The Sixties and Vietnam War Notes Questions

John F. Kennedy was elected to be president in ______

Kennedy declared that America would put a man on the ______ by the end of the decade

In 1962 the United States succeeded in sending John Glenn to orbit the ______

In 1969 American achieved its goal as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the ______

Radar, Television signals, Weather forecast accuracy, GPS were improved as a result of the ______ program

In 1959, Cuba was overtaken by Fidel Castro who established communist rule and became allies with the ______ Union

The spy plane located a nuclear war silo in Cuba that the Soviet Union planned to put ______ weapons in

In 1961 the U.S. led a coup to try and overthrow the regime using Cuban ______

President Kennedy responded by placing a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from delivering the ______

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failure as the coup was quickly ended and the tension was greatly increased between the U.S. and ______

In 1962 a U.S. ______

The world nervously waited to see if the Soviet Union would give in to America or launch a ______ attack

Crisis In 1962 a U.S. ______

JFK Assassination: In 1963, President Kennedy and his wife were traveling in a motorcade through ______

As the motorcade traveled through Dealey Plaza, shots rang out and JFK was shot and died later at ______ Hospital

Though dozens of conspiracies exist, the government convicted Lee Harvey Oswalt in the shooting and declared he acted ______

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson took over as President after Kennedy’s assassination and passed legislation to help improve lives of Americans known as the ______ Society

Johnson was a supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of ______ through congress

The Women’s Liberation Movement worked to help women gain better equality in education and employment opportunities, and the National Organization for Women (NOW) was cofounded by Betty Friedan that worked for employment ______

The Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman had a legal right to terminate a pregnancy in its first three ______

Cesar Chavez formed United Farm Workers to get better labor conditions and pay for migrant ______

Chicano Mural Movement was a means to galvanize community pride through the creation of hundreds of Chicano ______

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination against American Indians, but many felt the law did not do enough to ensure their ______ treatment

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD ruled that segregation of Mexican-American children was ______

Tinker v. Des Moines ruled that students could wear a black armband to school to protest the ______

The U.S. believed in Domino Theory, that if communism spread to South Vietnam, it would domino to neighboring countries in the ______

The 26th Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote because they were old enough to fight in ______

Woodstock in 1969 was a rock and roll concert with over 400,000 'hippies' gathering in what has been labeled the hallmark event of the ______ movement

The credibility gap refers to the difference in how good the war was reported by the government and how bad the war was actually going as communicated from ______

In the policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. slowly turned the war over to South Vietnamese soldiers, and by 1973 the U.S. had withdrawn all ______

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in ______

The Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman had a legal right to terminate a pregnancy in its first three ______

The Black Panthers believed that MLK’s non-violent approach was not bringing about enough change and that more should be ______

In 1959, Cuba was overtaken by Fidel Castro who established communist rule and became allies with the ______ Union

The Immigration Act of 1965 removed discriminatory laws that limited the immigration of people from certain ______

The Women’s Liberation Movement worked to help women gain better equality in education and employment opportunities, and the National Organization for Women (NOW) was cofounded by Betty Friedan that worked for employment ______

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were pushed through congress under President ______

President Kennedy responded by placing a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from delivering the ______

In 1962 a U.S. ______

The credibility gap refers to the difference in how good the war was reported by the government and how bad the war was actually going as communicated from ______

John F. Kennedy was elected to be president in ______

The Space Program had trickle down effects as technology improved products: ______, Television signals, Weather forecast accuracy, GPS

In 1962 the United States succeeded in sending John Glenn to orbit the ______

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failure as the coup was quickly ended and the tension was greatly increased between the U.S. and ______

In 1959, Cuba was overtaken by Fidel Castro who established communist rule and became allies with the ______ Union

In 1969 American achieved its goal as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the ______

Kennedy declared that America would put a man on the ______ by the end of the decade

The Women’s Liberation Movement worked to help women gain better equality in education and employment opportunities, and the National Organization for Women (NOW) was cofounded by Betty Friedan that worked for employment ______

President Kennedy responded by placing a blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from delivering the ______

The world nervously waited to see if the Soviet Union would give in to America or launch a ______ attack

The Chicano Mural Movement was a means to galvanize community pride through the creation of hundreds of Chicano ______

The countercultural movement protested Vietnam, experimented with drug use, dressed outlandish, and had their own ______ music

The JFK send supplies and military advisers to South Vietnam to try and prevent communism from ______

American Indians created the American Indian Movement to get legislation that would provide equality and opportunities to American Indians in ______

In 1968 North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive which resulted in the capture of several cities in South ______

The countercultural movement became leaders of the anti-war movement with thousands protesting across America and even 4 youth being killed in protest at Kent ______

The U.S. believed in Domino Theory- that if communism spread to South Vietnam, it would domino to neighboring countries in the ______

The countercultural movement in the 1960s youth of America were developing their own cultural movement that opposed the main stream culture The countercultural movement protested Vietnam, experimented with drug use, dressed outlandish, and had their own ______ music

The U.S. continued to send more and more soldiers to Vietnam, yet the difficult war continued on The credibility gap is a term that refers to the difference in how good the war was going as reported by the government and how bad the war was actually going as communicated from ______

In the policy of Vietnamization the U.S. slowly turned the war over to South Vietnamese soldiers and by 1973 the U.S. had withdrawn all ______

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962?

Which two astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, achieving America's goal?

What event in 1961 led to increased tension between the U.S. and Communists?

Which president pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

What movement aimed to help women gain better equality in education and employment opportunities?

What rock and roll concert in 1969 is considered a hallmark event of the countercultural movement?

Which Supreme Court case ruled that a woman had the legal right to terminate a pregnancy in its first three months?

Who was the leader of Cuba who established communist rule in 1959?

What movement protested the Vietnam War and experimented with drug use in the 1960s?

What term refers to the difference in how the Vietnam War was reported by the government versus its actual situation?

What was the purpose of the American Indian Movement?

Which court case ruled that Mexican Americans were entitled to the rights in the 14th Amendment?

What event led to Roy Benavidez receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor?

What did the Countercultural Movement of the 1960s oppose?

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution grant the president?

What was significant about the 26th Amendment?

Which court case ruled that students could wear a black armband to protest the Vietnam War?

What policy involved turning the Vietnam War over to South Vietnamese soldiers?

What musical genre symbolized the countercultural movement?

What did the countercultural movement in the 1960s protest against?

What event led President Kennedy to place a blockade around Cuba?

Who was convicted by the government for the assassination of President Kennedy?

What significant legislation did President Johnson pass to improve the lives of Americans after Kennedy's assassination?

Which movement aimed to help women gain better equality in education and employment opportunities?

What Supreme Court case ruled that a woman had a legal right to terminate a pregnancy in its first three months?

Which civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968 triggering riots across multiple cities?

What organization did Cesar Chavez form to advocate for better labor conditions and pay for migrant workers?

What legislation aimed to provide equality and opportunities to American Indians?

Name the policy where the U.S. slowly turned the Vietnam War over to South Vietnamese soldiers.

What event led to the U.S. withdrawing all soldiers from Vietnam by 1973?