Civil Rights Movement
Who gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What decade is most associated with the counterculture movement?
The 1960s (Groovy!)
What was the ideological conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union called?
The Cold War
What year was John F. Kennedy elected president?
1960
What country did the U.S. fight against in the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
What was the name of the 1972 agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that limited nuclear weapons?
The SALT I Treaty (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I)
What Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What were hippies protesting during the 1960s and 1970s?
The Vietnam War, racism, materialism, and traditional societal norms.
What alliance did the U.S. and its allies form to counter the Soviet Union?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the name of JFK’s domestic policy agenda?
The New Frontier
What theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, others would follow?
The Domino Theory
What 1969 Supreme Court case ruled that students have the right to free speech in schools as long as it does not disrupt learning?
Tinker v. Des Moines
What form of peaceful protest involved Black students sitting at segregated lunch counters?
Sit-ins
What book by Betty Friedan helped launch the modern women’s rights movement?
The Feminine Mystique
What was the name of the policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism?
Containment
What event in 1962 brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What chemical was used to destroy jungle cover in Vietnam?
Agent Orange
What 1961 Supreme Court case ruled that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court?
Mapp v. Ohio
What law, passed in 1964, banned segregation in public places?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What 1973 Supreme Court case legalized abortion nationwide?
Roe v. Wade
What symbol of the Cold War physically divided East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
What major health care programs were created under the Great Society?
Medicare (for the elderly) and Medicaid (for those in need of gov. assistance/limited incomes)
What was the name of the surprise attack by North Vietnamese forces in 1968?
The Tet Offensive
What scandal led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974, and what crimes was he accused of?
The Watergate scandal; Nixon was accused of obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and covering up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
What was the name of the 1955-1956 protest in Alabama that successfully ended bus segregation?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Name one major rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s besides the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement.
Possible answers: LGBTQ+ rights movement, Native American rights movement, Chicano movement, Disability rights movement, Environmental movement, etc.
What was the term for the easing of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1970s?
Détente
What law, signed by LBJ, banned literacy tests for voting?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What was the U.S. policy of gradually turning over the fighting to South Vietnamese forces while withdrawing American troops?
Vietnamization
Why did the U.S. support Israel during the Cold War?
Israel was one of the few democracies in the Middle East and a key U.S. ally against Soviet influence in the region.