Presidents
Cold War
Movements and New Programs
Vietnam
Civil Rights
100
He was killed in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
100
The Bay of Pigs invasion failed to end Communism here.
What is Cuba?
100
They created a counterculture and supported social freedom.
Who were the baby boomers?
100
These were Communist fighters in rural South Vietnam.
Who were the Vietcong?
100
He was an African American leader assassinated in 1968.
Who was Martin Luther King?
200
President Kennedy gave a speech to a crowd of German people, telling them to not be discouraged about this.
What was the Berlin Wall?
200
The U.S. spoke against Communism in both Cuba and North Vietnam as a part of this.
What was the Cold War?
200
They fought for social and economic reforms for a majority group in the U.S.
What was the Women's Movement?
200
This type of protest, designed to block police action, was sometimes used to protest the Vietnam War.
What were sit-ins?
200
Martin Luther spoke here to support the civil rights bill. ("I have a dream speech.")
What is Washington, DC?
300
He promised to end the Vietnam War and was elected president in 1968.
Who was Richard Nixon?
300
This conflict lasted about ten years.
What is the Vietnam War?
300
He was the first American to orbit the earth.
Who was John Glenn
300
Americans were confused because news reports about this country did not agree with government reports.
What is Vietnam?
300
He wanted African Americans to separate from prejudiced white Americans.
Who was Malcolm X?
400
President Johnson's programs to improve American lives.
What was "The Great Society."
400
The involved a direct confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear weapons.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis
400
This program inspired many young people to action.
What was the Peace Corps?
400
He greatly increased the number of troops sent to Vietnam.
Who was President Johnson?
400
Television showed violence over desegregation here.
What are the southern states?
500
TV broadcasts that helped the young and confident John F. Kennedy win voters and win the election.
What were the 1960 presidential debates on television?
500
After ships were attacked here, Congress approved the right to increase U.S. involvement.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin
500
Hubert Humphrey was nominated. Thousands of people protested and the police attacked the protestors.
What happened at the Democratic Party Convention of 1968?
500
After ships were attacked here, Congress approved the right to increase U.S. involvement.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin?
500
Two important laws that were a response to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
What were the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act?
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