Review for quiz Vietnam thru Reagan

Category - Vietnam

Vietnam War Vocabulary Dien Bien Phu American Tactics (Napalm, Agent Orange, Search & Destroy) Domino Theory Draft Geneva Accords Tet Offensive Guerilla Warfare (be able to explain how Vietnamese fought, tactics) My Lai Massacre Vietnamization Ho Chi Minh Kent State Vietminh War Powers Act 1973 Ngo Dinh Diem John F. Kennedy Vietcong Lyndon B. Johnson Tonkin Gulf Resolution Richard Nixon William Westmoreland

Which people were north Vietnamese communist troops? Vietminh

Which people were south Vietnamese, rebelling against the catholic leadership and foreigners in the south? Vietcong

Which man led the communist country of north Vietnam, and was a national hero? Ho Chi Minh

Which man led a corrupt government in south Vietnam, restricting Buddhism? Ngo Dien Diem

What was Eisenhower’s idea that if one country in asia fell to communism, the rest would fall as well? Domino Theory

What agreement temporarily divided Vietnam into north and south at the 17th parallel?? Geneva Accords

Which president got American troops fighting in vietnam? Lyndon B. Johnson

Which President got American troops removed from Vietnam? Richard Nixon

Tonkin Gulf Resolution What allowed for America to fight in Vietnam without having to declare war, named after an incident with one of our destroyers?? Tonkin Gulf Resolution

What is the name of the turning point in Vietnam, where the Vietnamese led a massive attack against American troops on their new year? Tet Offensive

Who led American troops in Vietnam? William Westmoreland

What tragedy led American people to turn against the soldiers returning from Vietnam, calling them Baby killers? My Lai Massacre

What student led demonstration turned violent with the national guard, leading to the deaths of 4 students? Kent State Massacre

What was Nixon’s plan to remove troops from Vietnam called What was Nixon’s plan to remove troops from Vietnam called? It required us to turn the war back over to the Vietnamese. Vietnamization

What legislation passed after Vietnam to stop the president from taking troops to war without congressional approval? War Powers Act 1973

Where were French troops finally defeated in the 1st Vietnam war, leading to American intervention? Dien Bien Phu

Category – Rights Groups

Rights Groups Vocabulary Women’s Rights Environmental Movement NOW EPA Betty Friedan – The Feminine Mystique Earth Day ERA Student Movement Title IX New Left Roe vs. Wade SDS Native American Rights Woodstock AIM Anti-war Movement Wounded Knee 1973 Berkeley Latino/Chicano Rights Kent State Cesar Chavez - UFW Gay Rights Movement Grape Boycott Stonewall Riots

Which person led the Latinos to boycott grapes, asking for better working conditions? Cesar Chavez

Title IX, ERA, NOW and the Feminine Mystique were all steps forward for what group? Women

What incident led to the start of the modern LGBT movement? Stonewall Riots

AIM – American Indian Movement Which group put together protests like wounded Knee 1973 and the Trail of Broken Treaties? AIM – American Indian Movement

The Environmentalists succeeded in making America aware of conservation by instituting what national holiday? Earth Day (April 22)

This event was the illustration of what the counterculture movement stood for – sex, drugs and rock and roll (in a peaceful manner). Woodstock

SDS – Students for a Democratic Society This student group held teach-ins to protest government and corporations hijacking the voice of the young people being drafted to Vietnam. SDS – Students for a Democratic Society

Vocabulary on Presidents Packet Category – Nixon/Ford Vocabulary on Presidents Packet

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President) Which organization, controlled by Nixon’s Republican Party, is this mean to represent? CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

Who was Nixon’s partner in travel, helping him negotiate détente, pictured here? Henry Kissinger

What was Nixon’s plan for America Titled, as shown in this cartoon? New Federalism

What was the agreement called, that is represented in this picture? Salt I

What country did Nixon relax tensions with, using the illustrated method? China

What incident is represented in this cartoon? Watergate (tapes)

What happened to Nixon, as represented in this cartoon? Resignation

Who replaced Nixon as President, though he never had to even get elected as vice president? Gerald Ford

What was ford’s most controversial decision, which he made very early in his presidency? Pardon of Nixon

Category – Carter/Reagan Vocabulary on Presidents Packet

Carter was called the great negotiator for successfully negotiating peace between which two countries? Egypt and Israel

What was Jimmy Carter’s focus as president, which forced us to end our relations with the Soviet Union? Human Rights

What did Carter’s administration return control of to the people of Central America? Panama Canal

Which leader was allowed to come to the US, leading to a Hostage crisis in Iran? Shah of Iran

How many American hostages were taken in Tehran? 52

Shi’ites legally took power in Iran List one thing that changed that led to the release of hostages in iran? Reagan was elected Shah died Shi’ites legally took power in Iran War broke out between Iran and Iraq

Who was the new leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, who tried to restructure, but led them to collapse? Mikhail Gorbachev

What was Nancy Reagan’s campaign against drugs called? Just Say No

What religious group rose to prominence under Reagan, led by televangelists like Jerry Falwell? Moral Majority

Reagan’s economic plan to put more money is people’s pockets was called supply-side economics, and nicknamed what? Reaganomics

What deadly health disease did America become aware of during Reagan’s presidency? AIDS

1st Woman – Sandra Day O’Connor What was Reagan’s biggest step in changing the make-up of the supreme court? 1st Woman – Sandra Day O’Connor

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) What was Reagan’s defense plan for the cold war, requiring satellites in space to shoot soviet missiles and nicknamed “Star Wars”? Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

In which country did more than 100,000 students protest for freedom, but were put down violently by their government? China

In Which country did Reagan’s administration support rebels by giving them weapons and money from Iran? Nicaragua

Abortion Affirmative Action Prayer in schools ERA Taxation The New Right (Christian Right) grew in Reagan’s administration…give 2 things they wanted to change. Abortion Affirmative Action Prayer in schools ERA Taxation Homosexuality