1960s and 1970s

What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?

• Make American Great Again

• The Great Society

• The Vietnam War

The Great Society program ended due to U.S. involvement in which war?

• Korean War

• Civil War

• WWIII

• Vietnam War

Which act expanded Social Security and health insurance to those over 65 years of age (senior citizens)?

• Homestead Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Medicare Act of 1966

Which department provided Americans with availability of affordable housing?

• Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Dept. of 956

• Dept. of Homeland Security

What is Vietcong?

• A group of Baddies living in South Vietnam.

• A group of communists in South Vietnam wanting to overthrow the govt.

In the Tonkin Resolution, what did Congress give President Lyndon B. Johnson?

• They didn't give him anything. They took him out of office.

• Powers to “defend" Vietnam at any cost

The gap between what the gov’t was saying & the reality of the Vietnam War is called?

• 956 Gap

• LBJ Gap

• Credibility Gap

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?

• To steal money from South Vietnam.

• To stop the spread of communism in Asia.

Why is the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War?

• American attitudes towards the war changed & anti-war movement grew

• The U.S. was becoming broke due to lost of money.

What is Vietnamization?

• Gave North and South Vietnam financial support.

• Withdraw U.S. troops & replace them with South Vietnamese soldiers

• Overthrow of North Vietnam dictator