4

Question 1

Johnson trapped in Vietnam?

Answer 1

The US supports South Korea so Johnson becomes trapped between engagement and withdrawal

Question 2

North Vietnamese strategy?

Answer 2

Outlast the US

Question 3

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Answer 3

The US facilitates escalation of this. Congress issues Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which gave Johnson the authority to retaliate and promote the maintenance of international peace and security

Question 4

Johnson’s advantage?

Answer 4

Johnson uses the war to ensure electoral victory.

Question 5

Socio-economics of military during Vietnam?

Answer 5

divide in military service, larger amount of minorities serving then white men.

Question 6

Test offensive significance?

Answer 6

massive Northern Vietnamese assault on Vietnamese New Year, this shattered American belief in “imminent victory”

Question 7

Brown v. Board

Answer 7

The outcome was integrated schools but this was done in “all deliberate speed” which means it was a very slow process. This took place in 1954 but all schools were not integrated until the 70s

Question 8

facilitates Voting Rights Act?

Answer 8

beatings during the Selma March

Question 9

Baby Boomers wanted:

Answer 9

a secure place in society

Question 10

Counter-culture? Hippies

Answer 10

-detachment from mainstream society
-hatred of consumerism
-drug use, free love, Woodstock (3 days of peace and music)

Question 11

Effects of birth control

Answer 11

less births, work outside of the home, women desired careers, equal pay, and equal work

Question 12

Betty Friedan

Answer 12

The Feminine Mystique

Question 13

Détente

Answer 13

“unclench the fist”, seeking “peace with honor”, backing off from conflict

Question 14

Nixon Doctrine

Answer 14

-Vietnamization (the US is training the Vietnamese to protect themselves)
-direct negotiation with North Vietnam
-secret bombings in Cambodia and Laos (widens war)

Question 15

End of Vietnam War?

Answer 15

The Paris Peace Accords in 1973

Question 16

Wategate?

Answer 16

-Nixon uses dirty tricks like fake scandals against democrats
-the Nixon Administration is caught at the Watergate Hotel to steal information from Democratic Party HQ
-an insider from his administration “Deep Throat” feeds the news information
-meanwhile, Nixon is attempting covers ups but the tapes get out, as well as the Enemies List

Question 17

Six Day War and ramifications

Answer 17

Israelis started war because Arab failed to recognize Israel as a state, they captured many regions that are now Israel (Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Arabs are embarrassed by loos and reinforced the belief that the US was helping Israelis.

Question 18

Prague Spring and effects:

Answer 18

Czechoslovakia under Alexander Dubcek sought a less repressive government and allowed for political parties. Leonid Brezhnev ordered a military intervention

Question 19

Iraq War causes:

Answer 19

Islamic revolution in Iran frightened neighboring countries and they feared the revolution would spread.

Question 20

Apartheid:

Answer 20

A system of segregation related in 1948 that kept whites and blacks separate. White people live in cities but blacks are restricted to outlying towns

Question 21

Deng Xiaoping change Chinese economy?

Answer 21

*modernization of agriculture, industry, defense and technology
*peasants allowed to farm small plots
*foreign capitalists open factories and private enterprise in cities

Question 22

Tiananmen Square

Answer 22

June 4 1989. Liberalization in China led to crackdowns by the Communist Party. Student group shows demonstrations against this in 1989 and one million Chinese people supported. Government declares Martial law and 700+ students are killed by governmental reprisals

Question 23

US defeat the Soviet Union? Glasnost? Perestroika?

Question 24

European Union:

Answer 24

unity of various countries of Europe. Contains nationalist passions, Europe represents more than material progress, and values can transcend ethnic and political lines. Countries retained independence but agreed to standards such as democratic government and rule of law, plus free market economy.

Question 25

Globalization and ramifications:

Answer 25

An idea of interconnecting the world or linking economies with other people

Question 26

Climate Change and ramifications:

Answer 26

Long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

Question 27

Al-Qaeda? Osama Bin Laden?

Answer 27

Osama Bin Laden co-founded this militant Islamic organization. He was a religious conservative that fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan and a wealthy Saudi Arabian member of royal family.