Crash Course US History #40- The 1960s

What type of protest took place in Greensboro, North Carolina during the 1960s?

• Bus boycotts

• Marches

• Race riots

• Sit-ins

Where was Martin Luther King jailed in the 1960s? (He wrote a famous letter from this jail)

• Birmingham

• Mobile

• Atlanta

• Selma

Who became president after John F. Kennedy's assassination?

• Nixon

• Johnson

• Carter

• Ford

What was the name given to Lyndon Johnson's domestic initiatives that took place from 1965-1967?

• Civil Rights Road

• The Second New Deal

• The Great Society

• CORE

In what area of the US were the most violent race riots held?

• Watts

• Atlanta

• Chicago

• San Francisco

Who was the African American leader of the Nation of Islam and the Black Panther movement who was killed in 1965?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Barry Goldwater

Vietnam galvanized students. What does galvanize mean?

• build conservative beliefs

• cause apathy

• spur into action

• cause to become isolated

Who wrote the mystery document? (Hint: From her book "Silent Spring")

• Rosa Parks

• Janis Joplin

• Lady Bird Johnson

• Rachel Carson

What name was given to the US Supreme Court that made many changes in the 1960s?

• Kennedy Court

• Jay Court

• Madison Court

• Warren Court

One of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions made in the 1960s legalized abortions. What was the name of this court case?

• Roe vs. Wade

• Baker vs Carr

• Miranda vs. Arizona

• Engel vs. Vitale