Important People
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Civil Rights
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Misc
100
Who was a researcher who developed an oral vaccine for polio?
Albert Sabin
100
What court case dealth with prayer in school?
Engel v. Vitale
100
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
100
Who was the first to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
100
What president was elected in 1968?
Richard Nixon
200
Who was a Dixiecrat party candidate for the 1948 election?
Strom Thurmond
200
What court case ruled that the courts cannot consider evidence obtained in violation of the US Constitution?
Mapp v. Ohio
200
What court case ended segregation in schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
200
What was one of the most popular tv shows of the 1950s?
"I Love Lucy"
200
What is a health insurance program for senior citizens?
Medicare
300
Who authored the play "A Raisen in the Sun?"
Lorraine Hansberry
300
What court case ruled that suspects must be informed of their right to remain silent before being questioned?
Escobedo v. Illinois
300
What helped protect civil rights but did not guarantee the right to vote?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
300
What was Johnson's more perfect and equitable society of the US?
The Great SocietyWhat
300
What is the program that investigated the conspiracy of Kennedy's assassination?
Warren Commission
400
Who was a beat poet who criticized modern American life?
Allen Ginsberg
400
What court case ruled the prohibiting the sale and use of birth control devicesviolated citizens rights to privacy?
Griswold v. Connecticut
400
How did the governor of Arkansas try to prevent African American students from entering an all white high school?
Deploying the national guard
400
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
1 year
400
Where did North Vietnamese torpedo boats fire on two American destroyers?
Gulf of Tonkin
500
Who was an outspoken segregationist who ran for president as an independent in 1968?
Geroge Wallace
500
What court case ruled that suspects are entitled to an attorney?
Gideon v. Wainwright
500
Where did large-scale violence take place against Civil Rights demonstrators?
Montgomery
500
What were young people who favored unconventional clothing and hairstyles viewed as in the 1950s?
Juvenile Delinquents
500
What did President Kennedy and Eisenhower agree on about foreign policy?
Increased military strength
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