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1960's People
1960's Events
1945-1960
Misc
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President who decided to drop the Atomic Bomb
Who is Harry Truman
100
He supposedly killed President Kennedy
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald
100
Passed by President Johnson. Ended discrimination in this country
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
100
This is a war fought to achieve a specific goal, not total victory; example is the Korean War.
What is a limited war
100
In what city was President Kennedy shot?
What is Dallas, TX
200
President who came up with the "Great Society" programs to help the poor
Who is President Johnson
200
He was the first man on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong
200
Medical insurance provided to poor and disabled Americans. Part of the “Great Society”
What is Medicaid
200
Country was the first ever to launch a satellite into outer space
What is Russia
200
Volunteer group that went around the world helping poor nations with education, medicine, etc
What is the Peace Corps
300
President who created our Interstate Highway system
Who is President Eisenhower
300
Communist leader of Cuba- took power in 1959
Who is Fidel Castro
300
CIA lead invasion of Cuba in 1963 attempting to overthrow the communist government?
What is the Bay of Pigs
300
America’s foreign policy to keep communism contained within the countries where it already existed
What is the containment policy
300
What highly influenced the election of 1960?
What is TV
400
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is President Kennedy
400
First Man in space
Who is Yuri Gagarin
400
Law passed guaranteeing the same wages for women who do the same job as men
What is the Equal Pay Act
400
Group of 12 Western European and North American countries that formed an alliance to stop Russian expansion and defend each other if attacked
What is NATO
400
President Kennedy created these so the U.S. could have military forces anywhere in the world very quickly
What are the special forces
500
President who decided to send troops to Korea to try to stop communism
Who is President Truman
500
Communist leader of Russia during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
500
Where was Russia attempting to put nuclear weapons in 1962? This almost caused a war.
What is Cuba
500
This agency went on small, covert military missions around the world to eliminate communist threats and keep democratic leaders in power
What is the CIA
500
Nickname of the large group of people born after soldiers returned from WWII
What are the baby boomers