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Potsdam Agreement.
an allied agreement plan of tripartite military occupation and reconstruction of Nazi Germany and the entire European Theatre of War territory. -
Domino Theory (1950s - 1980s)
its the belief that if one country fell into communism, then other countries would as well. -
Vietnam
The was between the United States and Vietnam -
Chican Mural Movement
Mexican- American barrios throughtout the Southwest as artist began using the walls of city building, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict and celebrate Mexican- American culture. -
Anti- War Movement
television coverage of the Vietnam War, causing people to see the bad side of war and begins protest. -
War Powers Act
it has be disagreed by presidents since 1973 due to the fact they feel it is unconsitutional and restricts the presdidental power to send troops into combat -
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President. Created the Great Society. -
Affirmative Action
a policy enacted to right the wrongs of the discrimination of the past by increasing representation in employment and education for minorities and women. -
Gulf of Tonkin
caused the increasing of presidental powers and war options. -
Great Society
A domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs.
As well as a scruntinized for posessing programs that could lead to the lack if movivation to find work. -
Head Start
a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services -
Tinker v. Des Moines
the ruling stated that the freedom of speech and free expression were rights protected for students in the U.S. public schools. -
Tet Offensive
when the South Vietnameses National Liberation Force simultaneously attacked a number of targets, many with a high concentration of U.S. troops. -
Roy Benavidez
a soldier from Texas, won the Congressional Medal of Honor and saver the lives of fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War. -
Abbie Hoffman
Political and social activitist who discovered the " Youth International Party" ( Yippies ) -
Draft
the drafting of 18 year olds to fight in the Vietnam War. -
Vietnamization
an attempt to enpower and equip the South Vietnamese Army. -
26th Amendment
18 year olds were being drafted to go fight in the war but were not aloud to vote. -
Title IX
make it illegal to deny participation in activites funded with federal funds on the basis of gender. -
OPEC
In response to their support for Israel in 1973 it placed embargoes on US oil shipments. -
Richard Nixon
37th President from 1969-1974 -
Fall of Saigon
Occured when the last American helicopter left. Communist forces took control of the city, and many evacated by sea eventually becoming know as " Boat People " -
Federal Housing Administration ( " FHA" )
provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. -
NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement
