Assasionations
The date of MLK's assination.
April 4, 1968
What is the Cuban missile crisis?
The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba
Why did the Vietnam war start
After North Vietnamese torpedo boats alledgedly attacked the U.S.S. Maddox and U.S.S. Turner Joy in the Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson ordered the retaliatory bombing of military targets in North Vietnam. Congress soon passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave Johnson broad war-making powers.
Who was John F. Kennedy
He was the 35 president
What is the voting rights act?
The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights and the desegregation of schools.
How was President John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?
Bullets struck the president's neck and head.
What year did the Cuban crisis end?
October 29, 1962
When did the Vietnam war end
April 30, 1975
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights and the desegregation of schools
When was Malcolm X assassinated
1965
What year did the Cuban missile crisis start?
October 16,
How long was the Vietnam war
1954-1975
What was the 60s and 70s era called?
The counterculture movement
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, similar to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibited racial discrimination in voting.
Who killed MLK
James Earl Ray
What test happened on October 30, 1961?
Tsar bomb
Alleged attack on U.S. boat to start war in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Lyndon B, Johnson's main platform was this society
The Great Society
This doctor was a pacifist from the south
Martin Luther King Jr
When did Robert F. Kennedy get assassinated
June 5, 1968
July 20, 1969
What is the Fighting style of the Vietnamese people in the jungle?
Guerrilla Warfare
Which President won by the largest popular vote margin ever?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who sat on a bus in the front and refused to move?
Rosa Parks