Civil Rights Movement
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
The first nine African-American students to attend Little Rock Central High School
What was the name of the bill passed by Congress that gave President Johnson the authority to conduct the war in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What Civil Rights leader is famous for their "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which president, who was elected in 1960, had a strong focus on civil rights before his administration was cut short?
John F Kennedy
What is the term for a conflict where two major powers support different sides rather than fighting each other directly?
Proxy War
What precedent was set in the Supreme Court Case Plessy v. Ferguson that allowed for segregation to be legal in the United States?
Separate but Equal
What was the name of the chemical defoliant that was used by the United States during the Vietnam War?
Agent Orange
One of the most famous people from the Civil Rights Movement, this person's refusal to give up a bus seat is argued as one of the most important events of the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks
Which president succeeded Kennedy after his assassination?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What country did Vietnam gain its independence from after WWII?
France
What was the Brown v. Board of Education case? What happened as a result of it?
It was a Supreme Court case based on Oliver Brown's unwillingness to send his daughter to an all-black school on the other side of town, challenging the constitutionality of segregated schools. The court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the Tet Offensive? How did it affect the American public's perception of the Vietnam War?
The Tet Offensive was a North Vietnamese attack on 5 major South Vietnamese cities during the planned ceasefire for the Vietnamese holiday of Tet. While the North Vietnamese suffered more casualties, the United States public was firmly turned against the war.
What civil rights leader was famous for their use of violent tactics and disinterest in integration?
Malcolm X
Name at least two laws passed during Johnson's Great Society.
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Higher Education Act of 1965, Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Food Stamp Act of 1964, Social Security Act of 1965, Elementary and Secondary Education Act
At what two universities were there protests that led to shootings?
Kent State and Jackson State
What major Civil Rights Movement event began with four college students at Woolworth's lunch counter in North Carolina?
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Where were North Vietnam and South Vietnam divided?
17th Parallel
What president was elected in 1968 on the campaign promise that he would get America out of Vietnam?
Richard Nixon
Name at least two programs started during Johnson's Great Society.
Job Corps, Upward Bound, Medicare, Medicaid, Office of Economic Opportunity
What was Vietnamization?
The process of removing American forces from Vietnam and handing the war over to the South Vietnamese.
What is the term used to refer to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which were passed shortly after the Civil War?
Reconstruction Amendments
How was the fighting in the Vietnam War done by both sides?
North Vietnam: Guerilla Tactics, Tunnel Systems, Booby Traps, Use of Terrain, Hit and Run
United States/South Vietnam: Search and Destroy, Agent Orange and Napalm, Bombing Campaigns, War Helicopters
What is the name of the man who assassinated President Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
What is the primary reason that people argue that the Great Society was ineffective?
President Johnson spent much of the time and effort and money that the programs needed to Vietnam for the war effort.
Which Civil Rights Movement leader would go on to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall