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What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
To end segregation and gain equal rights
What Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v Board of EDU
What was Nixon’s strategy for easing Cold War tensions called?
Détente
What famous 1963 event featured the “I Have a Dream” speech?
I have a dream
What law protected voting rights?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
What 1968 attack shocked Americans and changed public opinion?
Tet Offensive
What happened to Kennedy in 1963?
What group was known for opposing the Vietnam War and embracing alternative lifestyles?
Hippies
What program sent volunteers to help other countries?
Peace Corps
What was the purpose of Medicare and Medicaid?
provide healthcare
What idea said if one country fell to communism, others would follow?
Domino Theory
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
26th Amendment
What law banned discrimination in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the failed invasion of Cuba called?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
What was Kennedy’s main goal in space exploration?
Landing on the moon
What program aimed to eliminate poverty?
War on Poverty
What strategy did activists use that involved refusing to follow unfair laws peacefully?
Civil disobedience
What crisis brought the U.S. close to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What scandal caused Nixon to be called for impeachment?
Watergate
What group promoted Black Power and self-defense?
Black Panther Party
What amendment banned poll taxes?
24th amendment
What event gave the president the power to expand the war?
What country did Nixon open relations with?
China
What event increased protests after students were killed in 1970?
Kent State
What policy reduced U.S. troops and turned fighting over to South Vietnam?
Vietnamization