1960s, 70s, 80s - Test

Question 1

Who were the freedom Riders and what did they go through?

Answer 1

People who wanted to desegregate interstate buses and ride from D.C. To New Orleans. Go through mob slashes, burning of bus and arrested in 1961.

Question 2

What was Children’s March? What happened to those who participated?

Answer 2

Children’s March was a movement that was mainly made out of Students. Police officials later brought out fire hoses, dogs, and jail time for those that participated.

Question 3

What was MLK’S “I Have a Dream” speech?

Answer 3

A speech that got a lot of attention and said in the March on Washington.

Question 4

What happened to the 16th St. Church Bombing? Who was killed?

Answer 4

Robert Chambliss a KKK member planted dynamite on a church which killed four young children, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Addie May Collins, and Denise McNair.

Question 5

What was the 1964 Civil Right’s act?

Answer 5

The change in rules for much of the discrimination in public places. For example not testing for voting.

Question 6

Who was Malcolm X?

Answer 6

An African-American Activist that was also Muslim. He was a great influence during the civil rights era. If someone atracos you, you attack back.

Question 7

What was the Selma Voting Rights March and 1965 Voting Rights Act?

Answer 7

The Selma Voting march was a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, also known as “Bloody Sunday”. The 1965 Voting Rights act was a law signed by President Johnson which finally gave Voting Rights.

Question 8

Who assassinated MLK? Where?

Answer 8

James Earl Ray assassinated MLK in Lorraine Motel, Memphis

Question 9

What was Black Power?

Answer 9

Black Power was the empowerment of black people. Created institutions and created by Carmichael.

Question 10

What was the Bay of Pigs?

Answer 10

A planned assassination to invade and kill Castro. However Castro knew it was coming and it ended in disaster.

Question 11

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 11

A U.S. spy plane found Soviet Missiles in Cuba. America worried, plan to blockade, invade, airstrike Cuba. Kruschev sends letter to Kennedy. Later settle a deal for peace.

Question 12

Why was the moon landing important to America?

Answer 12

They would have beaten USSR. America was the first to make it to the moon.

Question 13

How and why does the Vietnam War Start?

Answer 13

Vietnam people under Ho Chi Minh which is communist. Makes America scared of communism spreading.

Question 14

What was the Gulf Of Tokin Resolution?

Answer 14

President Nixon passed a paper that would allow the president to declare war. The reason for this was because Vietnamese torpedo boats were coming in high speeds.

Question 15

What were the Sides for the Vietnam War?

Answer 15

NVA and Vietcong were communist and against U.S., South Vietnam

Question 16

What was Agent Orange, what did it do?

Answer 16

It was a chemical that got rid of the forest that surrounded the Vietnamese.

Question 17

What were some of the problems Soldiers in the war faced?

Answer 17

Soldiers faced several problems. For starters they didn’t know what they were fighting for, they didn’t know who was the enemy, confusion with soldiers. There was also problems with the forest, boobie traps, unknown field.

Question 18

Why were casualties gradually increased and decreased?

Answer 18

The withdrawal of troops was slow and confusion was a big part of it.

Question 19

What was TET offensive?

Answer 19

The tet offensive was a series of attacks in cities and looked for American forces in South Vietnam.

Question 20

What was the POW Treatment?

Answer 20

The POW was a prisoner of war and were used as examples. They mainly were used to represent terrible people of America.

Question 21

What happened in the Bombing in Cambodia?

Answer 21

The Bombing of Cambodia was a Bombing by the U.S. because they believed that North Vietnam was transporting supplies. This later formed Pol Pot

Question 22

Who died from the Kennedy’s? ( < 40)

Answer 22

Michael, David, Edward, Patrick, Joesph, Rosemary.

Question 23

Why was JFK different from the rest?

Answer 23

He brought prosperity, he was different, had good intentions wanted peace.

Question 24

When was JFK killed and who killed him?

Answer 24

Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK Nov. 22, 1963.

Question 25

What happened with the War and Lyndon Johnson?

Answer 25

Didn’t want to lose War however wasted money on other programs and led to not focus on War enough.

Question 26

What was the Great Society?

Answer 26

Lyndon Johnson established programs that would help those in need with financial problems. For example Medicaid, Medicare, etc.

Question 27

What was the “Johnson Treatment”?

Answer 27

President Johnson would get in your personal bubble and promise you something so you can do something in return for him.

Question 28

What the Lai Massacre?

Answer 28

The mass killing of civilians in South Vietnam in a village of around 500 people. Part of the tet offensive.

Question 29

Where and who killed Robert Kennedy?

Answer 29

June 5, 1968 after winning the California primaries, was killed by Sirhan Sirhan.

Question 30

What did the Hippies do In Ashberry?

Answer 30

The hippies brought psychedelic color and bands that represented the hippie culture.

Question 31

What happened at Woodstock?

Answer 31

A concert where hippies would spend 3 days with several artists. 500,000 people were there including The Who, Grateful Dead.

Question 32

What happened at Kent State?

Answer 32

National Guard people fired at four unarmed people. Someone threw a rock and so it started, nothing was investigated

Question 33

What was Motown?

Answer 33

Motown Records had black artists singing but didn’t let the public know that. Supreme temptations, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye

Question 34

What was Ro vs Wade?

Answer 34

Case in Texas by Jane Roe to allow abortion because of right to privacy. Norma McCorvey

Question 35

Who was Cesar Chavez?

Answer 35

Organized the recognition of Agricultural work. Fought for better rights, established a Union.

Question 36

What was the British Invasion? The Beatles?

Answer 36

The British Invasion was during the 1960s when America recognized the Rock and Roll and dressed like British.