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100

He was the segregationist governor of Alabama during the 1960s.

George Wallace 

100

The U.S. created the majority of the internment camps during World War 2 in this region of the U.S.

Western states 

100

This Civil Rights Movement challenged segregation in public pools and beaches.

The Wade Ins 

100

In 1960, the FDA approved this medication, which sparked controversy. 

The Birth Control Pill

100

This quote refers to what case in the late 1940s? 

"Actors refuse to testify and name other communists. Judge holds them in contempt and jails them."

The Hollywood Ten Case 

200

This 15 year old played an early role with influencing the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up their seat.

Claudette Colvin 

200

The U.S. supported this side in the Vietnam War. 

South Vietnam 

200

The _______ were the students who tried to integrate Arkansas's Central High School in 1957.

Little Rock Nine 

200
In the 1960s, women campaigned for fair treatment in this industry.

The airlines (stewardesses) 

200

This quote is referring to what case in the 1950s? 

"Couple charge with spying. Reports say they gave secrets to the Soviets."

The Rosenberg Case 

300

The murder of this teenager in Mississippi sparked outrage and exposed the violence of the Jim Crow South in the 1950s.

Emmet Till 

300

This Gay Rights group formed to promote equality and fair treatment during the 1950s and 1960s

The Mattachine Society

300

This president played a role in sending ground troops to Vietnam in 1964.

Lyndon B. Johnson 

300

Operation Rolling Thunder involved the U.S. dropping these types of bombs that are now banned (thousands still remain unexploded in Vietnam and Laos)

Cluster Bombs

300

Who said this quote in 1967?

"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?"


Muhammad Ali 

400

He was the segregationist Chief of Public Safety in Birmingham in 1963.

Eugene "Bull" Connor

400

This group played a role in harassing and uncovering homosexuals and communists in Florida colleges during the 1950s and 1960s.

The Johns Committee 

400

These two political figures criticized the U.S.'s involvement in the Vietnam War.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy

400

People criticized Martin Luther King Jr. for using these people during the Birmingham Campaign in 1963.

School-aged children 

400

Which president said this in 1963? 

"The events in Birmingham... have so increased the cries for equality that no city or state or legislative body can prudently choose to ignore them... I am, therefore, asking the Congress to enact legislation giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public--hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments. "

President John F. Kennedy

500

Fired from his government job, he played a role in leading the Gay Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

Frank Kameny 

500

They played a main role during the Sit In Movement and Freedom Rides during the 1960s.

College students

500

This event involved North Vietnamese army launching surprise attacks on South Vietnamese and American troops in 1968.

The Tet Offensive

500

This controversial event involved U.S. troops killing Vietnamese civilians in 1968

The Mai Lai Massacre 

500

Which U.S. government official would have said this during the Red and Lavender Scare of the 1950s?

“The pervert is easy prey to the blackmailer…Homosexuals must not be handling top-secret material…they are prone to peculiar mental twists.”

Senator Joseph McCarthy