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AH Unit 7&8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kent State Massacre | A pivotal moment that sparked a nationwide student strike and accelerated growing anti-Vietnam War sentiment across America. |
| Watergate | Scandal about President Nixon's re-election campaign. |
| Containment | Policy or strategy of restricting the expansion of a hostile power. |
| My Lai Massacre | The mass killing of hundreds of unarmed civilians during the Vietnam War. |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | Brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war before a peaceful resolution. |
| 1973 War Powers Act | Limits the president's ability to commit U.S. forces to foreign conflicts without congress. |
| Berlin Blockade | The Soviet Union blocked all land and water access to West Berlin. |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | Gave President Johnson war powers to help Southeast Asian countries against Communism. |
| NATO | Aims to safeguard its members through crisis prevention. |
| Cesar Chavez | Founded the National Farm Workers Association. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Federal legislation that banned discrimination. |
| Effects of Johnson’s Great Society | Program to reduce poverty and racial injustice. |
| Civil Disobedience | Collective agreement to disobey a law. |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | Overturned separate but equal. |
| The Little Rock 9 | First 9 African Americans to integrate into a all white school. |