Civil Rights
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Vietnam War and the economy
100
The murder of this boy is one of the first events that sparked the Civil Rights movement
Who is Emmett Till?
100
This health care program which was created during the Great Society gave health insurance to people on welfare
What is Medicaid?
100
This organization, which was created during the 1950s Civil Rights movement, focused on non-violent protest
What is the SCLC?
100
This theory is the basis of LBJ's decision to enter the Vietnam war
What is domino theory?
200
This person refusing to give up her seat sparked other demonstrations
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
This health care program from the Great Society gave health insurance to the elderly
What is Medicare?
200
This idea was overturned by the Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education
What is Segregation/separate but equal?
200
This event during the Vietnam war convinced LBJ that the U.S. should commit more troops
What is Gulf of Tonkin?
300
This law banned segregation in public facilities
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
300

This military event destroyed much of the trust that the American people had in the government.

What is the Vietnam war?

300

This famous Civil Rights leader gave his legendary "I have a dream" speech during the March on Washington.

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?

300
This movement was almost solely started because of the Vietnam war
What is the Counterculture?
400
This person sent troops to Little Rock in an attempt to integrate Central High School
Who is President Eisenhower?
400
This was the goal of Cesar Chavez
What is getting better wages for farm workers?
400
This Civil rights organization primarily used a legal approach during the Civil Rights movement
What is the NAACP?
400
The number of these types of jobs have been increasing
What are service jobs?
500
This Civil rights organization had Stokely Carmichael as its leader and was considered a little more militant
What is SNCC
500

The burning of this river helped bring attention to the country's environmental problems

What is the Cuyahoga River (Cleveland)?

500
This type of segregation is makes it more difficult to integrate schools and communities
What is defacto segregation?
500
Advances in this area have helped the US economy grow significantly since WWII
What is technology?
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