Who took Rosa Park's experience on a city bus and turn it into a boycott of the buses?
John Glenn
Malcom X
Billy Graham
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was one method of protesting segregation?
sit-ins
violent rallies
trolling
ghosting online
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jackie Robinson
Marian Anderson
John Glenn
What happened on November 22, 1963?
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling through Dallas
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
Vice president under Kennedy; became president after he was assasinated
What were 2 ideas that John Dewey introduced into the classroom in the 1960's?
Communism and Socialism
Repentance and Salvation
Cellular phones and internet
Evolution and humanism
How did the govern't treat prayer & Bible reading in public schools by 1962/1963?
Made it legal
Made it illegal
Allowed it as long as students weren't required
What does the term "welfare" mean and what is it supposed to do?
benefits for low-income people; goal is to eliminate poverty
What are some of the negative effects of welfare in the U.S.?
People taking advantage of gov't handouts, higher taxes, higher debt/deficit
What 3 acts/amendments were passed to be sure Black Americans could vote?
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 24th Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act
Malcom X believed Black Americans should use what methods to gain equal rights?
any means necessary
only marches through the streets of cities
only publishing articles and books
only nonviolent means
What happened in 1968 to Martin Luther King Jr?
He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, TN
Why did the U.S. get involved in helping South Vietnam?
Communists in North Vietnam fought against non-Communists in the South
What sort of tactics did the Viet Cong use that the U.S. troops were unprepared for?
Guerilla warfare
What effect did newspaper & TV coverage of the Tet offensive in Vietnam have in the U.S.?
The amount of deaths and the brutality of the war turned public opinion against it.
