Social
Which president created the Great Society programs in the 1960s?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Which war involved communist North Vietnam and U.S.-supported South Vietnam?
Vietnam War
What U.S. program aimed to improve relations with Latin America and stop communism there?
Alliance for Progress
Question: What economic system did the United States support during the Cold War?
Capitalism
What currency was considered one of the strongest in the world during the early 1960s?
United States dollar
What major 1964 law ended segregation in public places and banned discrimination?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What 1965 law protected African Americans’ right to vote?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What polluted river famously caught fire because of industrial waste?
Cuyahoga River fires
What rival country represented communism during the Cold War?
Soviet Union
What precious metal backed the U.S. dollar under the Bretton Woods system?
Gold
What Great Society healthcare program helped elderly Americans?
Medicare
What theory claimed that if one country became communist, nearby countries would follow?
The Domino Theory
What 1969 environmental disaster spilled oil off the California coast?
Santa Barbara oil spill
What program sent American volunteers abroad to help developing countries?
Peace Corps
What war increased government spending and contributed to inflation in the late 1960s?
Vietnam War
What movement fought for equal rights for African Americans during the 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement
What 1968 surprise attack shocked Americans and weakened support for the Vietnam War?
Tet Offensive
What book by Rachel Carson exposed the dangers of pesticides like DDT?
Silent Spring
What Cold War event brought the world close to nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What happened to inflation during the late 1960s?
Inflation increased / prices rose
What was one major criticism or limitation of the Great Society programs?
high government spending, welfare dependence, poverty not eliminated, bureaucracy, or Vietnam War draining resources
What incident in 1964 gave President Johnson broad military powers in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin incident
What federal agency was created in 1970 partly because of growing environmental concerns in the 1960s?
United States Environmental Protection Agency
What competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union focused on technology and space exploration?
Space Race
What was one effect of unemployment or economic instability in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
inflation, poverty, protests, lower confidence in government, or economic slowdown