Sixties and Seventies

A United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967 that was leaked to the media. This led to an even bigger distrust in the government.

• Pentagon Papers

• Zimmerman Telegram

• Guantanamo Files

• CIA Interrogation Tapes

What was the major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

• To gain better understanding of the American-Indian point of view

• to gain U.S. citizenship and representation

• to relocate American Indians to urban areas

• to end segregation of American Indians in public places

These pieces of legislation resulted in what?

• the regulation of cabinet-level agencies

• The creation of programs to alleviate poverty

• federal guarantees of income

• limitations on government expenditures

Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth amendment?

• Americans 18 to 20 years old

• people unable to pay poll taxes

• Mexican American women

• impoverished women

What is this excerpt best explained by?

• Voting Rights Act of 1964

• Twenty Sixth Amendment

• Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

• Civil Rights Act 1964

Which person is most likely associated with this medal?

• Hector P. Garcia

• Jose Benavides

• Roberto Diaz

• Roy Benavides

What court case said a suspect had the right to remain silent

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Reynolds v. Sims

• Mapp v. Ohio

According to the Domino Theory, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, then____

• neighboring countries would soon fall to Communism

• largen numbers of refugees would seek entry to the U.S.

• anti-communists forces would win it back

• the United Nations would be forced to intervene

Why did AIM occupy Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee?

• to draw attention to their conditions

• to obtain the right to vote

• to reclaim lost land

• the protest the Vietnam War

Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.

• Vietminization
• Vietcong
• Internationalism
• Linkage