Sending combat troops into Vietnam and the peak involvement of U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War occurred under THIS U.S. president.
President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
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a relaxing of tensions between two Cold War superpowers was known by THIS term and was an foreign policy objective of the Nixon administration.
Detente
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Identify ONE program created in LBJ's Great Society.
Head Start, Medicare, Medicaid, PBS, National Endowment of the Arts, immigration reform, Food Stamps
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Nickname given to individuals who refused to testify and answer questions from members of Congress investigating communist subversion in American society; these individuals were 'blacklisted' and their careers damaged/ruined as a result
Hollywood 10
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Surprise 1968 Viet Cong offensive that caught the U.S. military offguard during a ceasefire to celebrate the Chinese New Year; it was a psychological turning point in American involvement during the Vietnam War
Tet Offensive
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A liquid gelatin-like substance that was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War that created firebomb effect
Napalm
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The image above depicts what 1968 event?
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam and handing the war over to the South Vietnam military was known by THIS TERM and was the objective of President Nixon when he entered office.
Vietnamization
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This is the location of the fatal shooting deaths of 4 college students by members of the national guard as part of a campus protest against the Nixon administration's handling of the Vietnam War
Kent St. University (Ohio)
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nickname given to participants of the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Hippies
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Name given to residents of South Vietnam who used guerilla style tactics against American forces in an effort to defeat the South pro-Western Vietnamese government and unite Vietnam under one united communist government
Viet Cong
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1969 music festival in New York that illustrated the popularity of the "hippie" counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Woodstock
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The image depicted here illustrates what 1963 event?