Civil Rights
Preached peaceful, nonviolent resistance
Who was Martin Luther King?
What was the New Frontier?
Became President after this happened.
What was the assassination of JFK?
Name of the Space Mission to reach the Moon.
What is Apollo 11?
Large civil Rights protest during which MLK spoke to the crowd.
What was the March on Washington?
Wanted a more militant approach to gaining rights.
Who was Malcolm X?
Assassinated JFK.
Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?
The name of Johnson's program for our country.
What was The Great Society?
1st man to walk on the Moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
Name of the most famous speech given by MLK.
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Soviets' attempt to install missiles on Cuba which resulted in this conflict.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The two goals of Johnson's program for our country.
What were civil rights and a war on poverty?
Quote as our astronaut first stepped on the Moon.
What is "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was James Earl Ray?
Refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This greatly influenced the 1960 Presidential election and was the first of its kind.
What was the televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon?
This event was a stain on Johnson's reputation and caused him to NOT seek a 2nd term as President.
What was the Vietnam War?
Name of the 2nd man to walk on the Moon.
Who was Buzz Aldrin?
The name of the person who came to MLK for advice which instigated the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
Started the Modern Day Women's Rights Movement.
Who was Betty Friedan?
CIA attempt to overthrow Castro by Cuban Exiles.
Ended in disaster...
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
These two laws were passed during Johnson's time as President. He gave his "We Shall Overcome" speech to support these.
What are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The President who declared that we would reach the Moon before the end of the decade.
Who was Kennedy?