HIST 150C3 1st Edition Lecture 24Key TermsKillings1964 23,3001966 185,0001968 536,000Great Society:Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965)-provided federal aid to public education-associated with Head Start ProgramHead Start Program-provided lower income families with preschoolHigher Education Act (1965)-raised federal aid to public and private universities and granted scholarships and low interest loans to low income students Bilingual Education Act (1968)-helped local school districts address the English needs-provided funding for ESL programsSocial Security Act of 1965-helps healthcare for the poor and the old (Medicare and Medicaid)President Johnson and VietnamOperation Rolling ThunderThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Strategic bombing to destroy supply lines-called for increased troop deployment throughout the late 60’s-increased escalation will help U.S. win war in Vietnam-escalation didn’t help guarantee American victory-outcome of war by 1968 was uncertain and growing opposition to Vietnam conflictAnti-War Protests-arose in the late 1960’s-outgrowth of two 1960’s social movements-civil rights-Free Speech Movement-helped popularize opposition to Vietnam-protesters used sit-ins, marches and rallies similar to the civil rights movement-made up of students, hippies and even former soldiers-movement grew in response to the escalation in fighting during the administration of JohnsonPresidential Election of 1968-Nixon vs. Humphrey vs. Wallace-Nixon wins!Richard Nixon-January 1969, inauguratedGeorge Wallace-helps to shape the direction of the Republican party for many elections to comePresident Nixon and VietnamHenry Kissinger-critical author in Vietnamization-influential towards Nixon-goal: to provide decent interval before the fall of South VietnamVietnamization-hoped that the South Vietnamese would -seeks to respond to anti-war protestors by bringing those troops back to U.S.-continue negotiations between North Vietnamese to make concessions-accelerate bombing to encourage the North Vietnamese to make concessions-strengthen the military and government in south Vietnam-secret bombings in CambodiaCambodia-caused greater animosity towards Vietnam as American public discovered this kind of activity was going on-pushed Vietnamese back out of CambodiaPeace Treaty (1973) Terms-U.S. withdraws all troops and return POW within 60 days-U.S. provide financial assistance to South Vietnamese-U.S. allowed the North Vietnamese to maintain a strong hold in South Vietnam-Constituted a major threat to the South Vietnamese and their survival-did not end conflict between North and South
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