60s Review [up to this point]

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Across
  1. 2. Nation that ruled Vietnam for much of its early history.
  2. 3. Sworn in aboard Air Force 1
  3. 8. Republican presidential candidate in 1964 who lost to Lyndon Johnson.
  4. 10. President who decided to back the French in post-WWII Vietnam.
  5. 14. Chief Justice of Supreme Court: _______________ Commission and _______________ Court
  6. 15. President during whose term troop levels rose sharply and Diem was assassinated.
  7. 20. The gulf that was the tipping point for the Vietnam War
  8. 21. President who promoted the “domino theory” and expanded early U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
  9. 22. Los Angeles neighborhood that experienced major riots in 1965.
  10. 23. _____________ Warfare: Hit-and-run tactics using ambushes, traps, and surprise attacks.
  11. 27. 1964 campaign to register Black voters in the South.
  12. 28. Decisive battle where French forces were defeated, ending their control of Vietnam.
  13. 29. This conference temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
Down
  1. 1. South Vietnamese leader whose unpopular rule ended in assassination.
  2. 4. Country that occupied Vietnam during World War II.
  3. 5. Slang term for an infantry foot soldier.
  4. 6. Starting point of the 54-mile march to Montgomery.
  5. 7. _______________ Carmichael: SNCC leader who popularized the phrase “Black Power.”
  6. 9. Man accused of assassinating President Kennedy.
  7. 11. “I am for the war!”
  8. 12. Johnson’s sweeping set of federal reforms to address social and economic problems.
  9. 13. Communist leader of North Vietnam during the war.
  10. 16. “I am against the war!”
  11. 17. Slang nickname for Viet Cong soldiers
  12. 18. Federal health insurance program for low-income Americans.
  13. 19. City where JFK was assassinated at Dealey Plaza.
  14. 24. Colonial power that controlled Vietnam before and after World War II.
  15. 25. Federal health insurance program for the elderly.
  16. 26. President whose administration saw the highest U.S. troop levels in Vietnam.