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Who was Cesar Chavez

A civil rights leader who formed the United farm workers

What was the War on Poverty

This was a term for the social programs of the Lyndon Johnson administration such as TAP (Total Action against Poverty .

Who had the nickname tricky dick

Richard trickey dick Nixon one of our presidents President Richard M. Nixon Richard Nixon
That's "Tricky Dick". It refers to President Richard Nixon.

What were napalm and agent orange

Controversial weapons used by the United States in Vietnam

Why did SNCC organize sit-ins

The Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organized sit-ins to pressure white-owned businesses to change their policies on segregating customers or refusing service to blacks. Such public displays gained media attention and raised the awareness of the country concerning the unfair and arbitrary racial bias in some areas of US society. This ultimately translated to political efforts to provide equal rights regardless of race.

To give publicity to the struggle for civil rights

What was the main goal of American combat soldiers in Vietnam

To kill as many enemy soldiers as possible. APEX

What was true about President Johnson's attitude toward Vietnam

He had been against American involvement before becoming president.

He felt that taking out troops would be a defeat for the United States.

What statement about John F Kennedy's actions on civil rights is true

He cautiously supported civil rights.

What was true about the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v Des Moines

Students had freedom of speech at school

How did martin Luther king jr viewed the turn toward violence by black nationalists for the civil rights movement

He viewed it as a disaster

Why did president Johnson believe that it was important for the United states to win in Vietnam

President Johnson believed in the domino theory. He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.

In 1963 the us stopped its support for the leader of south Vietnam because

he refused to reform his goverment

Both Social Security and Medicare

Helped older Americans pay for health care -APEX

The success of the grape workers union showed

That boycotts could be successful.

Which act was a protest against the Vietnam War apex

Demonstrating at a mass rally- Apex

Which statement about the draft during the Vietnam war is true

Some Americans avoided the draft by leaving the country. (Apex)

Which statement about representation in the media is true

All of the above-apex

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