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Federal Housing Authority
a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934 -
Potsdam Agreement
plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Germany -
Domino Theory
was the speculation that if one nation fell to Communism, then others would also fall. -
Vietnam
the place war broke out between North vietnam and americans troops and other groups -
Chicano Mural Movement
began in 1960 Mexican-American barrios throughout the Southwest as artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict and celebrate Mexican-American culture. -
Affirmative Action
was a policy enacted to right the wrongs of the discrimination of the past by increasing representation in employment and education for minorities and women. -
Great Society
scrutinized for possessing programs that could lead to lack of motivation to find enduring work -
Anti-War Movement
small numbers in 1964 on various college campuses in the United States and grew into very large demonstration from 1967 until 1971. Television coverage of the Vietnam War gave momentum to this movement in an attempt to end the war and the draft all together. -
Gulf of Tonkin
increased presidential powers for war options. -
Draft
men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register so that a draft can be readily resumed if needed -
Head Start
a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson authorised the aggressive bombing campaign against North Vietnam that became known as Operation Rolling Thunder. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Ruling was that the 1st Amendment applies to public schools with regards to regulating speech in the classroom -
Escalation
Making involvement with the Vietnam war even worse then it already was -
Tet Offensive
began on January 30th when the South Vietnamese National Liberation Force simultaneously attacked a number of targets, many with a high concentration of U.S. troops. -
Roy Benavidez
a soldier from Texas, won the Congressional Medal of Honor and saved the lives of fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War. -
Abby Hoffman
Hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests -
Vietnamization
was an attempt to empower and equip the South Vietnamese Army. -
26th Amendment
Passed due to the fact that citizens were being drafted into the military at the age of 18, but were not allowed to vote -
Title IX
makes it illegal to deny participation in activities funded with federal funds on the basis of gender. -
Richard Nixon
Although Nixon initially escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War, he subsequently ended U.S. involvement in 1973. -
War Powers Act
has been disagreed upon by U.S. Presidents since 1973 due to the fact they feel it is unconstitutional and restricts the presidential power to send troops into combat. -
OPEC
placed embargoes on US oil shipments. -
Fall of Saigon
Communist forces took control of the city, and many evacuated by sea eventually becoming known as “Boat People”. -
NAFTA
an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America
