Kennedy
Johnson
Civil Rights
Terms
Hodge Podge
100
Kennedy won this by a slim margin in 1960
What is the Presidential election
100
President's domestic policy that won passage of several New Frontier goals and added to them
What is the Great Society
100
To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, MLK and members of SCLC encouraged this type of protest
What is nonviolent
100
MLK gave this famous "I Have a Dream" speech at this protest event
What is the March on Washington
100
President Kennedy and Johnson were both committed to fighting the spread of this
What is Communism
200
Which of the following was not a goal of the New Frontier a. cut taxes b. empower big business c. provide aid to the poor d. promote the space program
What is empower big business
200
After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, this skyrocketed
What is African American participation in politics and voting
200
This African American group wanted African Americans to lead their own communities
What is the Black Panthers
200
This group declared that Kennedy's assassination was the work of a lone assassin
What is the Warren Commission
200
Several important decisions of the Supreme Court focusing on protecting the constitutional rights of citizens accused of crimes was led by this man
What is Chief Justice Earl Warren
300
The Soviets built this structure to prevent an American invasion
What is the Berlin Wall
300
President Johnson's political position before becoming Vice President
What is Senate Majority Leader
300
For participants, the form of protest known as sit-ins often led to what
What is time spend in jail
300
He fought to be admitted into the University of Mississippi
What is James Meredith
300
The reason Kennedy had a rather weak domestic record was because he lack this
What is the Support of Congress
400
The Soviet removal of their missiles from Cuba was a result of this event
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
400
These two programs were developed to provided healthcare to the elderly and the poor
What is Medicare and Medicaid
400
This form of protest was formed to uphold supreme court decisions involving interstate travel
What is Freedom Rides
400
He encouraged African Americans to separate themselves from white society
What is Malcolm X
400
Freedom Summer and the Selma March both called attention to African Americans' lack of this
What is voting rights
500
This event brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of war
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
500
This act was developed to aid schools in poorer communities
What is The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
500
These two leaders were assassinated in 1968
What is MLK and RFK
500
Government practice of borrowing money in order to spend more than is received through taxes
What is deficit spending
500
Martin Luther King, Jr. targeted this city for demonstrations because he considered it the most segregated city in the country
What is Birmingham, Alabama
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