1960's Culture
What was the name of the influx in population after World War 2?
Baby Boom
What was the theory that if a country fell to communists, soon its neighbors would as well?
Domino Theory
What was the plan to send Cuban Exiles back to Cuba to start a revolution?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What did LBJ declare war on domestically?
Poverty
What is one of the ways elections were made more fair during the Civil Rights Movement?
No Literacy Tests; no Poll Taxes
What is the name of the group of people that "replaced" beatniks in the counter culture of the 1960's?
Hippies
What was a way someone could be exempted from the draft during the Vietnam war?
Going to college
What was the term for the barricade the US put around the island of Cuba during the missile crisis?
Quarantine
What was President LBJ's Domestic Policy Plan called?
The Great Society
Where was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
On a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee
What was the University in which four protesters were shot and killed by the National Guard?
Kent State
Which country ruled over Vietnam as a colony until the mid 1950's?
France
What was one of the reasons Kennedy won the election of 1960?
He looked better on televised debates
What was the document that gave LBJ almost unilateral power in Vietnam
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Malcolm X was a proponent of this idea "black ______"
Seperatism
How did men's appearance change in the 1960's?
Many would grow their hair longer and wear baggier clothing.
What was the device that brought the brutality of the war in Vietnam into people's homes?
Television
What was the program Kennedy helped create that sent volunteers and aid to developing countries?
Peace Corps
Why did LBJ not run for reelection in 1968?
Public scrutiny about the Vietnam War/Tet Offensive
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech following this:
The March on Washington
The 26th Amendment was passed in response to the Vietnam war... what does it do?
Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18
What style of fighting did the Vietcong use that made it difficult for the US military to defeat?
Guerrilla Warfare
What is the military policy of Kennedy that allowed for multiple ways to defeat multiple different enemies?
Flexible Response
Which court case was held during Johnson's Presidency that guaranteed the rights of arrested individuals?
Miranda Vs. Arizona (Miranda Rights)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was intended to end what?
Discrimination/Segregation based on race