Civil Rights Rising
What is the definition of "segregation?"
Separating people based on race
What was a sit-in?
Peacefully sitting in a segregated place of business and refusing to leave until served
What nation had owned Vietnam as a colony, and reclaimed it after World War II?
France
What were fighters for North Vietnam who fought in South Vietnam called, and how did they get supplied?
The Vietcong
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Hippies were part of a movement which was officially titled the "__________ Movement."
Counterculture
What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954?
What happened to King when he traveled to Memphis, TN to lead a protest, in 1968?
He was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his hotel
What leader from northern Vietnam fought to make Vietnam independent, and name one country he received support from.
Ho Chi Minh, China and the USSR
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and how did he use it to escalate US involvement in Vietnam?
LBJ got Congress to give him permission to take whatever military measures were necessary to protect the US in Vietnam, he sent 500,000 troops
What was Woodstock, and how did it reflect ideas of the Hippie Movement?
A huge music festival in NY in 1969, lots of popular bands, lots of drugs
Who was Malcolm X, and what was one thing he believed in?
Civil Rights leader:
Using violence if necessary
Complete separation of blacks from whites
What was King's famous speech called, where did he give it, and what was the eventual result of this speech (1964)?
"I Have a Dream"
Lincoln Memorial in DC
The Civil Rights Act being passed
In the peace treaty of 1954, what two arrangements were made for this new, independent region?
- divided into two countries: North and South Vietnam
- elections would be held in two years to unite the two halves into one country
Name 4 challenges US troops faced in Vietnam and describe each one.
VC fighting from tunnels
VC recruiting women/children to fight
Tanks ineffective in the jungle
Agent Orange
What is "The Establishment," and provide two examples of it.
Groups in positions of authority
Gvt, schools, parents
What segregational episode took place in Little Rock, AR, and how did President Eisenhower respond?
Gov. Faubus wouldn't allow 9 black students go to a white school, threatened to use the Ntl. Guard.
Eisenhower send 1,000 troops to support the students
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Name three protests that happened in Alabama, and a violent response to one of them.
Who were the leaders of North and South Vietnam, and name one example of questionable/wrong practices by each
Ho Chi Minh - killed 1,000,000 Vietnamese
Ngo Dinh Diem - cancelled elections, corrupt, kept power for himself
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What was the Tet Offensive, who won it, and how did it impact the Election of 1968?
Give two examples of ways young people in the 1960's challenged the Establishment.
Draft dodging, war protests, drug use, left home to live in communes
Who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, what city did this take place in, and who was asked to lead a protest against the arrest?
Rosa Parks
Montgomery, AL
Martin Luther King, Jr.
From what three philosophers did King build his strategy for protesting, and what idea did each have?
Thoreau - disobey an unjust law
Gandhi - peacefully disobey an unjust law
Jesus Christ - love your enemies
What was the Domino Theory?
If one country fell to communism, surrounding countries would also fall
How did Nixon end US involvement in Vietnam? What happened in Vietnam, ultimately, as a result of Nixon's decision? How many Americans were killed, total?
Slowly withdrew our troops, Ho conquered all of South Vietnam, 58,000 died.
Name three social norms that younger people rejected in the 1960's.
Clean-looking/hygiene
Dressing professionally
Avoiding drug use
Christianity
Sexual relationships only within marriage