People
Leader of the civil rights movement and proponent of nonviolence.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lasted for 6 days resulted in 34 dead 1000 wounded caused $50-$100 million in property damage
What is Watts Riot, Los Angeles
January, 31 1968.
What is the Tet Offensive
Publicly supported civil rights and integration. Attorney general in his brother's administration.
What is Robert F. Kennedy
Attempted to start a popular revolt in Cuban by invading it.
Who is John F. Kennedy
Showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba.
What is Cuban Missile Crisis
Rough draft of research paper due
What is September 6, 2019
This civil rights leader supported armed self defense and revolution of the exploited.
What is Malcolm X
Introduced a strategy called Vietnamization
Who is Richard Nixon
Mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968.
What is the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam
October 6, 1973
Yom Kippur War
Beloved news anchor who departed from his neutral stance to express an opinion on the Vietnam War.
What is Walter Cronkite
the U.S. Army commander in charge of the war in Vietnam between 1964-1968
Who is General William Westmoreland
Huge concert which occurred in 1969
What is Woodstock
November 22, 1963
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
elected governor in 1962 and promised "segregation forever" in his inaugural address.
What is George Wallace
Authored the Feminine Mystique
Who is Betty Friedan
Caused by OPEC's oil embargo in retaliation for US support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
What is Energy Crisis
September 19, 2019
Research Paper Final Draft Due
calls African Americans a "degraded race" and says the civil rights movement was "inspired by Moscow"
Who is Jerry Falwell