Who?
Winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize at age 35, he advocated for civil disobedience, just like his idol, Gandhi.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Civil rights group rented buses to test if bus stations had integrated according to a 1960 Supreme Court decision.
What are the freedom rides?
He succeeded Kennedy as president after his assassination.
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
Cuban Missile Crisis or Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Bay of Pigs (1961)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
C.O.R.E stands for this.
What is the Congress of Racial Equality?
This Cuban revolutionary turned the island into a Communist nation. The CIA tried to have him killed (several times, even with an exploding cigar.)
Who is Fidel Castro?
Militant resistance to white oppression/police brutality and pride in African American history/culture.
What is black power?
Leader of the Nation of Islam, he encouraged black nationalism and the creation of black-owned businesses.
Who is Malcolm X?
Great Society or New Frontier?
New Frontier (1960)
Great Society (1964)
The case of Engel vs. Vitale banned this in public schools.
What is prayer?
The first person to walk on the moon, he famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Government health care for all senior citizens 65 or older.
What is Medicare?
He assassinated Robert Kennedy in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen in 1968 because Kennedy advocated for continued support for Israel.
Who is Sirhan Sirhan?
Freedom Rides or "I Have A Dream" Speech?
Freedom Rides (1961)
"I Have A Dream" Speech (1963)
As a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. would pull ICBMs out of this country if the U.S.S.R. would keep ICBMs out of Cuba.
What is Turkey?
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
The President should have several military options when deciding on a course of action.
What is flexible response?
He integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Who is James Meredith?
Moon Landing or Nixon elected President?
Nixon elected (1968)
Moon Landing (1969)
The E.E.O.C. stands for this.
What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
Author of The Feminine Mystique, this author argued that women were more than homemakers and mothers and should focus on education and careers.
Who is Betty Friedan?
CIA-trained refugees who attempted (and failed) to overthrow Fidel Castro.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Who is Cesar Chavez?
MLK assassinated or Malcolm X assassinated?
Malcolm X assassinated (1965)
MLk assassinated (1968)
The white supremacist who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who is James Earl Ray?