8th Grade ch. 26

Political activists, often Communists sympathizers, who strongly opposed the war in Vietnam

Letter that justified King's acts of civil disobedience to local clergymen

First rocket to be successfully launched into space; Russian

Law that forbade racial segregation and discrimination in schools and public places

Russia's attempt to supply Castro with nuclear missiles; Kennedy response was to surround Cuba

U.S.'s failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro

Established under Dwight D. Eisenhower, it was the U.S. space program

Vietnamization

Greater openness and relaxation of tensions between the Free World and Communists

Democrat candidate in the 1968 presidential election

U.S. citizens who wanted increased presence in Vietnam

Winner of the 1968 election

Republican candidate in the 1960 election

U.S. citizens who wanted the U.S. to pull completely out of Vietnam

Presidential succession amendment; helped when Nixon's VP had to resign

Volunteer program under JFK; sent professionals to impoverished nations to help for 2 years

Leading Democrat presidential candidate in 1968 until he was assassinated in CA

What did OPEC's ban on sending oil to America resulted in?

Proposed amendment, not passed: equal rights..shall not be denied/abridged...on account of sex.

Arizona senator whom was defeated by LBJ in 1964

Route the Communists forces moved military men, supplies, and equipment from N. Vietnam to S.

Kennedy program: sent billions to Latin America to ease poverty & stop the spread of Communism

Nixon's VP had to resign in 1973; facing charges of accepting bribes and income tax evasion.

Congressional approval for LBJ to use military force in Vietnam; responded to attack on US navy

Republican candidate in 1968 election

Civil rights activist who converted to the Muslim faith; initially believed in "black racism"

Became President after JFK was assasinated

Kissinger traveling back and forth from Egypt to Syria to Israel trying to promote peace

Kennedy: Economic aid-poor, medical insurance-elderly. financial aid-student, space program

Congressional law; limited power of president to wage war w/out close supervision of Congress

Shot JFK

First televised debates

Agreement between the U.S. and Russia to limit types & number of nuclear warheads and missiles.

Biggest single issue during LBJ's presidency

Nixon's presidential advisor and Secretary of Sate; shuttle diplomacy

Man who won the 1960 Presidential election

Who won the election of 1972?

Surprise military attack during Chinese New Year; changed Americans viewpoint on the war

Law that ended literacy tests for elections

Scandal; break-in at DNC headquarters; Nixon tried to cover it up, faced impeachment, resigned

LBJ wanted to help America bring "an end to poverty and racial injustice...in our time"

New Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; nominated by Nixon, disappointment to conservatives

Communists guerrilla fighters who lived in South Vietnam

A downturn in the economy that is considered less severe than a depression

Organized by King; purpose to rally support for proposed civil rights laws; 250,000 showed

JFK's legislative agenda; what he wanted to accomplish during his presidency

Democrat candidate 1960 election

College where four anti-war protesters were killed by the National Guard

Johnson's vast array of social programs that he wanted to implement in the U.S.

Russia's response to many East Germans escaping to West Berlin

Civil rights activist: Montgomery Bus Boycott, jailed and later organized March on Washington

Which amendment gave D.C. the right to vote in national elections?

Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion

Which amendment outlawed the poll tax?

Which enemy of the U.S. did Kennedy have a direct line to?

Group of oil producing countries; restricted US access to oil; punishment for supporting Israel

Generation of young people, turned from their parent's values to doing whatever made them happy

Election where Johnson scared voters: said if Goldwater got elected there would be nuclear war

Preacher, peaceful civil rights activist; started Southern Christian Leadership Conference