Cold War Ideologies
The Cold War was an ideological war: Capitalism Vs __________________?
Communism
What was the 13 day stand off between Cuba and the U.S. over a nuclear missile site called?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was the most famous Civil rights Acitivist, and the author of the "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Junior
What was the name of the large gathering in Washington DC, where MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech"?
March on Washington
Which public figure was killed while campagining in Dallas, TX for his 1964 re-election campaign?
President John F. Kennedy (JFK)
This infamous couple was put to death for passing along American atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Ethel & Julius Rosenberg (The Rosenberg's)
What was the name of the Yacht Castro and Guevara sailed from Mexico to Cuba?
The Granma
What was the name of the boy who was murdered for talking to a white woman in Money, Mississippi?
Emmett Till
Protests where people of color peacefully sat in areas reserved for whites were called ____ ____.
Sit-ins
How were John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy related?
Brothers
American hysteria over the threat of communism became known as the _____ _________.
Red Scare
What was the name of the leader Fidel Castro overthrew to take control of Cuba?
This activist changed his name to reflect his unknown African ancestry.
Malcom X
Groups of activists who rode buses throughout the American south to protest segregated bus terminals were known as __________ ________.
Freedom Riders
In which Tenessee city was Martin Luther King Assassinated in April of 1968?
Memphis
Which government agency was created specifically to hunt down alleged communists and bring them to "justice"?
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
What was the name of the attack waged by American-backed Cuban refugees against Castro's men in April of 1961?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
(Hint: __________ V Board of Education)
Linda Brown
What was the name of the militant self-defense group formed by black college students, protesting police brutality?
The Black Panther Party
The piece of legislation drafted by Kennedy and signed into law by President Johnson, promising equal treatment for people of color in American society was known as the ________ _________ _____.
Civil Rights Act
Lists containing the names of people deemed “ineligible for employment” because of their communist ties were called: ______________.
Blacklists
What did President Kennedy instate, in February of 1962, officially cutting off trade between Cuba and the U.S.
Embargo
Which lesser known Civil Rights activist distrubuted bumperstickers saying "Don't buy gas where you can't use the restroom?"
Medgar Evers
Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat to a white person inspired others to stop riding buses all together for over a year, an event known as the ____________ _____ _____________.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What was the name of President Johnson's overall plan to improve America?
The Great Society