SPACE RACE
The name of the conflict between the Soviets & the U.S.
The Cold War
The Cuban leader who led a revolt against Batista?
Fidel Castro
Where were John F Kennedy and his wife driving on November 22, 1963?
Dallas, TX and/or near the Texas School Book Depository
What was the term used for separation of whites and blacks in the American South?
Segregation
The name of the animal who the Soviets first sent on a satellite and type of animal?
Laika, and he was a dog.
Sputnik or Sputnik II
Why was the U.S. worried about Cuba?
Because they had nuclear missiles, and/or they embraced Communism.
Who shot JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald (and/or (recent theory) the CIA)
What was Rosa Parks well known for?
She refused to move to another row of seats on a bus (during the time when whites and blacks were not legally allowed to sit in same row).
What U.S. state is Cuba closest to?
Florida
What subject did the National Defense Education Act give schools more money for?
Science
The name of the battle between Cuba and the U.S.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What happened to Oswald when he was being taken to the county jail?
He was murdered (shot) by Jack Ruby
What did the Voting Right Act of 1965 say?
It said that blacks were guaranteed the right to vote.
Where did Lee Harvey Oswald live outside the country for awhile?
Russia, where he learned about Communism.
First man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Where did the U.S. invasion of Cuba take place?
The Bay of Pigs
Who was sworn in as President when JFK died?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who did Martin Luther King, Jr admire?
Gandhi
Name the Governor of Texas who was in the same car with JFK on the day he was shot?
Governor John Connally (and his wife Nellie and Secret Service agents)
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Where was the "red button" (controls) for launching the missiles?
In the Soviet Union
Name at least one reason why people loved JFK.
He was handsome, well-educated, married to Jackie Bouvier, was a war hero, and he had written 2 famous books.
The Jim Crow laws
What did the Governor of Arkansas do to keep black students from attending the school in Little Rock, Arkansas?
He sent in the National Guard to stop them from walking up the steps to the school?