President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by

President Lyndon B. Johnson promised a War on Poverty, the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps, and VISTA.

After Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory after Barry Goldwater, he proposed his "Great Society," which was one of the most ambitious ideas since the New Deal.

Which of the following groups were NOT covered by Medicare and Medicaid?

Project Head Start gave money for education to which group?

The Housing and Urban Development Act and the Appalachian Regional Development Act gave aid to America's richest regions.

The Immigration Act of 1965 replaced the previous system based on national origins by establishing the same immigration quota for

Johnson's other achievements included:

Select all that apply.

Supreme Court Justice, Earl Warren, was known for his expansion of rights to Americans and social change.

This was called judicial activism.

Which of the following were important Court cases towards our freedoms?

Select all that apply.

Indochina was a French colony in the 19th century, but was seized by Japan in 1940 and was turned Communist by Ho Chi Minh.

Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam to be independent from France. France refused to accept the new nation, starting armed conflict for nine years.

In 1954, France surrendered. A conference was called to declare Laos and Cambodia independent, under:

Vietnam was split between:

Ngo Dinh Diem was the prime minister of the Vietnams, under The Emperor. However, he despised The Emperor and established an oppressive regime in:

In Vietcong, Communist armies began

The United States feared the "domino theory," where we believed that with one Communist nation forming, many others would form along with them.

SEATO (The Southeast Asian Treaty Organization) believed that Vietnam would benefit from democracy and wanted to assure a "free world."

The "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" gave Johnson powers of intervention, where he was able to send the first troops to Vietnam in 1965.

Napalm was

Agent Orange is an environmentally destructive herbicide that was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnamese War.

The Vietcong planned and executed successful guerilla attacks. How did American troops respond to these attacks?

Many civilians fled to Saigon as a result of the "search and destroy" missions implemented by the United States.

What was a consequence towards the U.S. as a result?

The "Tet Offensive" showed the weakness of Vietcong troops.

Richard Nixon, elected after Johnson, replaced American troops with South Vietnamese troops, through a process he called "Vietnamization."

Dr. Henry Kissinger signed the Paris Peace Accords with North Vietnam in 1973. The U.S. withdrew all troops, but

The "Doves":

The "Hawks":

The Vietnam War was the first televised war. While the media covered it closely, the government sometimes

Distrust in the government grew, especially when Nixon tried to hide the "Pentagon Papers," or a secret government study.

The "Baby Boom" generation created a new, anti-conformist Youth Culture in the 60s. They created and experimented with all of the following, EXCEPT

As a result of the war, more than a million Vietnamese people were killed, in addition to cities, villages, and farmlands being destroyed.

The government quickly turned on the new generation, as they were against the war. The protest at the Democratic National Convention turned violent, and National Guardsmen killed students at Kent State Violence.

The threats and violence from the government worked, and resistance stopped.

After the Vietnamese War, American troops were affected by:

Students became political. Many of them resented

What group in Cambodia won power and became oppressive by committing acts of genocide?

War expenses furthered the importance of "Great Society" programs in the U.S., creating immense support from the youth.

Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973 to

The first phase of the women's movement, in the early 20th century, was aimed towards political equality. The second phase, in the 60s and 70s, was aimed towards

President Kennedy portrayed support towards the women's movement and showed the widespread gender discrimination and unequal pay that women faced by

The Feminine Mystique, written by Betty Frieden, voiced women's

The National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement.

The Sexual Revolution included

The Equal Opportunity in Education Act required schools and universities to stop discrimination against women, causing many schools to become co-ed. This act was also known as

Feminists, aiming to end employment discrimination, pushed for

Feminists wanted to change social attitudes. They did this by fighting sexual discrimination in

Feminists failed to pass the

Some women feared that the new women's movement could take away advantages, like women's exemption to the draft.

Who became a vocal supporter of women's traditional roles?

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court upheld women's right to abortion within the first three months of pregnancy.

What are the two main groups associated with the abortion debate?

"Pro-Choice" supporters argue that

"Right to Life" opponents argue that