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- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- Aug. 1964-North Vietmanmes ship attacked US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin-allowed the President to take all necessary meaures to repel any armed attack or to prevent further agression
- Great society program
- "war on poverty" Medicare/medicaid/office of economic opportunity/ HUD
- Counter Culture/hippies
- "dropped out"-lived in groups/communes/rock music/drugs/peace, justice/long hair etc.
- Civil rights/liberties
- Malcolm x, Dr. King, Black Panthers
- 1965
- Voting rights act,
- Dr. MLK Jr. Assassination
- April 1968 Memphis, Tenn.-to support black sanitation workers killed by a white man
- Miranda vs. Arizona
- You have the right to remain silent
- 1964
- protected rights of all citizens to vote
- Robert Kennnedy Assassination
- JFK's brother -ran for president in 1968-killed by a Palestinian who opposed his support for Israel-Kennedy
- Malcolm X Assassination
- 1065 changed to want equality not superiority-killed by a black muslim
- 24th amendment
- Abolition of Poll Tax
- Tet Offensive
- Jan. 1968 - Vietcong launches surprise attacks on cities throughout South Vietnam-Vietnamese New Year's Holiday