Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights

Led a revolution in Cuba, eventually naming himself president for life.

• Robert Kennedy

• Fidel Castro

• John F Kennedy

• Joseph Stalin

To prevent the US from invading, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba. This led to the:

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Revolution

• American Revolution

After the sinking of the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, congress signs:

• The Vietnam Declaration

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Tet Offensive

• Vietnam Resolution

The most damaging campaign of the war in Vietnam:

• Battle of the Gulf of Tonkin

• Tet Offensive

• Bay of Pigs

• Sinking of the USS Maddox

This act outlawed the requirement for would-be voters to take literacy tests to register to vote. Also paid for programs to register minority voters.

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Miranda vs Arizona

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Voting Rights Act 1965

This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Miranda vs Arizona

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act 1965

Which of the following TWO choices describe the impact of the assassination of John F Kennedy on society?

• Showed the strength of the national government.

• Showed the weakness of the national government.

• Gave Lyndon B. Johnson the political power to pass his programs, including the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

• Gave President Truman the power to integrate the military.

These programs, which were President Johnson's vision for America, had the goal of making the United States a great society and give all Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background.

• New Deal

• The Second New Deal

• Johnson Doctrine

• Great Society

Which of the following TWO choices describe the impact of television on society?

• First broadcast of the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon) in 1960.

• Helped to gain the sympathy of many American during the Civil Rights Movement by covering demonstrations.

• Provided no entertainment for people.

• Television had minimal impact on society during this time.

Written by Martin Luther King Jr to address fears white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation.

• "I have a Dream" speech

• "Non-Violence Now" speech

• "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

• "Civil Rights for Everyone" letter