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The Federal Housing Administration is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934
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Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of World War II
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Domino Theory is a theory that if one nation becomes Communist the surrounding nations will also become Communist.
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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
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Escalation is the process of increasing or rising
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The draft is when the government takes men and send them to the army. The United States discontinued the draft in 1973.
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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.
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The OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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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
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Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States. He served in all four elected federal offices of the United States.
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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.
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The Great Society was a set of domestic programs announced by President Lyndon B. Johnson
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The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a false accusation of President LBJ. He said that the US Navy got attacked by Vietnam.
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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.
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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.
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The Tet Offensive was a surprise attack from the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
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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
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Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States and was the only president to resign the office.
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The Tinker v. Des Moines ruling stated that freedom of speech and free expression were rights protected for students in U.S. public schools.
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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.
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The 26th Amendment sets the voting age to eighteen
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Title IX makes it illegal to deny participation in activities funded with federal funds on the basis of gender
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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
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The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front
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The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trade bloc in North America.
