The Vietnam War
What was the main U.S. theory for involvement in Vietnam during the Cold War (explain it)?
The Domino Theory?
What landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal?
Brown v. Board of Education
What 1963 event featured Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech?
The March on Washington?
Which organization, founded in 1966, focused on advocating for women's rights and equality?
The National Organization for Women (NOW)
What group, founded in 1966, focused on protecting Black communities from police brutality?
The Black Panther Party
What resolution gave the President the power to take all necessary measures to repel armed attacks against U.S. forces in Vietnam?
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Who was the civil rights leader known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and the founding of the SCLC?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Before becoming a civil rights leader, what was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s primary profession?
Minister
What movement led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta fought for better working conditions for farmworkers?
The United Farm Workers (UFW) movement
How did television coverage impact the Vietnam War?
It decreased public support for the war by showing the realities of guerrilla/jungle warfare.
What 1968 event is considered a turning point in public opinion against the Vietnam War?
What is the Tet Offensive?
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, what a year-long event took place that catapulted Dr. King to national prominence?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What act, passed in 1965, banned literacy tests as a voting requirement?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
What was a major goal of the disability rights movement in the 1970s and 1980s?
To achieve greater accessibility and integration in public spaces
How did the Civil Rights Movement influence the Women's Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s?
It provided a model for nonviolent protest and legal challenges
What incident at an Ohio university in 1970 shocked the nation during the anti-war movement?
What are the Kent State shootings?
What organization, founded in 1960 by students, focused on direct action and civil disobedience during the Civil Rights Movement?
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
What influential civil rights leader advocated for Black nationalism and self-defense?
Malcolm Little
Malcolm X
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz
Which activist group fought for the rights of Native Americans and is known for occupying Alcatraz in 1969?
The American Indian Movement (AIM)
The Brown Berets inspired a Chicano rights group called what?
The Brown Berets
How did Ho Chi Minh's early experiences shape his political ideology?
He was influenced by communist and nationalist ideologies
What event saw federal troops used to enforce desegregation?
The Little Rock Crisis: protecting nine Black students attempting to integrate Central High School in Arkansas
What 1964 legislation ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
How did Title IX challenge traditional gender roles in American society beyond sports?
It opened up traditionally male-dominated fields of study to women
What report warned that the United States was moving toward "two societies, one Black, one white—separate and unequal"?
The Kerner Commission Report