________ decided to launch bombing raids on the north and to send U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam to prevent a total defeat of the anti- Communist government in Saigon and keep the Communist regime of the north from uniting the entire country under its control.
New cards
2
Cuban Missile crisis
The ________ had lessened the tensions of the cold war, but in another year the US was fighting the Vietnam War.
New cards
3
strong anti war
In the late 1960s, the western world was filled with many movements relating to sexual mores, education, women's rights, and ________ movements.
New cards
4
Richard Nixon
In 1913 ________ was elected president in 1968 and he ended American involvement in Vietnam by 1973 by gradually withdrawing American troops.
New cards
5
Sex education
________ in the schools and the decriminalization of homosexuality were but two aspects of Swedens liberal legislation.
Studied by 5 people
Note 
Flashcard (94)