Civil Rights and Wrongs
Refused to give up her seat on the bus as part of a plan to stop segregation on public busses
Who is Rosa Parks?
Assassinated in Dallas, Texas in November 1963
John F. Kennedy
In 1961, as a means to stop the East Germans from fleeing to the West, the Soviet Union built this in the heart of Berlin
The Berlin Wall
Instituted as a means to acquire more soldiers to fight in Vietnam
The Draft Lottery
This student ran a marathon during Relay for Life
Petra
In 1964, President Johnson signed this act, outlawing segregation and restoring Black voting rights across the country.
The Civil Rights Act
Finish this line: "Hey hey LBJ, ____________________"
How many kids did you kill today?
Occurring in October of 1962, this episode is the closest America and the Soviets ever got to a nuclear war
The Cuban Missile Crisis
One of the most significant moments in human history occurred in 1969 when 2 Americans...
Walked on the moon
3 students will the shortest first names
Ava, Sky, Max
White supremacist from this state attempted to murder Freedom Riders
What is Alabama?
In 1953, this Soviet leader died
Joseph Stalin
This incident that the US govt used to justify the escalation of the war in Vietnam
The Gulf of Tonkin
Historians consider this the greatest upset in professional sports
The New York Jets defeating the Baltimore Colts 16-7
Alphabetically, their surnames are first and last in the class
Brody Albert and Max Vennor
A judge from this state had a sudden change of heart and began writing judicial opinion pieces rejecting segregation in the US South
South Carolina
American President who opted to use nuclear weapons
Harry Truman
The phrase used to describe the American escalation of the war in Vietnam
"Operation Rolling Thunder"
In April 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated while standing on the balcony of a motel in this American city
Memphis, Tennessee
These two students had an older sibling take American History with me
Oliver and Megan
In 1963, during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King gave the 'I Have a Dream Speech' from this famous location in Washington D.C.
The Lincoln Memorial
Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nikita Khrushchev
The chemical dropped on North Vietnamese civilians and Vietcong
What is Agent Orange?
After winning this state's primary, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated
What is California?
These six students have been coached by me during their time at AY
Cole T, Cole M, Jacob, Mathias, Brayden, Jess