Contemporary America & more
What sparked the LA Riots?
What is. . .
The not-guilty verdict delivered in the trial of LAPD officers for the beating of Rodney King
Which law banned discrimination based on race and other characteristics?
What is. . .
Civil Rights Act of 1964
How were literacy tests used during the 1950s and 1960s?
What is...
They unfairly targeted African Americans who were mostly poor or uneducated to prevent them from voting.
Which theory does this quote reflect?
“If we quit Vietnam tomorrow we’ll be fighting in Hawaii and next week we’ll have to be fighting in San Francisco.”
What is. . .
Domino Theory
Which invention had the biggest cultural impact on the US in the 1950s?
What is. . .
The television, because of the uniform popular culture it created.
Describe a major turning point in the Korean war after the US had pushed communist forces back the Chinese border.
What is...
The Chinese joined the war on the side of the N Koreans
Which event sparked the bus boycott which resulted in desegregation of the bus system?
What is. . .
Rosa Parks' refusal to move from her seat on a city bus.
The Korean War, the Berlin Airlift, and the creation of NATO were all examples of what policy?
What is. . .
The Containment Policy
The draft put into place during the Vietnam War was controversial because. . .
What were. . .
The disproportionate percentage of poor and people of color being drafted
Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, increased factory production and economic prosperity in the US contributed to a rise in what economic term?
What is. . .
Consumerism
Timothy Mc Veigh was a domestic terrorist responsible for?
What is. . .
The Oklahoma City Bombing
“A revolution is bloody. Revolution is hostile. Revolution knows no compromise. Revolution overturns and destroys everything that gets in its way."
Identify this civil right activist.
Who is. . .
Malcolm X
The line the separated the Soviet Bloc from the Western Bloc is known as the. . .
What is. . .
Iron Curtain
The surprise series of attacks launched during the Vietnamese New Year festival is known as the. . .
What is. . .
The Tet Offensive
Introduced by President Eisenhower, this legislation allowed for smooth, quick travel of Americans from coast to coast as well as efficient transport of military troops and weapons.
What is. . .
The Federal Aid Highway Act
Give two examples of containment. You may only use 1 war in your answer.
What is...
Korean war, Vietnam war, Berlin airlift, NATO
What brutal event of the mid 1950s sparked horror and increased civil rights activism
What is...
The murder of Emmett Till
Students walked out of West High School in Denver to protest what?
What is...
Discrimination and racist remarks by a teacher against Chicano students
A company of American soldiers brutally killed over 500 women, children, and old men. Known as the. . .
What is. . .
The My Lai Massacre
What was the primary goal of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?
What is. . .
To eliminate poverty and racial inequality.
This attack involved al Qaeda extremists who hijacked four airplanes that targeted the Twin Towers and the Pentagon outside Washington DC.
What is. . .
The 9/11 Attacks
What was the primary goal of the United Farm Workers, founded by Cesar Chavez?
What was. . .
To organize migrant workers and help them improve their wages and workers rights.
What was the purpose of the COINTELPRO program?
What is...
expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize the activities of the Black nationalists
After this event, the president gave Congress the approval to declare war on North Vietnam and China.
What is...
The Gulf of Tonkin incident.
This shooting occurred when National Guardsmen shot and killed four students who were protesting the bombing of Cambodia.
What is. . .
The Kent State Shooting