History notes Chaptyer 29 and 30
Who were the Black Panthers?
Black nationalist group advocating self-defense.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Prohibited discrimination in housing.
What is ARVN?
Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
What was the U.S. goal in Vietnam?
Containment of communism.
What is the domino theory?
Communist victory in one nation leads to others.
Who was William Westmoreland?
U.S. Army general in Vietnam War.
What were the Pentagon Papers?
Classified documents revealing U.S. policy in Vietnam.
What was the military draft?
Compulsory military service.
What is body count?
Number of enemy killed in combat.
What happened in the year of 1968?
Tumultuous year of assassinations and protests.
What was the Election of 1968?
Richard Nixon elected president.
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
Logistical network used by North Vietnam.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses.
What is Brown vs Board of Education?
Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools.
What is Plessy vs Ferguson?
Supreme Court case that upheld segregation.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Law that ended segregation in public places.
Who is Malcolm X?
Civil rights activist who advocated for black nationalism.
Who is MLK JR?
Civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Law that ended discriminatory voting practices.
What are organized movements?
Groups of people working together for a common cause.
What is the Montgomery Improvement Association?
Organization that led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is de facto/de jure segregation?
De facto: segregation by custom. De jure: segregation by law.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
Alleged attack on US ships by North Vietnam in 1964.
Who were the Viet Cong?
Communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam.
Who was Rosa Parks?
Civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
Who was Fannie Lou Hamer?
Civil rights activist and leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Tet Offensive (1968)
A massive, coordinated Communist assault against more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam.
What is a Hawk?
Person who supported the Vietnam War.
What is a Dove?
Person who opposed the Vietnam War.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
Movement for equal rights for African Americans in the US.
What was Vietnam?
Country in Southeast Asia where the Vietnam War took place.
How did WWII impact the Civil Rights Movement?
Inspired African Americans to fight for their rights after fighting for their country.
What is the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement?
Improved civil rights and equality for African Americans.
What was the Anti-war movement?
Protests against the Vietnam War in the US.
What is the War Powers Act?
Limits presidential war-making powers.
What is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
Supply route from North to South Vietnam.
Democratic National Convention 1968
In Chicago in 1968; where Democratic delegates gathered to nominate Vice-president Hubert Humphrey. The hall was protected with barbed wire and police officers to keep the protesters away.
Who is Nixon?
37th U.S. President.
What is Vietnamization?
strategy for withdrawing U.S. troops and turning the ground fighting over to the South Vietnamese
What is the Credibility Gap?
The gap between the truth and what the Johnson Administration was reporting to the US citizens
What is Freedom Summer?
1964 voter registration drive.
What is SCLC?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Formed in 1957 to fight segregation and encourage African Americans to vote.
What is SNCC?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee led by Robert Moses, Stokely Carmichael
What are the effects of the Vietnam War?
Casualties, PTSD, anti-war movement (that's in the US)
What was MLK's view on the Vietnam War?
Opposed U.S. involvement.
What is Agent Orange?
Toxic herbicide used in Vietnam War to clear jungles.