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☆☆☆☆☆HUAC was the House Un-American Activities Committee.
1908 Springfield riot
Finance
to protect the home and ban liquor
Military Strength
Booker T. Washington
oil prices increased
Taxes are reduced, so people have increased income to spend.
Granting amnesty to America who evaded the Vietnam draft by President Jimmy Carter was called the most disgraceful thing a president has ever done.
The Supreme Court ruling known as Brown II helped outlaw segregation in schools. It was also known as Brown V. Board of Education. The law didn't specify when or how the schools would desegregate, but that they would.
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.
The goal of lifting the burden of debt from farmers and common workers led to the organization of the Populist Party. It was also known as the People's Party.
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon cast himself as the spokesperson for the silent majority. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the election.
