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Civil Rights Vietnam War Test #11 Civil Rights Vietnam War

LBJ’s Great Society President Johnson wanted to give all Americans a “better” standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background Improve elementary and secondary education, to protect the environment, and to reform immigration policies Medicare The Gov’t provides healthcare insurance and benefits for citizens over the age of 65

Civil Rights Movement Truman integrates the military and ends discrimination in hiring of federal employees TV news coverage of the civil rights movement helped many Americans turn their sympathies toward ending racial segregation

Civil Rights Movement Jackie Robinson becomes the first black baseball player in the Major League. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was the league MVP in 1949.

Civil Rights Movement Brown v Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court declared that state laws establishing “separate but equal” public schools denied African American students the equal education promised in the Fourteenth Amendment Overturns Plessy v Ferguson Violence erupts in Little Rock AK, as troops are used to enforce The Court’s Decision

Civil Rights Movement MLK Jr “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Non violent resistance, Civil Disobedience “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” White Religious leaders need to help in the Civil Rights Movement “I Have A Dream” 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial listen as King calls for peace and racial harmony in America

Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited all discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender allowed all citizens the right to enter any park, restroom, library, theater, and public building in the United States Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the requirement for would-be voters in the United States to take literacy tests to register to vote, because this requirement was judged as unfair to minorities Civil Rights Act of 1968 Prevented discrimination in housing

Civil Rights Movement Warren Court (1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court was headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren) Brown v Board segregation in public schools was unconstitutional Constitution includes the right to privacy right of free speech protects students who wear armbands as an antiwar protest on school grounds all states must obey all decisions of the Supreme Court Miranda v Arizona Police must inform suspects of their constitutional rights at the time of arrest

Civil Rights Movement SNCC vs. SCLC See your chart Sit ins occurred segregated lunch counters all across the South Freedom rides on interstate buses to determine if southern states would enforce laws against segregation in public transportation

Civil Rights Movement JFK Assassination, 1963 MLK Jr. Assassination, 1968 riots in over 100 cities across America Senator Robert Kennedy(President Elect) calms Americans and helps pass the Civil Rights Act of 1968 in MLK’s memory Robert Kennedy Assassination, 1968 desired for social reform and opposed the Vietnam War Shot while running for President the same night he won the primaries in California + South Dakota Democratic National Convention, 1968 Violence and riots erupt on Live TV Armed police and protesters square off

Vietnam Conflict Ho Chi Minh leads Communists lead rebellion to liberate Vietnam form French control US govt helps Ngo Dinh Diem stay in power in South Vietnam because he is anti-communist The Vietcong constantly use guerilla tactics to oppose Diem and the US forces in South Vietnam The Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964, gives the President the power to send troops to Vietnam without a Congressional Declaration of War

Vietnam Conflict 1965- US Sends troops into Vietnam to fight the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army Most soldiers fighting in Vietnam were drafted into the military against their will As the number of people drafted grows, so did Americans opposition to the War 1968- Tet Offensive 1973- US sign Peace Treaty and troops leave

Vietnam Conflict Tet Offensive (1968) aggressive attack of over 100 South Vietnamese towns, 12 American air bases U.S. embassy in South Vietnam Demonstrated a lack of control of the conflict by Americans Many Americans at home turned against the war and against the Johnson administration, which had claimed the enemy was near defeat.

Vietnam Conflict Anti–Vietnam Movement Americans against the conflict in Vietnam became more vocal in their opposition as the situation dragged on. Many antiwar groups started on college campuses to urge the government to end selective service (the draft) and to bring home all American troops from Vietnam. They used many of the same tactics as groups fighting for civil rights, including sit-ins, marches, and demonstrations. Some protesters radical, burning their draft cards, going to prison rather than going to Vietnam, and even fleeing to Canada.

Kent State (university in Ohio)