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Federal Housing Authority
United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. It insured loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building and home buying. -
Chicano Movement
An extension of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement which began in the 1940s with the stated goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. -
Escalation
was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 this was due to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam. This war just conintued to escalate as the years went by. -
Potsdam Agreement
This is plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Germany and the entire European Theatre of War territory. -
Domino Theory
A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control. -
Anti-War Movement
A campaign against entering or continuing a war. -
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries: an organization formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum. Its members are Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. -
Affirmative Action
An active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women -
Lyndon B. Johnson
often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States , a position he assumed after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States. -
Abby Hoffman
He was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party. -
Head Start
A federally-funded program targeting children ages 3-5 and providing a variety of services, including education in the form of preschool, and nutrition and medical services. -
Gulf of Tonkin
This is the name given to two separate confrontations, one actual and one false, involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
Tet Offensive
An offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam. -
Roy Benavidez
Was a member of the Studies and Observations Group of the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat. -
Vietnamization
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. program of turning over to the South Vietnamese government responsibility for waging the conflict, in order to implement withdrawal of U.S. military personnel. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Was a decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools -
Draft
The draft is basically a form of compulsory military service that provides the armed forces with enough young men to fill the ranks in the case of a national emergency or war. -
26th Amendment
It is the amendment that allows us citizens over the age of 18 vote in elections. such as the presidential election, the election for governor, and any other election that rely on citizens to vote on. -
Title IX
A clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the thirty-seventh President of the United States. Nixon served from 1969 to 1974. -
War Powers Act
A resolution of Congress that stated that the President can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if America is already under attack or serious threat. -
Fall of Saigon
Was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front -
Vietnam
This country is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. -
Great Society
Medicare, Head Start, Upward Bound -
NAFTA
agreement reached by the United States, Canada, and Mexico that instituted a schedule for the phasing out of tariffs and eliminated a variety of fees and other hindrances to encourage free trade between the three North American countries.
