Who was the 1969 presidential election?
Richard M. Nixon
While Robert Kennedy & Nixon were campaigning to be president, what happened?
Robert Kennedy was assassinated
The U.S. defeated the Communists in the Vietnam war
The Soviets gave up Communism
The U.S. paid off its national debt
When did Nixon have all the troops out of Vietnam (but probably not all POW's)?
March 1973
How did some Americans show their disapproval of the Vietnam War?
Burning flags, dodging the draft, openly stating Communist beliefs
Who took Rosa Park's experience on a city bus and turn it into a boycott of the buses?
John Glenn
Martin Luther King Jr.
Billy Graham
Malcom X
How did the govern't treat prayer & Bible reading in public schools by 1962/1963?
Allowed it as long as students weren't required
Made it legal
Made it illegal
What was the 26th Amendment and when was it passed?
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, 1971
What was one method of protesting segregation?
trolling
ghosting online
violent rallies
sit-ins
What were 2 ideas that John Dewey introduced into the classroom in the 1960's?
Repentance and Salvation
Cellular phones and internet
Communism and Socialism
Evolution and humanism
Malcom X believed Black Americans should use what methods to gain equal rights?
only nonviolent means
only publishing articles and books
any means necessary
only marches through the streets of cities
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.
Why did the U.S. get involved in helping South Vietnam?
Communists in North Vietnam fought against non-Communists in the South
What does the term "welfare" mean and what is it supposed to do?
benefits for low-income people; goal is to eliminate poverty
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
What happened in 1968 to Martin Luther King Jr?
He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, TN
What happened on November 22, 1963?
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling through Dallas
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 sort of tactics did the Viet Cong use that the U.S. troops were unprepared for?
Guerilla warfare
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
Vice president under Kennedy; became president after he was assasinated
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
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Marian Anderson
Jackie Robinson
John Glenn
Dwight D. Eisenhower