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Federal Housing Authority
The Federal Housing Administration is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934 -
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Potsdam Agreement
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II -
Domino Theory
Domino Theory is a theory that if one nation becomes Communist the surrounding nations will also become Communist. -
Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The war was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries -
Escalation
Escalation is the process of increasing or rising -
Draft
The draft is when the government takes men and send them to the army. The United States discontinued the draft in 1973. -
Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement began in 1960 Mexican-merican barrios throughtout the zsouthwest as artists began using the wlls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict and celebrate Mexican-American culture. -
OPEC
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Affirmative Action
The Affirmative Action was a police enacted to right the wrongs of the discrimination of the past by increasing representation in employment and education for minorties and women -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States. He served in all four elected federal offices of the United States. -
Anti-War Movement
The Anti-War movement is a movement of wich people protest against the US involvment in a war. Opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began slowly in 1964 but increased dramatically over time. -
Great Society
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson -
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a false accusation of President LBJ. He said that the US Navy got attacked by Vietnam. -
Head Start
The Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides education, health, nutrition, and parent services to low-income families. -
Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party (Yippies). During the Vietnam War, Hoffman was an anti-war activist. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a surprise attack from the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. -
Roy Benavidez
Roy Benavidez was a member of the Studies and Observations Group of the United States Army and received the metal of honor for his survice in South Vietnam -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States and was the only president to resign the office. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
The Tinker v. Des Moines ruling stated that freedom of speech and free expression were rights protected for students in U.S. public schools. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard M. Nixon administration during the Vietnam War that was aimed at ending American involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. -
26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment sets the voting age to eighteen -
Title IX
Title IX makes it illegal to deny participation in activities funded with federal funds on the basis of gender -
War Powers Act
The War Powers Act is a federal law to check the President's power to involve the United States to a war without the permission of Congress -
Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front -
NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trade bloc in North America.
