Unit Four Test Flashcards
How does Johnson become trapped in Vietnam as a result of previous policies and administrations?
The war was inherited because of the concepts involved with communism and how we had been treating it ultimately leads Johnson to be forced to engage Vietnam.
What is the North Vietnamese strategy in Vietnam?
The goal almost reminds me of Russia’s, the just needed to outlast the US. They believed the taxpayers would tire of paying for the war and would not see the relevance of the war and they were correct.
What happens in the Gulf of Tonkin? What key piece of legislation comes from this?
An American ship that is ostensibly fired upon in the Gulf of Tonkin which gives Lyndon Johnson an argument he can present to Congress. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin resolution which is basically a blank check allowing Johnson to wage war on North Vietnam.
How does Johnson use the conflict in Vietnam to his advantage?
He uses it to push is agenda forward to stop communism
How does the socio-economics of the military change during Vietnam?
There was a drastic increase in the number of minorities that were serving. It was a disproportionately large number of minorities in the war.
What is the Test offensive and why was it significant?
The North Vietnam bombed every military installation we had in the city in South Vietnam. When the American citizens found out about this they believed Johnson was lying to them about what was happening in Vietnam.
What is the outcome of Brown v. Board and what is a key issue with it?
Oliver Brown sued the board of education to allow his daughter, Linda, to go to the white school that was closer to his home. The lawsuit resulted in the integration of all children in the school system. Children were no longer denied access to a school because of their race.
What starts the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
15 year old Claudette Colvin refused to give her set on the bus and was arrested. The NAACP wanted to boycott the system but they felt Colvin would be problematic as the face of the boycott. So they decided to make Rosa Parks the face of it. She was a civil rights activist and refused to give her seat starting the 13 month boycott and ending segregation on buses.
What facilitates the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
In Selma AL there were a number of African American beatings and laws put in place to keep African Americans from voting. It reminds me of the 1898 insurrection in Wilmington NC.
What do the Baby Boomers want?
Baby Boomers were about consumerism. They want a secure place in society (good paying jobs, nice house, vacation every year, etc).
What is a counter-culture?
They are like Hippies, a group that is detached from mainstream society
What are some of the effects of the Birth control pill on society?
Puerto Rican women were used as Guinea Pigs and went through unethical medical trials. Clarence Gamble from Proctor and Gamble backed the pill because he believed that Puerto Ricans and others living in poverty should be wiped out to make room for more “fit members of the population. Their sacrifice allowed other women the opportunity to plan their families.
What is the significance of Betty Freidan?
She writes a book called Feminine Mystique that begins the second wave of feminism
What is Détente’?
Johnson develops this policy that allows countries to back off from conflict.
What is the Nixon Doctrine?
President Nixon authorized secret bombings of routes and places in Cambodia and Laos to damage the weapons, supplies and people that are supporting North Vietnam to make it possible for South Vietnam to defend itself and possibly win.
