1960s Study Guide (PDF)

‭1960’s‬‭Study‬‭Guide‬ ‭1.‬ ‭Who‬‭was‬‭the‬‭Communist‬‭leader‬‭of‬‭Cuba‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis?‬ ‭Fidel‬‭Castro‬ ‭2.‬ ‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭U-2‬‭Incident?‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭result‬‭of‬‭this?‬ ‭ -2‬‭Spy‬‭Plane‬‭was‬‭shot‬‭down‬‭over‬‭the‬‭Soviet‬‭Union.‬‭Complete‬‭embarrassment‬‭for‬‭...

‭1960’s‬‭Study‬‭Guide‬ ‭1.‬ ‭Who‬‭was‬‭the‬‭Communist‬‭leader‬‭of‬‭Cuba‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis?‬ ‭Fidel‬‭Castro‬ ‭2.‬ ‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭U-2‬‭Incident?‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭result‬‭of‬‭this?‬ ‭ -2‬‭Spy‬‭Plane‬‭was‬‭shot‬‭down‬‭over‬‭the‬‭Soviet‬‭Union.‬‭Complete‬‭embarrassment‬‭for‬‭the‬ U ‭US‬‭as‬‭we‬‭had‬‭said‬‭it‬‭was‬‭a‬‭weather‬‭plan.‬‭Soviet‬‭Union‬‭wanted‬‭an‬‭apology‬ ‭3.‬ ‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭Bay‬‭of‬‭Pigs‬‭invasion?‬ ‭ ‬‭failed‬‭CIA‬‭invasion‬‭of‬‭Cuba.‬‭Sent‬‭Cuban‬‭Refugees‬‭to‬‭try‬‭and‬‭assassinate‬‭Fidel‬ A ‭Castro‬ ‭4.‬ W ‭ hat‬‭was‬‭the‬‭goal‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Naval‬‭Blockade‬‭put‬‭on‬‭Cuba‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬ ‭crisis?‬ ‭To‬‭prevent‬‭the‬‭Soviet‬‭Union‬‭from‬‭sending‬‭more‬‭weapons‬‭to‬‭Cuba‬ ‭5.‬ ‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭primary‬‭issue‬‭the‬‭US‬‭faced‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis?‬ ‭Nuclear‬‭weapons‬‭being‬‭90‬‭miles‬‭from‬‭the‬‭US‬ ‭6.‬ ‭How‬‭was‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis‬‭resolved?‬ ‭ oviet‬‭Union‬‭withdrew‬‭all‬‭of‬‭their‬‭missiles‬‭and‬‭weapons‬‭out‬‭of‬‭Cuba.‬‭US‬‭promised‬ S ‭never‬‭to‬‭invade‬‭Cuba‬‭again‬‭and‬‭to‬‭take‬‭Missiles‬‭out‬‭of‬‭Turkey‬‭and‬‭Italy.‬ ‭7.‬ ‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭Berlin‬‭blockade?‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭goal‬‭of‬‭this‬‭blockade?‬ ‭ locked‬‭all‬‭entrances‬‭such‬‭as‬‭roadways,‬‭canals,‬‭train‬‭tracks,‬‭and‬‭more‬‭to‬‭prevent‬ B ‭people‬‭from‬‭going‬‭from‬‭the‬‭East‬‭to‬‭the‬‭West.‬ ‭8.‬ W ‭ hat‬‭was‬‭constructed‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭people‬‭in‬‭east‬‭berlin‬‭from‬‭fleeing‬‭west?‬‭What‬‭did‬ ‭this‬‭solidify?