Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the modern country of Vietnam was split between two independent countries. Of these countries, the United States supported this one
What is South Vietnam?
This civil rights activist advocated for self-defense in the face of aggression and ignited the Black Nationalist Movement
Who is Malcolm X?
Which US president succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This conflict in Southeast Asia was the first major proxy war of the Cold War.
What is the Korean War?
This President succeeded Roosevelt in ending World War 2 via the atomic bomb
Who is Harry Truman?
This is the communist guerrilla group that opposed the US and was allied with the NVA
Who is the Viet Cong?
This is the year of Martin Luther King's death
What is 1968?
Kennedy victory in the 1960 election was in large part due to this means of entertainment.
What is the television?
These were forms of satire that were illustrations aimed at making fun of current events
What are political cartoons?
This man was the leader of Fascist Germany during the Second World War.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This is the number of presidents who were in office during the actual conflict of the Vietnam War.
What is 2?
How many civil rights activists died in the murders of Mississippi Burning?
What is 3?
This number bullet was the one deemed responsible for killing President Kennedy
What is the third bullet?
As the first major conflict of the Cold War, this event started by the Soviet Union preventing supplies into West Berlin
What is the Berlin Blockade/Airlift?
The War in Europe ended in the first half of this year with the suicide of Adolf Hitler
What is 1945?
This was the capital of South Vietnam before its fall.
What is Saigon?
This type of exam was administered in the South during the Jim Crow era to bar African-Americans from voting
What is a literacy test?
This man shot and killed Kennedy's assassin while he was in custody
Who is Jack Ruby?
This man fueled the flames of communist fear and claimed to have a list of known spies in the government.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
The US relocation of the persons of Japanese heritage was known as this.
What is Japanese Internment?
This widely publicized event described a US slaughter of unarmed Vietnamese civilians which would further provoke antiwar movements
What is the My Lai Massacre?
In the March of 1965, Martin Luther King gained nationwide notoriety for his march from his march ending in Montgomery, Alabama, but beginning in this city
What is Selma?
Kennedy's foreign policy plan was not of massive retaliation like Eisenhower's but one of _____ response
What is Red Scare?
This famous pop culture figure advocated for women's responsibility to fill their husbands' roles in American society while they were away in the war
Who is Rosie the Riveter?