American History Griffen exam part 2

Jack Ruby

The man who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald.

Cuban Missile Crisis

A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.

Bay of Pigs

A failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the US, in 1961.

Kennedy

The 35th president of the United States, known for his role during the Cold War.

Draft

The selection for compulsory military service.

Lee Harvey Oswald

The person accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy.

Credibility Gap

The difference between what the government said and what the public believed.

Vietnam War

A conflict between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and South Vietnam, supported by the United States.

Tet Offensive

A major escalation and turning point in the Vietnam War in early 1968.

Paris Peace Accords

The agreements that intended to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.

Kent State

The site of the 1970 student protest where four students were killed by the National Guard.

Watergate

A political scandal involving President Nixon's administration and the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

Domino Theory

The belief that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would also fall.

Spill-Screen Culture

The gradual decline of traditional media in favor of new digital formats.

Eagleton

The politician who was initially chosen as George McGovern's running mate in the 1972 presidential election.

Vietnamization

Nixon's strategy to transfer the responsibility of the Vietnam War to South Vietnamese forces.

Escalation

The policy of increasing military involvement in Vietnam.

Operation Rolling Thunder

A sustained bombing campaign conducted by the United States against North Vietnam.

Iron Curtain

A term used to describe the division between the Soviet-controlled countries and the West.

Fall of the Berlin Wall

The event in 1989 that symbolized the end of the Cold War.

War Powers Act

A federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict.

Zapruders Film

The film shot by Abraham Zapruder which captured the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Fidel Castro

The Cuban revolutionary leader who governed Cuba for nearly five decades.

Nikita Khrushchev

The leader of the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

A memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring U.S. service members who fought in the Vietnam War.

American Isolationism

The foreign policy stance of avoiding involvement in foreign conflicts.

College campuses in the 1960s and 1970s

Sites of significant anti-war protests and civil rights movements.