Big Moments in the CRM
Vietnam War
Political Cartoons
Cuban Revolution
Ms. Finn in 1997
200
THIS TERM describes marches, protests, boycotts, and sit-ins.
Non-violent direct action
200
While the US was involved in Vietnam because of containment, for the Vietnamese, the was about THIS.
Civil War, united vs. separated Vietnam, what gov Vietnam should have
200
This 1964 political cartoon refers to a supreme court order related to what?
The proactive desegregating of schools (this is sometimes called "Brown II")
200
Castro critically secured American citizens' support in this interview with THIS US NEWSPAPER.
New York Times
200
Ms. Finn committed to THIS SCHOOL in April 1997, basing her decision on sports and weather.
Duke
400
IB will call THESE TERMS examples of "radical African-American activism (1965-1968)" Name two.
Black Panther Party, Black Power movement, Malcolm X/Nation of Islam, separatists/anti-assimilationists
400
One of the first national voices against the war, WHO SAID THIS: To wit, right now what's going on in and around Saigon and Hanoi and in the Congo and elsewhere. They are violent when their interests are at stake. But all of that violence that they display at the international level, when you and I want just a little bit of freedom, we're supposed to be nonviolent. They're violent. They're violent in Korea, they're violent in Germany, they're violent in the South Pacific, they're violent in Cuba, they're violent wherever they go. But when it comes time for you and me to protect ourselves against lynchings, they tell us to be nonviolent.
Malcolm X
400
"Hey! This reads like one of them presidential pardons!"
This cartoon references two key events in 1974. Name them.
Ford pardoning Nixon, Boston Bussing riots/violence
400
The US dominated land ownership in Cuba, which means they dominated THIS INDUSTRY.
Sugar
400
Which teenage crime did Ms. Finn get away with in the spring of 1997?
A. Skipping school and driving to Newport, RI to go to the beach.
B. Driving a friend across the border to Portsmouth, NH to get a tattoo.
C. Sneaking on the bus for the senior trip to Montreal, against her mother's explicit orders.
A. Great day.
B. This was in the fall of '96.
C. Lol no not with my mom.
600
Other than the March on Washington, this 1963 event was said to push Kennedy to finally start writing and pushing forward what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Birmingham Children's March
600
The Vietcong were very effective in "controlling the initiative," which resulted in the VC/NVA initiating THIS PERCENT of all military interactions.
90%
600
THIS COLD WAR STRATEGY is depicted in this cartoon.
Mutually Assured Destruction [MAD]
600
THIS US POTUS stated this on Jan. 3, 1961, "There is a limit to what the United States in self-respect can endure. That limit has now been reached...our sympathy goes out to the people of Cuba now suffering under the yoke of a dictator."
Eisenhower
600
Why did Ms. Finn have an early curfew on prom night?
A: She had a family reunion the next day.
B: She had a lacrosse state semi-final the next day
C: She was grounded for her tanking grades.
B. We won! Then lost the state final. For the second year in a row.
800
This ongoing event drew attention to the need for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and led to the deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in the summer of 1964.
Freedom Summer
800
There was a lot of opposition to the Vietnam War, including THESE THREE TYPES that we discussed in class.
Doves, Pragmatic Doves, Hawkish Opposition
800
Shown here, Stalin established a buffer zone by installing USSR friendly governments in THESE (provide TWO ways to describe these nations).
satellites states, Soviet bloc, eastern bloc, communist bloc
800
After the revolution, Castro executed roughly 500 of THESE.
Batista's government officials
800
What was Finn's job the summer after senior year?
A: Painting houses with idiot friends.
B: Waitress at Applebee's with idiot friends.
C: Lifeguard at Crystal Lake with idiot friends.
A
1000
THIS LEADER, pictured with MLK, played a large role in the leadership of THIS ORGANIZATION following MLK's assassination in 1968. (Name both)
Jesse Jackson, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
1000
Shown here, Viet Cong tunneling systems were key to maintaining their presence in South Vietnam, even when under heavy fire. Name ONE tunnel system.
Cu Chi, Iron Triangle
1000
Depicted in this cartoon, SALT II was never signed by both the USSR and the US, depicted by the TWO LEADERS shown here.
Jimmy Carter, Leonid Brezhnev
1000
After the revolution, efforts to do THIS failed, with Cuba developing a severe dependence on the USSR to support its economy.
Diversify its economy or industrialize
1000
Which celebrity was named as Ms. Finn's lookalike in her highschool yearbook?
A. Jamie Lee Curtis
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B. Imogen Heap
C. The freshmen boy from cult classic, Dazed and Confused.
C. yep.