Haynes HST 122 LBJ and Nixon

Great Society

A domestic policy program initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice.

Economic Opportunity Act

Legislation enacted in 1964 that established a variety of social service programs to fight the War on Poverty.

Medicare and Medicaid

Federal programs established in 1965 to provide health insurance to the elderly and low-income individuals.

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

A 1964 resolution that granted President Johnson the authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war.

Operation Rolling Thunder

A sustained aerial bombardment campaign against North Vietnam conducted by the U.S. from 1965 to 1968.

Tet Offensive

A major coordinated attack by North Vietnamese forces in January 1968 that marked a turning point in the Vietnam War.

My Lai Massacre

A mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. Army forces on March 16, 1968.

Vietnamization

Nixon's policy aimed at reducing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War by transferring combat responsibilities to South Vietnamese forces.

Watergate Scandal

A political scandal involving illegal activities by the Nixon administration, leading to Nixon's resignation in 1974.

Women’s Movement

A social movement aimed at advocating for women's rights and gender equality, notably emerging in the 1960s and 1970s.