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Goal 11
A. Radio & TV in 1950s:spread information and increased advertising.
B. Sputnik:first satellite launched into
orbit by the USSR.
C. NASA: government agency
created for space exploration
D. National Defense Education Act:
gave money to improve science and math in
schools
E. John Glenn: first man to orbit the
earth (1962)
F. Neil Armstrong:first man to walk on
the moon (1964)
G. Computers:Began to be present in
the government - Silicon Valley California became
an important hub for high-tech development.
H. ICBMs: Intercontinental ballistic
missiles; rockets invented to deliver bombs.
I. Nuclear power: became popular in the 1960s as more people
became concerned with the pollution associated
with coal and gas.
A. Domino theory:the idea that if one
country fell to communism, another
and another would fall after that.
B. Ho Chi Minh: Leader of Northern
Vietnam
C. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:
gave the president expanded powers to
conduct war in Vietnam.
D. Robert McNamara:
Sec. of State for Kennedy who
established US strategy in Vietnam
E. Agent Orange and Napalm:were chemical
weapons used in the Vietnam War
F. Tet Offensive:turning point of the
Vietnam conflict when the US decides they do not want to fight
anymore after a series of attacks by
North Vietnam.
G. My Lai Incident: American troops killed
400 women and children.
H. Vietnamization: switching out US
troops for Vietnamese.
I. Kent State and Jackson State:
students were killed by the national guard while protesting the
Vietnam War.
J. 26th Amendment:
18 year olds have the right to vote.
K. Paris Peace Accords: the US
withdrew from the war in 1973.
L. War Powers Act (1973):
congress limited powers to conduct
war.
M. Fall of Saigon, 1975:
the capital of the south fell to the north. Vietnam united and became communist.
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