In accordance with the Domino Theory, Vietnam War was stopped to do this
What is stop the spread of Communism?
100
This landmark decision struck down the "separate but equal" doctrine
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
Betty Friedan wrote this book about the frustrations of educated women in the suburbs that sparked the Womens' Movement.
What is The Feminine Mystique?
100
The Warren Commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald did this when he shot President Kennedy
What is he acted alone?
100
The Warren Court was considered "activist" because of the many rulings it made to expand the rights of citizens, this case that you will hear about if you are arrested
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
200
This action in January 30, 1968 was considered the sign that the US could not win in Vietnam and turned the public against the war
What is the Tet Offensive?
200
The Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee organized these to demonstrate against segregation
What are the lunch counter sit-ins?
200
Just because she would not move seats, a nation was moved to become desegregated
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
President Kennedy used a blockade to avert this potential nuclear situation with Cuba
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
200
The long haired freaky people who wanted to turn away from cookie cutter society
What is the Counter-Culture?
300
When Congress passed this, President Johnson sent hundreds of thousands of troops to Vietnam
What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
300
After his pilgrimage to Mecca, this former militant embraced Dr. King's strategy of peaceful non-violence
Who is Malcolm X
300
Many women were disappointed when this amendment to the Constitution was blocked by Southern and Midwestern States
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
300
President Johnson's "Great Society" was aimed at addressing American's social problems. These medical programs are one example of Great Society legislation that passed
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
300
This group fought to have stronger recognition of their tribal nations and better treatment from the government
What are Native Americans /Indians?
400
After Vietnam, Congress passed this to prevent unilateral military action by the President without their approval
What is the War Powers Act?
400
Passed after President Kennedy's death, this said that the Federal Government would enforce equal protection under the laws
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
400
Along with Betty Friedan, she helped found the National Organization for Women, then became the first Black woman elected to Congress
Who is Shirley Chilsolm?
400
This failed invasion of Cuba was Kennedy's attempt to overthrow communist Castro
What is The Bay of Pigs?
400
Cesar Chavez helped Mexican-American migrant workers form this group
What is the United Farm Workers?
500
These documents showed that the US falsified troop numbers and body counts during the Vietnam War
What are the Pentagon Papers?
500
This group believed that force and violence were necessary to secure freedom for blacks, especially in urban areas
What is the Black Panthers?
500
This decision legalized abortion in America
What is Roe v. Wade?
500
President Johnson's legislation gave the Federal Government the ability to oversee elections
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
500
Police fired bullets at students protesting Nixon's invasion of Cambodia at this College