60’s and Vietnam- Protest Over War and Equal Treatment

Question 1

Cuban Missile Crisis –

Answer 1

Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of

Cuba to prevent shipment of Soviet nuclear missiles

Question 2

Medicare Act of 1965

Answer 2

Provided health care for people 65+

Question 3

Chicano Workers Movement

Answer 3

– led by Cesar Chavez, worked

to improve working conditions for migrant workers

Question 4

Chicano Mural Movement

Answer 4

Built Hispanic cultural pride

Question 5

Countercultural Movement

Answer 5

Youth had distinct fashion and
culture, often used rock and roll (Woodstock) to protest the
‘establishment’ and government policies

Question 6

Vietnam War

Answer 6

U.S. got involved to try and prevent

Communism from spreading (containment) in Asia

Question 7

Tonkin Resolution

Answer 7

allowed president to take military action

without declaration of war from Congress

Question 8

Antiwar Movement

Answer 8

As more troops were sent to Vietnam
and the media reported setbacks (credibility gap), people
protested by mass demonstrations, violence at some rallies

Question 9

War Powers Resolution

Answer 9

Congress limited the military power

of the executive branch, result of actions during the Viet. War

Question 10

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

Answer 10

aimed

to provide poor with affordable housing