3.3

Vietnam pre WWII

• Vietnam's history and path to independence before World War II.

Ho Chi Minh

• Key figure in Vietnamese independence.

Dien Bien Phu

• Decisive battle in the First Indochina War.

Eisenhower & Vietnam

• Eisenhower's policies and involvement in Vietnam.

Kennedy & Vietnam

• Kennedy's approach and actions regarding Vietnam.

LBJ & Vietnam

• Escalation of US involvement under LBJ.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Allowed LBJ to take military action in Vietnam.

Full-scale intervention

• US's large-scale military engagement in Vietnam.

Tet Offensive

• Turning point in the Vietnam War.

Nixon & Vietnam

• Nixon's strategy and eventual withdrawal from Vietnam.

New Left & SDS

• Student activism and political movements.

Anti-war movement

• Opposition to the Vietnam War.

The Counter-culture

• Values and norms of the youth during the 1960s.

New Identity Politics & Minority Groups’ Activism

• Emerging focus on identity and activism among minority groups.

American Indian Movement

• Advocacy for Native American rights.

The Chicano movement

• Mexican-American civil rights efforts.

Cesar Chavez

• Leader in the fight for farmworkers' rights.

United Farm Workers

• Organization for farm laborers.

Stonewall riots

• Catalyst for the gay rights movement.

gay rights activism

• Advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights.

Feminism movement & political agenda

• Goals and actions of the feminist movement.

The Feminine Mystique (textbook)

• Influential book in second-wave feminism.

NOW Nat’l Organization for Women

• Leading feminist organization.

Roe v. Wade (1973)

• Landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.

Environmental movement (textbook)

• Rise of environmental awareness and activism.