Part 2 -Johnson, Nixon and Ford (1963-1977)

How did the methods of the Black Panthers differ in the civil rights movement?

• The Black Panthers would respond to aggression with aggression rather than toleration.

• The Black Panthers only focused on legal challenges in court.

• The Black Panthers promoted complete nonviolence at all times.

• The Black Panthers avoided any involvement in community programs.

What was the Effect of the Fall of Saigon?

• Signified the surrender of South Vietnam to North Vietnam; Vietnam reunites into a single Communist Nation.

• Led to the division of Vietnam into two separate countries.

• Resulted in the immediate withdrawal of all North Vietnamese forces from the South.

• Marked the beginning of a democratic government in South Vietnam.

What was the overall goal of Johnson's Great Society?

• To end poverty, reduce crime, abolish inequality, and improve the environment

• To expand the United States' territory overseas

• To promote isolationism and reduce international involvement

• To increase military spending and focus on space exploration

What is the Domino Theory?

• If one country falls to Communism, their neighboring countries will also.

• It is the belief that all countries will eventually become democracies.

• It is a theory about the spread of capitalism in Europe.

• It is the idea that economic crises are like falling dominoes.

Explain the credibility gap.

• Americans began to lose their trust in the government as lies were exposed

• It was a new economic policy introduced in the 1970s

• It referred to the gap between rich and poor in America

• It was a term for the space race between the US and USSR

Vietnam War: Identify and discuss the effects of the following: b. Tet Offensive -

• Surprise attack on American troops over the holiday week

• Peace treaty signed between North and South Vietnam

• Withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam

• End of the Vietnam War

Explain the impact of the 26th amendment - ________

• Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, increasing the number of young voters

• Granted women the right to vote

• Abolished poll taxes in federal elections

• Ended prohibition of alcohol

Define each of the following in terms of their significance to the year 1968: a. Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

• Civil Rights Movement lost its most influential leader

• Led to the end of the Vietnam War

• Resulted in the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Marked the beginning of the Space Race

Identify each of the following, and explain what impact it had on the civil rights movement: c. Shirley Chisholm

• 1968, first African American woman elected to Congress

• 1963, first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi

• 1955, refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery

• 1964, leader of the March on Washington

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

• Ended segregation of public facilities.

• Established the Bill of Rights.

• Granted women the right to vote.

• Created the United Nations.