‬ ‭Berlin‬‭Wall/‬‭The‬‭divide‬‭between‬‭East‬‭and‬‭West‬ ‭9.‬ ‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭Berlin‬‭Airlift?‬ ‭The‬‭delivery‬‭of‬‭food‬‭and‬‭supplies‬‭to‬‭West‬‭Belin‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Berlin‬‭blockade‬ ‭10.‬‭Who‬‭is‬‭the‬‭North‬‭Vietnamese‬‭Communist‬‭Leader‬‭who‬‭used‬‭guerilla‬‭tactics‬‭and‬ ‭won‬‭independence‬‭from‬‭France?‬ ‭Ho‬‭Chi‬‭Minh‬ ‭11.‬‭Who‬‭is‬‭Ngo‬‭Dinh‬‭Diem?‬‭What‬‭group‬‭of‬‭people‬‭did‬‭he‬‭persecute?‬‭How‬‭does‬‭his‬ ‭rule‬‭come‬‭to‬‭an‬‭end?‬ ‭ orrupt‬‭Soth‬‭Vietnamese‬‭leader‬‭who‬‭persecuted‬‭Buddhists.‬‭He‬‭is‬‭assasinated‬‭by‬‭the‬ C ‭communist‬‭group‬‭Vietcong.‬ ‭12.‬‭Who‬‭is‬‭the‬‭Vietcong?‬ ‭ ‬‭communist‬‭rebel‬‭group‬‭that‬‭attacks‬‭anti‬‭communists‬‭and‬ ‭is‬‭supported‬‭by‬‭North‬ A ‭Vietnam‬ ‭13.‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭United‬‭States‬‭goal‬‭in‬‭Vietnam?‬ ‭To‬‭Prevent‬‭the‬‭Spread‬‭of‬‭Communism‬ ‭14.‬‭Explain‬‭the‬‭Gulf‬‭of‬‭Tonkin‬‭Incident?‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭result‬‭of‬‭this?‬ ‭ llegedly‬‭a‬‭US‬‭ship‬‭was‬‭attacked‬‭by‬‭North‬‭Vientam‬‭at‬‭the‬‭Gulf‬‭of‬‭Tonkin.‬‭This‬‭gave‬‭the‬ A ‭US‬‭a‬‭reason‬‭to‬‭get‬‭involved‬‭in‬‭Vietnam‬ ‭15.‬‭What‬‭did‬‭the‬‭Gulf‬‭of‬‭Tonkin‬‭resolution‬‭give‬‭President‬‭Johnson‬‭the‬‭power‬‭to‬‭do?‬ ‭Did‬‭he‬‭declare‬‭war?‬ ‭It‬‭gave‬‭him‬‭any‬‭power‬‭necessary‬‭to‬‭prevent‬‭further‬‭agression‬‭in‬‭Southeast‬‭asia.‬‭Giving‬ ‭him‬‭the‬‭power‬‭to‬‭go‬‭to‬‭war‬‭without‬‭declaring‬‭so.‬ ‭16.‬‭What‬‭are‬‭guerilla‬‭tactics?‬ ‭Hit‬‭and‬‭run‬‭style‬‭tactics,‬‭traps,‬‭tunnels,‬‭and‬‭more‬  ‭17.‬‭Tell‬‭me‬‭what‬‭the‬‭Tet‬‭Offensive‬‭is‬‭and‬‭what‬‭was‬‭significant‬‭about‬‭it?‬‭What‬‭role‬‭did‬ ‭the‬‭media‬‭play?‬ ‭ ‬‭suprise‬‭attack‬‭on‬‭the‬‭Vietnamese‬‭New‬‭Year.‬‭The‬‭south‬‭took‬‭the‬‭Ho‬‭Chi‬‭Minh‬‭trail‬‭and‬ A ‭suprise‬‭attacked‬‭the‬‭South.‬‭This‬‭was‬‭devastating‬‭for‬‭both‬‭sides‬‭and‬‭the‬‭media‬ ‭highlighted‬‭the‬‭tragedy‬‭of‬‭war‬‭and‬‭how‬‭the‬‭US‬‭wasn’t‬‭necessarily‬‭winning.‬‭This‬‭made‬ ‭people‬‭dislike‬‭the‬‭war.‬ ‭18.‬‭What‬‭took‬‭place‬‭at‬‭the‬‭My‬‭Lai‬‭Massacre?‬‭How‬‭did‬‭this‬‭influence‬‭American‬ ‭opinion‬‭about‬‭the‬‭war?‬ ‭ any‬‭innocent‬‭civillians‬‭were‬‭slaughtered‬‭by‬‭US‬‭troops‬‭in‬‭the‬‭village‬‭of‬‭My‬‭Lai.‬‭This‬ M ‭made‬‭Americans‬‭despise‬‭the‬‭war‬‭even‬‭more.‬ ‭19.