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Federal Housing Authority
created by the government to inusre that houses were livable conditions and that no matter what people could be living in a suitable house. -
War powers Act
Put in place after the Gulf of Tokin resolution. Limits the Presidents abilities to send troops into combat. -
Potsdam Agreement
Agreement after WWII that gave divide the lands that the Axis powers gained and set boundaries for the Axis powers. -
Domino Theory
The theory that when once a country falls to communism the surrounding countries will follow suit and so on. -
Chicano Movement
Movement that was done in the 60's of Murals on wall and through out cities giving praise to Mexican American culture and heritage. -
OPEC
Its mission is to secure a return to oil investors and an economic supply of oil to consumers. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
After sending 550,000 troops into veitnam by 1968, sparked a ton of anti war movements. was not relected. -
Vietnam
The US became involved with vietnam when they tried to unite the north and south as a communist nation. To help we sent troops and with the aid of the South Vietnamise we stayed in the war for the next 8 years. -
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Anit War Movement
Movement of people in America because of the disagreement of the Veitnam war. Disagreement helped by the televised war. -
Great Society
Programs made by the government to help people in America that can not support them selves. Made when LBJ was in office. -
Affirmative Action
Created so that Under represented races, or genders could be hired in buisnesses. made it illegal to discriminate against someones race or gender. -
Tet Offensive
During the two day cesase fire the communist North Vietnamise attack Allied forces throughout South Vietnam -
Abbie Hoffman
A political and social activist who cofounded the Youth International Party. -
Roy Benavidez
Roy received the medal of honor for, even though he was injured, saved his men while in vietnam. -
Tinker v. Des moines
Brought to the supreme court. Ruled that students in the Us public school system are protected under the First Admendment. -
Richard Nixon
Under his leadership 40%, of the 50,000 men lost during Vietnam, were lost. Ended the war in 1973. -
Vietnamization
Process of training Southern vietnamise. Equiping them so that America could let them fight their own war. -
26th admendment
The 26 admendment was made becasue 18year olds were able to be drafted yet not not vote. -
Title IX
Made so that girls were not discriminated in school for scholarships and sports becasue they are females. -
Draft
A draft is after a person has reached a certain age they have to sign up for Conscirption; process of choosing indivuals for the armed serivce. The draft is not the conscription.
Conscription was discontiuned in 1973 -
Fall of Saigon
The capital city Saigon in south vietnam was captured by the north. Marked the end to the Vietnam War -
Head Start
Created by the government so that everyone was able to have food, and a proper education. even childeren with low income families. -
NAFTA,
Agreement between the US and Canada that was extened to Mexico. North American Free Trade Agreement. -
Escalation
Increasing or uprising derived from the concept of a escalator