Unit Eight Review - Part One

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  1. 2. This is one of the two groups that the US and the S. Vietnamese forces were fighting against. This group would ultimately come out victorious at the end of the conflict and would reunite the country under Communism (2 words/no spaces)
  2. 5. The ___ ____ Act of 1964, signed into law by LBJ, ensured that all Americans would be treated as equals per the wording of the 14th Amendment. (2 words/no spaces)
  3. 9. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL became violent and is now known as ____ ____.
  4. 12. Music during the 1960s and 1970s was commonly used as a means of ____ against the Vietnam War.
  5. 16. This individual greatly reduced the number of troops in Vietnam, but is mostly remembered for being the only US president to resign.
  6. 18. This conflict lasted for roughly 20 years, and ultimately resulted in the entire country being reunited under communism in 1975. (2 words/no spaces)
  7. 19. In this famous speech during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. declared "__ ___ ___ ___!" (4 words/no spaces)
  8. 22. This individual was inspired by Claudette Colvin to refuse to give up her seat on a public bus, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott that ultimately led to integration of all public transportation.
  9. 23. This individual was a former military general who served as president during the very beginning of the conflict in Vietnam.
  10. 25. This individual became president in 1963 and is best known for signing Civil Rights legislation and the rapid escalation of troops in the Vietnam War.
  11. 26. This individual is arguably the most famous figure of the Civil Rights Movement and is best known for his non-violent approach to protesting.
  12. 27. This organization, started by Martin Luther King Jr., was based out of Southern Black Churches and was known for its non-violent approach to protesting. (4 letter acronym)
  13. 28. This individual, elected in 1960, was the youngest elected president. He promoted Civil Rights until his assassination in 1963.
  14. 29. The ___ ____ Massacre was one of the three major events (also including the Pentagon Papers, and the My Lai Massacre) that turned the American public's support away from the Vietnam War.
  15. 33. The ____ Court, named after Chief Justice Earl ____ (same term as the first blank), fought for Civil Rights from 1953-1969.
  16. 34. North and South Vietnam was divided along the 17th ____, with the North being Communist and the South being non-Communist, but still corrupt.
  17. 35. This individual is the only US president to have served without actually being elected as president OR vice president.
Down
  1. 1. This surprise attack, beginning in January 1968, attacked all strategic points in South Vietnam and destroyed the morale of US troops and the American public. (2 words/no spaces)
  2. 3. One of the impacts of the Vietnam War was the high rate of ____ among the soldiers when they returned home due to the constant fear and stress they were under (4 letter acronym)
  3. 4. The Civil Rights Movement fought for the rights of ALL citizens to be fair and equal as originally promised in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments passed during the ____ period.
  4. 6. This military group was comprised of a group of South Vietnamese who broke off to fight in support of the Communist North Vietnamese army. (2 words/no spaces)
  5. 7. This event, in which a group of people broke into the DNC Headquarters, ultimately led to Nixon's resignation when it was uncovered that he was involved in the cover up (2 words/no spaces)
  6. 8. These two neutral countries were bombed and raided by US forces since the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces were using them for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (2 words/no spaces/alphabetical order!)
  7. 10. This resolution approved by Congress after an attack on the USS Maddox, allowed for US presidents to basically do whatever necessary to fight off Communist aggression in Vietnam. (3 words/no spaces)
  8. 11. In the famous ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case, it was determined that "____ is inherently unequal."
  9. 13. The ____ ____ Act of 1965, signed into law by LBJ, ensured that all eligible Americans were able to register and vote. (2 words/no spaces)
  10. 14. This group of high school students were the first to integrate into their local public high school in Arkansas despite the governor's attempts to prevent them from entering. (3 words/no spaces)
  11. 15. This individual was a Civil Rights activist, best known for his role in the Selma March along with Martin Luther King Jr., the injuries he suffered during Bloody Sunday impacted him for the rest of his life.
  12. 17. This process led to the removal of US troops from Vietnam as we turned over more responsibility to the South Vietnamese forces.
  13. 20. This individual was the leader of the Viet Minh who overthrew the French so Vietnam could become independent and ultimately became the communist leader of North Vietnam. (3 words/no spaces)
  14. 21. The A&T students that led the beginning of the Sit-In Movement at Woolworth's on 2/1/60 are often referred to as the ___ ____. (2 words/no spaces)
  15. 24. This organization, begun in response to the Woolworth's Sit-In in February 1960, was begun by Ella Baker at Shaw University. (4 letter acronym)
  16. 30. Once the capital of South Vietnam, this city would ultimately fall to North Vietnamese forces on 4/30/75, officially ending the Vietnam War.
  17. 31. One of the things that made the Vietnam War so brutal was the ____ style of warfare that was regularly used.
  18. 32. This innovation, first used in the Korean War, was regularly used in the Vietnam War to quickly move troops and supplies.