People
Who was Lulu Belle Madison White?
How did the United States react to the Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik?
The United States increased spending on science and technology.
The name of the legislation passed by President Johnson that aimed to improve the lives of citizens.
What is the Great Society?
What is Head Start?
The name of the amendment created in Texas that gave Women the same rights as men.
What is the Texas Equal Rights Amendment?
The Civil Rights activist who founded the Congress on Racial Equity (CORE)
Who is James L. Farmer?
The United States president that claimed that a man would be put on the moon by the end of the 1960's.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The name of the legislation that created affordable housing.
What was the Housing and Urban Development Act? (HUD)
The court case that ended segregation in public schools across the United States.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The law that prohibits discrimination based on gender in schools and universities that receive federal funding.
What is Title IX?
The Mexican American artist that used bright colors to paint about his Native American culture.
Who is Amado Pena, Jr.?
The legislative act created in response to discrimination against potential employees based on race.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The name of the program that provided job opportunities to young adults.
What is Job Corps?
This court cases gave minorities access to public universities.
What is Sweatt v. Painter?
The name of the organization that fought for women's equality in the United States.
What is the National Organization for Women? (NOW)
The name of the member of the first Apollo mission that carried a crew into space.
Who is Walter Cunningham?
What was the effect of the Tidelands Controversy on Texas politics?
It led to greater competition between the political parties in Texas.
The name of the program that provides health insurance to senior citizens.
What is Medicare?
The Executive order created by President Truman that launched the civil rights movement.
What is Executive Order 9981?
The name of the first African American woman from the south to serve in the US Congress.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
The name of the Texan who founded the American GI Forum.
Who is Hector P. Garcia?
Bonus: The name of the mission that got a crew to the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
The name of the first Mexican American to serve in the US House of Representatives.
Who is Henry B. Gonzalez?
The court case that ended segregation in public schools across Texas.
What is Hernandez v. Driscoll CISD?
The name of the first woman who was elected to the US Senate from Texas.
Who was Kay Bailey Hutchinson?