Who was president and VP of the United States in 1961?
John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson
100
What was the main religion of America?
Protestant Christianity
100
Who was the first man to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
100
When did the Vietnam War start?
1959
100
Woman were known as what to society?
Wifes, mothers, teachers, care takers for children, and was only to stay at home
200
Who were the Soviet Unions new leaders after Nikita Khrushchev in 1964?
Leonid Brezhneu & Alexei Kosygin (VP)
200
What were the 2 main religions in Asia during this time?
Hinduhism & Buddhism
200
What is a baby-boomer?
A person born after WWII, between the years 1946-1964.
200
When and where did the 6 day war start?
June 5, 1967
200
Who delivered the well-known speech "I Have a Dream" in August of 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
Why was the 60's a period of mass economic expanism?
Because after WWII the efficiency & productivity of the US economy improved markedy & provided a trade with other countries
300
What were religions in the public squares?
Religions in the public square were battles fought over religious practice of religions not widely recognized.
300
True or False:
The boys and girls studied together and had very strict teachers during this time period.
False (boys and girls studied seperately)
300
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, in October 1962
300
True or False:
Women were allowed in the work place before this decade.
False
400
Student radicalism was a big issue worldwide, and first focused on the problem of nuclear disarmanent, what was formed in 1959 in the US that staged a march to Washington, D.C in 1962?
Student Peace Union
400
The Israelites in the the Six Day War succeed in doing what to religion?
proved that Jews were not scared to loose the jewish identity
400
What 3 movements saw education as a tool of oppression that had been implemented such that it promoted equality?
Woman's Movement, Student Protest Movement & Debate over Bilingual edducation & Affirmative action
400
Who was the vietnam war fought between?
North Vietnam—supported by the People's Republic of China and South Vietnam—supported by the United States
communist vs. anti-communist
400
True or False:
Women were about to vote in the 1960's.
True, because the 19th amendent passed in the 1920's
500
What event symbolized the worst effcts of western militarization and colonialsim in Europe?
Vietnam War
500
Why was the 60's calld the "Cultural Revolution?"
Because it opened the door to more ethnic groups and different kinds of spiritualities and practices andn new kinds of leaders and devotees
500
What was invented in 1969, that we still use today? (involves money/bank)
ATM
500
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other, in October 1962
500
Up until the 1960's women were discriminated against in the workplace, what changed this, and allowed women to have a say in the government and be able to leave the house?