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☆☆☆☆☆EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency...
Silent Majority
President Kennedy's domestic agenda was primarily to fight poverty and move ahead in the space race with the Soviet Union. Anti-poverty legislation passed by Congress during his term included Social Security and minimum wage hikes, along with food stamps and the school lunch program.
To get Federal involvement through the Interstate Commerce Commission, to get cases to the US Supreme Court if necessary. (because it was regulated by the federal government) <- novaNET answer. [novanetters unite!!]
the soviet union
they did
The capital of the Republic of South Vietnam (RVN); Saigon.
The event was the TET, or Chinese New Year, that began on January 30th, 1968. The North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces launched attacks in every province of South Vietnam. The City of Hue (the birthplace of Ho Chi Minh) was held by the communist forces for over three weeks while U.S. forces fought in the streets house to house to reclaim the city.
When news reports of this major offensive reached the United States, the President, Congress, the public, and military leaders felt that a quick stop to the conflict was not possible.
The TET Offensive proved to be a military disaster for the North, and did not accomplish the massive uprising from South Vietnam's citizens in favor of the North - but the public opinion in the U.S. that winning was not easily possible gave the communist forces a huge psychological victory.
Because he did like the way treated African American soldiers
Lyndon B. Johnson
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.
