Post War America
What is the difference between blue-collar and white-collar jobs?
Blue-collar jobs require physical labor, while white-collar jobs involve organization, planning, and service work.
What major event in 1969 symbolized the peak of the counterculture movement?
The Woodstock Festival
Who was the founder and leader of the Vietnamese Communist movement?
Ho Chi Minh
How was consumerism connected to the American Dream?
Buying material goods was seen as a symbol of success and fulfillment of the American Dream.
What was the primary goal of the Freedom Riders during their protests in the early 1960s?
To integrate interstate buses and bus stations
What was the main goal of the Viet Minh above?
To gain independence for Vietnam from foreign control
What is the goal of planned obsolescence?
To encourage consumers to buy new products more frequently by designing items that wear out or go out of style.
Who influenced MLK?
Jesus, Mohandas Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau
What major event marked the end of French influence in Vietnam?
The Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu
In the 1950s, the rapid growth of this technology quickly became a major part of America? (9% in 1950 but 87% in 1960)
TV
What was the main goal of the March on Washington in 1963?
To demand the passage of the Civil Rights Bill
A rebel group, the Vietcong, formed in the South. What was their main goal?
To overthrow Diem and unify Vietnam under communism
Key goals of Kennedy’s "New Frontier" (2)
Address social issues
Expand scientific advancements
Why was de facto segregation more difficult to fight than de jure segregation?
De facto segregation involved laws that could change
De Jure takes time
Weapons and other goods were supplied to the Viet Cong along a network of paths that ran between North and South Vietnam, and into Laos. What was the name of this path?
Ho Chi Minh Trail