War in Vietnam/Watergate

I. War in Vietnam

            A. Anti-Communist Context:

                        Containment and Domino Thinking

                       

B. Escalation

                        1. Advisors:

                        2. Lyndon Baines Johnson "Great Society"

                                    --SEE LIST BELOW--

                        3. Gulf of Tonkin

                        4. Rolling Thunder

5. The Crucial Year: 1968

a. Anti-War Movement—SDS

            Anti-War Music:

fixin to die rag country joe

war Edwin starr

ohio Crosby stills nash young

masters of war dylan

           

b. The Tet Offensive

                                    c. Enter Tricky Dick:

"secret plan"

II. Watergate

A. Break-In/Cover-Up

B. Reform:

                        1. War Powers Act of 1973

                        2. Congressional Budget and                                                                         Impoundment Act

                        3. Fair Campaign Act of 1974

                        4. Freedom of Information Act

                        5. --Attitude Adjustment--

III. Losing a War:

SOME OF THE POLICY PRODUCTS OF THE GREAT SOCIETY

Head Start

Upward Bound

Job Corps

Volunteers in Service to America

Office of Economic Opportunity

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Immigration Act of 1965

Public Works and Economic Development Act

Clean Air Act

Highway Safety Act

R and D bills

Historic Preservation Act

Crime bills

Medicaire

Medicaid

Affirmative Action

Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, 1945

"All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free. The Declaration of the French Revolution…states: "All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights." Those are undeniable truths. Yet, the French imperialists, abusing the standard of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, have violated our Fatherland and oppressed our fellow citizens. They have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice. In the field of politics, they have deprived our people of every democratic liberty.