Civil Rights Movement
Name 3 forms of non-violent protesting
Sit-ins, Freedom rides, Boycotts, Marches, etc.
Eisenhower's idea regarding what would happen if Vietnam fell was called the?
Domino Theory
What did NOW stand for?
National Organization for Women
Was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Martin Luther King Jr.
The GI Bill helped veterans do what after service?
Financial Aid for college
Affirmative Action was meant to do what?
Help reduce economic inequality among different groups of people
How did television impact the Vietnam War
Made Americans want the troops to be brought home
Made it illegal to exclude women from participation in occupations, education, and several other areas
Title IX
Why were Cesar Chavez and Dr. King similar?
Belief in non-violent protests
Why did the U.S. want to "win" the Space Race?
Show superiority over Russia
What was the main belief of the Black Panther Party compared to other Civil Rights groups/people?
African Americans should arm themselves for Self-Defense
How did the war affect peoples' confidence in the government?
They were less confident and saw the president as untrustworthy
Both the Female & Antiwar movements both attempted to do what?
Influence the government to make change
Argued on behalf of the NAACP in the Brown v. Board of Education case
Thurgood Marshall
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
To remove Communist leader Fidel Castro
What was the goal of Freedom Summer?
To help African-Americans in the south get registered to vote
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal to the public?
The president is significantly more powerful during wartime. LBJ and Nixon both lied about progress in Vietnam.
The NOW organization lobbied Congress to pass what law?
The Equal Rights Amendment
Who inspired MLK and Cesar Chavez to protest without violence?
Mahatma Ghandi
President Nixon's plan for ending the war was called?
Vietnamization
Name 5 key figures from the Civil rights movement
MLK, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Stokeley Carmichael, Thurgood Marshall, JFK, James Meredith, LBJ, etc.
What impact did the Vietnam War have on the U.S. government?
The power of the Executive Branch (President) was restricted.
Name 4 reasons people opposed the Vietnam War
Troops dying, unnecessary conflict, financial burden, killing of civilians, draft issues, etc.
LBJ's Head Start program to help low-income families was inspired by what?
FDR's National Youth Administration
The University of California v. Bakke had what impact?
Restrictions on Affirmative Action policies