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭President‬‭Richard‬‭Nixons‬‭strategy‬‭for‬‭ending‬‭U.S‬‭involvement‬‭in‬‭the‬ ‭Vietnam‬‭war,‬‭involving‬‭a‬‭gradual‬‭withdrawal‬‭of‬‭American‬‭troops‬‭and‬‭replacement‬ ‭of‬‭them‬‭with‬‭South‬‭Vietnamese‬‭forces?‬ ‭Vietnamization‬ ‭20.‬‭How‬‭and‬‭where‬‭did‬‭the‬‭war‬‭end‬‭in‬‭Vietnam?‬‭Did‬‭the‬‭US‬‭accomplish‬‭their‬‭goal?‬ ‭It‬‭ended‬‭at‬‭the‬‭Fall‬‭of‬‭Saigon.‬‭The‬‭US‬‭failed‬‭their‬‭goal‬‭and‬‭communism‬‭spread‬ ‭21.‬‭In‬‭what‬‭city‬‭and‬‭state‬‭was‬‭JFK‬‭assassinated?‬ ‭Dallas‬‭Texas‬ ‭22.‬‭What‬‭building‬‭was‬‭JFK‬‭shot‬‭out‬‭of?‬ ‭Texas‬‭School‬‭Book‬‭Depository‬ ‭23.‬‭Who‬‭is‬‭the‬‭known‬‭assassin‬‭of‬‭JFK?‬ ‭Lee‬‭Harvey‬‭Oswald‬ ‭24.‬‭Who‬‭Killed‬‭JFK’s‬‭assassin‬‭as‬‭he‬‭was‬‭being‬‭transported?‬ ‭Jack‬‭Ruby‬ ‭25.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭only‬‭known‬‭recording‬‭of‬‭the‬‭JFK‬‭assassination?‬ ‭Zapruder‬‭Film‬ ‭26.‬‭What‬‭group‬‭investigated‬‭the‬‭JFK‬‭assassination?‬ ‭Warren‬‭Commission‬ ‭27.‬‭What‬‭were‬‭there‬‭findings?‬ ‭Lee‬‭Harvery‬‭Oswald‬‭acted‬‭alone‬ ‭28.‬‭What‬‭did‬‭the‬‭one‬‭bullet‬‭theory‬‭say?‬ ‭ ne‬‭Bullet‬‭created‬‭seven‬‭wounds‬‭(Into‬‭JFK‬‭neck,‬‭out‬‭his‬‭neck,‬‭into‬‭governor‬‭Connally's‬ O ‭back,‬‭out‬‭his‬‭chest,‬‭into‬‭his‬‭hand,‬‭out‬‭his‬‭hand,‬‭into‬‭his‬‭leg)‬ ‭29.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭Greensboro‬‭sit‬‭in?‬‭What‬‭was‬‭their‬‭goal?‬ ‭ ‬‭college‬‭students‬‭sit‬‭in‬‭the‬‭all‬‭white‬‭section‬‭and‬‭refuse‬‭to‬‭leave‬‭until‬‭they‬‭get‬‭service‬‭at‬ 4 ‭a‬‭restaurant.‬‭The‬‭goal‬‭is‬‭to‬‭desegregate‬‭the‬‭dinner.‬ ‭30.‬‭Who‬‭are‬‭the‬‭freedom‬‭riders?‬‭What‬‭did‬‭they‬‭aim‬‭to‬‭accomplish?‬ ‭ ‬‭group‬‭of‬‭civil‬‭rights‬‭activist‬‭who‬‭ride‬‭buses‬‭across‬‭the‬‭south‬‭to‬‭protest‬‭interstate‬‭bus‬ A ‭segregation.‬‭They‬‭wanted‬‭to‬‭end‬‭interstate‬‭bus‬‭segregation‬‭and‬‭they‬‭succeeded.‬ ‭31.‬‭What‬‭two‬‭things‬‭does‬‭MLK‬‭address‬‭in‬‭his‬‭Letter‬‭from‬‭the‬‭Birmingham‬‭jail?‬ ‭Civil‬‭Disobedience‬‭and‬‭breaking‬‭unjust‬‭laws‬‭is‬‭morally‬‭right‬ ‭32.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭March‬‭on‬‭Washington?‬ ‭ 50,000‬‭people‬‭march‬‭on‬‭the‬‭Lincoln‬‭Memorial‬‭to‬‭hear‬‭MLK‬‭give‬‭his‬‭I‬‭have‬‭a‬‭dream‬ 2 ‭speech.‬‭People‬‭rallied‬‭for‬‭the‬‭hope‬‭of‬‭the‬‭future‬‭and‬‭the‬‭passage‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Civil‬‭Rights‬‭Act‬ ‭33.