Politics
This president promised to bring back Law and Order and put his “secret plan” into effect.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This counterculture group wore psychedelic prints, ripped jeans, belly bottoms, and tie-dyed shirts and grew rapidly during the 1960s.
Who are the Hippies?
This group of activists traveled by bus to the south to protest segregated bus terminals
Who are Freedom Riders?
This person was assassinated in 1968 on a hotel balcony, triggering many riots and protests around the country.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Act focused on banning employment discrimination and ending discrimination in public places and businesses.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Musician could dance like Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger and was nicknamed ‘The Godfather of Soul.’
Who is James Brown?
This is the name of the spaceflight that landed the first people on the moon.
What is the Apollo XI?
This was a thirteen day political and military standoff in 1962 between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles that were installed in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This is the key difference between Medicare and Medicaid.
What are senior citizens and low-income individuals?
This movement in the mid-1960s was a time youth explored their identity and freedom in fashion.
What is ‘Youthquake’?
This inventor created the first pacemaker when he used the wrong resistor in his device.
Who is Wilson Greatbatch?
This is the name of the man who assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald
This was one of the most opposed systems used during the Vietnam War in order to make sure sure the U.S. never ran short of troops
What is the United States War Draft?
This musician wrote a song that was played at MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Bob Dylan?
In 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive, preventing millions of unwanted pregnancies.
What is Enovid?
This president in 1961 ordered a covert invasion of Cuba located at the Bay of Pigs.
Who is John F. Kennedy?