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
Who killed John F Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
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?
Conscentious Objector
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
Which of LBJ's Great Society Programs aimed to give help to people paying medical bills?
Medicare/Medicaid
What famous band was made up of John, George, Paul, and Ringo
The Beatles
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
Who was the leader of the USSR during the 1960's?
Nikita Khruschev
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
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs?
Fidel Castro
The 25th Amendment was proposed and ratified due to the events of November 1963. What did that amendment do?
Gave a list of succession for the President in case they died.
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
After the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, what plan did LBJ enact to increase the fighting in Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
In which city did the Soviet Union put up a wall, separating the communist vs non-communist side?
Berlin