‬‭Give‬‭me‬‭two‬‭examples‬‭of‬‭KKK‬‭violence.‬ ‭ edgar‬‭Evers‬‭assassination,‬‭Church‬‭Bombing,‬‭and‬‭three‬‭men‬‭killed‬‭for‬‭helping‬ M ‭freedom‬‭schools.‬ ‭34.‬‭What‬‭three‬‭things‬‭does‬‭the‬‭Civil‬‭RIghts‬‭Act‬‭end?‬ ‭Discrimination,‬‭Segregation,‬‭and‬‭anything‬‭that‬‭prohibits‬‭the‬‭right‬‭to‬‭vote‬ ‭35.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭Freedom‬‭Summer?‬ ‭ ‬‭movement‬‭to‬‭try‬‭and‬‭get‬‭as‬‭many‬‭african‬‭americans‬‭to‬‭register‬‭to‬‭vote‬‭as‬‭possible‬‭in‬ A ‭Mississippi‬ ‭36.‬‭What‬‭gets‬‭passed‬‭after‬‭freedom‬‭summer‬‭and‬‭is‬‭it‬‭successful?‬ ‭Voting‬‭Rights‬‭act‬‭of‬‭1965‬‭gives‬‭funds‬‭to‬‭help‬‭register‬‭black‬‭voters‬‭and‬‭is‬‭very‬‭succesful‬ ‭37.‬‭What‬‭was‬‭the‬‭goal‬‭of‬‭the‬‭march‬‭from‬‭Selma‬‭to‬‭Montgomery?What‬‭is‬‭it‬‭called‬ ‭when‬‭they‬‭are‬‭met‬‭with‬‭police‬‭violence?‬ ‭To‬‭march‬‭for‬‭voting‬‭rights‬‭and‬‭it‬‭is‬‭called‬‭bloody‬‭sunday‬ ‭38.‬‭Who‬‭created‬‭the‬‭nation‬‭of‬‭Islam?‬ ‭Elijah‬‭Muhammad‬ ‭39.‬‭How‬‭is‬‭Malcolm‬‭X‬‭different‬‭then‬‭MLK?‬‭How‬‭does‬‭his‬‭life‬‭come‬‭to‬‭an‬‭end?‬ ‭ LK-‬‭Civil‬‭Disobedience,‬‭nonviolent‬‭protests,‬‭equality,‬‭integration‬‭and‬‭desegragation‬ M ‭Malcolm‬‭X-‬‭Black‬‭Supremacy,‬‭Violence‬‭for‬‭rights,‬‭and‬‭wanted‬‭whites‬‭and‬‭black‬‭to‬‭be‬ ‭seperated.‬‭Until‬‭his‬‭spirtual‬‭awekening‬ ‭He‬‭was‬‭killed‬‭by‬‭the‬‭Nation‬‭of‬‭Islam‬ ‭40.‬‭Where‬‭was‬‭MLK‬‭assassinated?‬‭(City,‬‭State,‬‭Place)‬ ‭Memphis‬‭Tennesse‬‭at‬‭the‬‭Lorraine‬‭Motel‬ ‭ 1.‬‭Who‬‭assasinated‬‭MLK?‬ 4 ‭James‬‭Earl‬‭Ray‬  ‭42.‬‭What‬‭is‬‭the‬‭Long‬‭Hot‬‭Summer‬‭of‬‭1967?‬ ‭Violent‬‭Race‬‭Riots‬‭erupt‬‭in‬‭major‬‭cities‬‭across‬‭the‬‭US‬ ‭43.‬‭Who‬‭was‬‭the‬‭leader‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Soviet‬‭Union‬‭during‬‭the‬‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis?‬ ‭Nikita‬‭Khrushchev‬ ‭44.‬‭Where‬‭was‬‭JFK‬‭buried?‬ ‭Arlington‬‭National‬‭Cemetery‬ ‭45.‬‭Give‬‭me‬‭one‬‭example‬‭of‬‭how‬‭security‬‭of‬‭the‬‭President‬‭has‬‭changed‬‭since‬‭JFK’s‬ ‭assassination,‬ ‭ pen‬‭top‬‭convertible‬ O ‭Now‬‭they‬‭have‬‭armored‬‭vehicles‬‭and‬‭you‬‭don’t‬‭know‬‭which‬‭vehicle‬‭the‬‭president‬‭is‬‭in‬ ‭46.‬‭What‬‭event‬‭was‬‭the‬‭peak‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Cold‬‭War‬‭that‬‭put‬‭us‬‭on‬‭the‬‭edge‬‭of‬‭nuclear‬ ‭war?‬ ‭Cuban‬‭Missile‬‭Crisis.‬