Cold War Heats Up
This was a massive National Security Threat to the nation in the 1960s. Delt with a small country off the coast.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Who is Ho Chi Minh
This powerhouse concert took place in 1969 and definded an era of cultural changes
What is Woodstock
Lyndon B. Johnson’s massive suite of domestic social programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice in America
Great Society
This revolutionary organization advocated for armed self-defense and Black Power
Black Panthers
A proxy war from the 1950's which involved China and the US. This war "ended" by creating a demilitarized zone at the 38th paralell
Korean War
Name at least 4 Presidents involved with the Vietnam War
Who are Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
By 1960, 95% of Americans owned one of these in their homes
Color TV
The term used for John F. Kennedy's legislative agenda, which challenged Americans to conquer poverty, explore space, and combat prejudice.
The New Frontier
Laws established in southern states which created de facto discrimination in public institutions
Jim Crow Laws
Pushing a nation close to war through aggressive military and economic tactics
Brinkmanship
What is Agent Orange
The most popular car in the US, starting in 1964
Mustang
Created under LBJ's Social Security Amendments of 1965, this program provides federally funded health insurance to Americans aged 65 and older.
Medicare
MLK approached civil rights with this non-violent approach to protesting
Civil Disobedience
This was the foreign policy of the US during the Cold War
What is Containment.
What was the credibility Gap?
What is the increase of distrust between the Gov't and people of the United States
The most popular and influential music group of the 1960's. They led the way
Beatles
A comprehensive early childhood education, health, and nutrition program targeted at low-income children.
Head Start
Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery led to a major boycott of the city's...
the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.
What is Vietnamization
What was the most controversal item that college students protested about the Vietnam War?
What is the Draft?
Name the 3 astronauts involved with the Apollo 11 moon landing
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
This landmark legislation officially ended legal segregation in public accommodations, schools, and the workplace
Civil Rights Act
This 1950's landmark court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson's separate but equal clause
Brown v. the Board of Education