Unit 7 The 60s, 70, and the Vietnam War Study Guide

Kennedy & the Early 1960s

100

This young president won the 1960 election and introduced the “New Frontier.” TEST QUESTION 

👉 Who is John F. Kennedy?

200

This failed U.S.-backed invasion attempted to overthrow Castro in Cuba.

👉 What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

300

This 1962 event brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war.

👉 What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

This wall was built in 1961 to stop East Germans from fleeing to the West.

👉 What is the Berlin Wall construction?

500

After Kennedy’s assassination, this group investigated his death and reported its findings. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the Warren Commission?

Cold War Tensions & Cooperation

100

This Soviet leader worked with Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis. TEST QUESTION

👉 Who is Nikita Khrushchev?

200

This U.S. program led the effort to land a man on the moon. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is NASA?

300

This agreement limited nuclear testing in the atmosphere, oceans, and space. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

400

This Cold War policy aimed to reduce tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is Détente?

500

This Middle East peace agreement was brokered by President Carter in 1978.

👉 What are the Camp David Accords?

Vietnam War

100

People who supported the Vietnam War were known by this nickname. TEST QUESTION

👉 What are Hawks?

200

This system required young men to be selected for military service.

👉 What is the Draft?

300

This 1968 surprise attack shocked Americans and shifted public opinion. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the Tet Offensive?

400

This policy aimed to slowly withdraw U.S. troops while training South Vietnamese forces. TEST QUESTION 

👉 What is Vietnamization?

500

This massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers became a major scandal. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the My Lai Massacre?

Protests & Legal Changes

100

This Supreme Court decision required police to inform suspects of their rights.

TEST QUESTION

👉 What are Miranda v. Arizona rights?

200

This protest turned deadly when National Guard troops killed four students.

👉 What are the Kent State shootings?

300

These documents revealed that the government had misled the public about Vietnam. TEST QUESTIONS

👉 What are the Pentagon Papers?

400

This act limited the president’s power to send troops into war without Congress. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the War Powers Act?

500

This term refers to U.S. prisoners captured during the Vietnam War.

👉 What are POWs (Prisoners of War)?

Crisis & Scandal (1970s)

100

This crisis involved Americans being held hostage in Iran for over a year. TEST QUESTION

👉 What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?

200

This president won the 1972 election in a landslide victory. TEST QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

👉 Who is Richard Nixon?

300

This scandal involved a break-in at Democratic headquarters and a cover-up. TEST QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

👉 What is the Watergate scandal?

400

After Nixon resigned, this president took office.

👉 Who is Gerald Ford?

500

This controversial decision by Ford forgave Nixon for any crimes he may have committed. TEST QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

👉 What is the pardon of Richard Nixon?