| A | B |
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| Domino Theory | Eisenhower’s explanation for stopping communism |
| Vietcong | Communist rebel group in South Vietnam. |
| Tonkin Gulf Resolution | Resolution that allowed President Johnson to fight in Vietnam. |
| Credibility Gap | Situation in which U.S. public no longer believed the Johnson administration. |
| New Left | Name given to the youth movement of the 1960s. |
| Tet Offensive | Series of Vietcong attacks during the 1968 Tet holiday. |
| Vietnamization | President Nixon’s plan for ending America’s involvement in the war. |
| Silent Majority | Those mainstream Americans who supported Nixon’s policies. |
| Pentagon Papers | Government documents that showed the government had no real plan for leaving Vietnam. |
| War Powers Act | Act that forbids the president from mobilizing troops without congressional approval. |
| Ceaser Chavez | Leader of the Hispanic workers movement. |
| A.I.M. | Group that fought for greater for reform for Native Americans. |
| Feminism | The belief that women should be equal to men in all areas. |
| Betty Friedan | Author of The Feminine Mystique. |
| N.O.W. | Organization that pushed for women’s rights. |
| Gloria Steinam | Journalist who tried to help women gain political power. |
| Phyllis Schlafly | Equal Rights Amendment opponent. |
| Counterculture | Movement whose members sought to drop out of mainstream society. |
| Haight-Asbury | Community in San Francisco that attracted many hippies. |
| Woodstock | Massive outdoor concert that demonstrated rock ‘n’ roll’s popularity. |
| Richard Nixon | 37th president-Watergate Scandal-Detente |
| Stagflation | Situation that occurs when unemployment and inflation rise at the same time. |
| O.P.E.C. | Organization of nations that export oil. |
| Détente | Policy aimed at easing cold war tensions |
| Watergate | Scandal that forced Nixon to resign |
| Gerald Ford | 38th president-Only President never elected by the people |
| Jimmy Carter | 39th president-Stagflation |
| Camp David Accords | Agreements between Israel and Egypt. |
| Rachel Carson | Environmentalist crusader in the US. |
| E.P.A. | Federal agency formed to decrease pollution. |
| New Right | Alliance of conservative groups to support conservative ideas. |
| Affirmative Action | Programs that required special consideration for racial & ethnic minorities & women |
| Ronald Reagan | 40th President-Conservative-Defense Spending |
| Reaganomics | Reagan’s economic policies |
| Strategic Defense | Proposed system to defend the United States against missile attacks |
| George H. Bush | Reagan’s vice president elected in 1988 |
| A.I.D.S | Fatal disease with no known cure |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Last leader of the Soviet Union |
| Tiananmen Square | Place in Beijing where Chinese protestors demonstrated against the communist government |
| Operation Desert Storm | The 1991 U.S attack on Iraq to force the Iraqis out of Kuwait |
| Bill Clinton | 42nd President-Scandal-NAFTA |
| N.A.F.T.A. | Trade agreement between Canada |
| Contract with America | Republican plan for political reform |
| George W. Bush | 43rd President-War on Terrorism |
| Service Sector | The part of the economy where businesses provide services rather than material goods |
| G.A.T.T. | International trade agreement |
| Internet | Worldwide computer network |
| Telecommunication Act | Controversial law to reform the communications industry |
| Urban Flight | Movement of people away from cities |
| Gentrification | he rehabilitation of old neighborhoods and displacement of lower income people |
