JFK
What city was JFK assassinated in?
Dallas, TX
Who were the two candidates in the 1960 election? (First and last name for both)
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
What are Jim Crow Laws?
"Separate but equal" segregation
What was the name of the "shooter's nest"?
6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository
What was the name of the speech Dr. King gave at the March on Washington?
"I Have a Dream"
What was the name of one of America's biggest embarrassments at the hands of JFK?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Which candidate won the debate if people watched it on TV and which won if they listened on the radio?
Radio = Nixon
What were the differences between MLK and Malcolm X?
MLK believed in peaceful acts like protests and sit-ins to silently reflect what must be changed.
Malcolm X thought fighting violence with violence would allow for change; not to necessarily stop the usage of violence.
Name of the government investigation of the JFK assassination that concluded there were 3 shots fired.
Warren Commission
What did Brown vs Board of Education do?
Ruled that segregated public education is unconstitutional.
Who trained the Cuban Exiles for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
CIA
What made the election of 1960 so special and unique?
It was the first televised debate.
Name at least one impact of segregation.
Higher rates of poverty and illiteracy
Low-paying jobs
Couldn't Vote in the South
What percentage of African Americans voted for JFK in hopes of Civil Rights Legislation?
70%
Name one example of something Civil Rights activists did to fight against segregation across the US.
Sit-ins
Protests
Hunger Strikes
Boycotts
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Name one things JFK aimed to do during his presidency.
Options:
Raise the Minimum Wage
Put a man on the moon
Pass Civil Rights Legislation
Anything New Frontier related
Which political party did each candidate belong to?
JFK = Democratic
Nixon = Republican
Why did Malcolm X choose the letter "X" as his last name?
His true last name was stolen from his ancestors.
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Name the assassin of JFK, the man who killed the assassin AND the man with the video camera who recorded the whole thing.
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Abraham Zapruder
The Democratic Party had two sides to it, what were they?
Progressive Northern Side
Southern Pro-Segregation Side
What was JFK's wife's name, AND which member of his family also tried to run for President?
Jackie Kennedy
His brothers
What was the name of JFK's Vice President?
LBJ
(Lydon B. Johnson)
The Black Panther Party provided free __________ and ___________ to young people.
Educational Programs and Lunches
Why was it questionable that Oswald was the shooter?
You had to be an expert marksman and while he was in the US Marines, he was an average marksman at best.
Which three nations were involved in the Cold War?
USA
Russia/ Soviet Union
Cuba