Which Prez?
Pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King was the leader of ____.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC)
The ____ were Communist supporters in South Vietnam who fought against the US.
Viet Cong
This singer/songwriter became extremely popular in the 1960s for songs with political messages.
Bob Dylan
The ____ was appointed by President Johnson to find John Kennedy's actual assassin.
Warren Commission
Lost the 1960 election before winning the 1968 election
Richard Nixon
____ was a leading member of the Nation of Islam before breaking away from the group and eventually being assassinated by members.
Malcolm X
US soldiers massacred South Vietnamese civilians in the village of ____.
My Lai
The center of the hippie culture was ____.
San Francisco, CA
Place the following events in the correct order, starting with the earliest.
1. Lyndon Johnson decides not to run for re-election
2. John Kennedy is assassinated
3. The first televised Presidential debate
3. The first televised Presidential debate
2. John Kennedy is assassinated
1. Lyndon Johnson decides not to run for re-election
Became President after the President before him was shot
Lyndon Johnson
Which of the following Civil Rights groups was founded as a part of the non-violence movement, but switched to the Black Power movement?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
(SNCC)
The leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
The National Guard shot 4 students in a anti-war protest at ____ University.
Kent STate
Richard Nixon's National Security Advisor, ____, formed the US Foreign Policy in the 1970s.
Henry Kissinger
Pledged to get US troops out of Vietnam using "Vietnamization"
Richard Nixon
The city of Oxford rioted when James Meredith was admitted to ____ University.
Ole Miss
(The University of Mississippi)
The leader of South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Which of the following was NOT an area of the counterculture revolution?
1. drugs
2. sexuality
3. workers' rights
workers' rights
Which presidential platform actively addressed the issues that plagued African American communities in the 1960s?
A. Richard Nixon's Southern Strategy
B. John Kennedy's New Frontier
C. Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
C. Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
Escalated the Vietnam Conflict after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Lyndon Johnson
A non-violent protest at Woolworth's Counter in Greensboro, SC started the nationwide ____ movement.
Sit-in
Put the following events in order, starting with the earliest.
1. President Nixon introduces "Vietnamization"
2. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
3. Tet Offensive
2. Gulf of Tonkin Incident
3. Tet Offensive
1. President Nixon introduces "Vietnamization"
A free concert held in Bethel, NY, which over 400,000 hippies attended.
Woodstock
Which of the following was significant about the 1960 election?
The 1st televised debate