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Nixon's plan
Gradually reduce U.S. troop size after his election of 1968.
Hernandez v. Texas
Extended this Constitutional Amendment's equal protection to individuals regardless of nationality and not just race.
ERA
Opposition campaign Phyllis Schlafly that led to the failure of ratification by the states despite easily passing Congress.
Cheerleading and softball
Classified as high school and college sports in part because of this federal statute.
france
Nation that had controlled the area of Vietnam prior to WWII and had first attempted to regain control after Japan's defeat in WWII.
Betty Friedan
Authored this work that challenged the singular path expected of women in fulfilling the housewife-mother role.
Neil Armstrong
In 1969, became the first person to step on the moon.
LBJ
His decision to not run for re-election in 1968 further demonstrated the political divide that was occurring in the U.S. over Vietnam.
Leader of California grape boycott
Organizer of migrant farm workers into a powerful union.
Nixon
This candidate pledged to listen to the Silent Majority and finish the war in Vietnam with victory.
deim
This leader was supported by JFK, but was not liked by the Buddhist majority of his nation.
tulkin gulf resolution
This 'blank check' authorized presidents to use military force in Southeast Asia and was eventually revoked after being used to justify the legality of an invasion into Cambodia.
war powers act
Following the Vietnam War Congress passed this law to require notification from the President when troops are sent overseas.
aim
This group took control of Wounded Knee in a long standoff with FBI and other federal agents over civil rights and treaty recognition.
pentagon papers
Documents leaked during Nixon's presidency that publicly exposed misleading planning of the war effort under the Johnson administration.
NIYC (National Indian Youth Council)
Using direct action protests, this organization was formed out of frustrations by young Native Americans over tribal leadership and governmental inertia.
sally ride
In 1983, became the first American woman in space.
My Lai Massacre
Location where U.S. soldiers massacred a South Vietnam village in 1968.
Immigration Act of 1965
Ended the immigration system of the 1920s that had been based on quotas for national origins and thus increased immigration from Latin American nations.
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Assassinated five years after his brother; his death led to further discord within the Democratic Party prior to the 1968 convention.
doves
Nickname of individuals who pushed for troop withdrawal from Vietnam.
Tet Offensive
Surprise attack by the Viet Cong which increased the credibility gap between the U.S. government and American people.
Apollo 1 disaster
1967 disaster that led to the death of three astronauts on the launchpad.
United Farm Workers
Agricultural union created by the efforts of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.
Shirley Chisholm
First African American Congresswoman.
Woodstock Festival
Site of large concert in 1969 at which Jimi Hendrix performed his innovative rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Group organized by leaders such as Betty Friedan with the goal of passing ERA and more enforcement of the Equal Pay Act.
Domino Theory
Idea that led to strong resistance to communism overseas under fear that it will spread to neighboring governments.
26th amendment
This change to the U.S. Constitution required states to set the voting age to 18.
Proclamation 4417
A formal statement by President Ford that called this action by the U.S. government a mistake.
Ho Chi Minh
Individual who fought for an independent and united Vietnam under communist rule.
Draft deferment
The ability to postpone entry into the military as a way to avoid the draft through means such as college attendance.
Roe v. Wade
Federal court case that guaranteed women's right to an abortion during the first trimester.
