WARM-UP 60s & VIETNAM, DAY 3 U.S. HISTORY

Proposed due to some New Deal plans being overturned, but was rejected because it increased power of the president.

• Roosevelt’s court-packing plan

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Black Panthers

President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet missile shipments; resolved peacefully.

• Roosevelt’s court-packing plan

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Black Panthers

Used their native language to transmit secret military information for the Allies.

• Roosevelt’s court-packing plan

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Black Panthers

Used militant actions to fight racial inequality and armed patrols to protect their community; founded by Huey P. Newton.

• Roosevelt’s court-packing plan

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Black Panthers

How did the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 impact the lives of American Indians?

• By reducing voter discrimination

• By increasing assimilation practices

• By granting them U.S. citizenship

• By desegregating the U.S. military

Which details describe effects of the Women’s Liberation Movement on U.S. society?

• Women questioned their status in U.S. society

• The Equal Rights Amendment was proposed

• Poll taxes were banned in federal elections

• Rosa Parks was arrested for her act of civil disobedience

• Title IX was passed to give girls and boys equal opportunities in public schools

A heat shield material designed to act as an insulating barrier is now used to protect high-rise buildings from fires. This technology was originally developed primarily to -

• give rockets greater boost during takeoff

• protect the space shuttle on reentry

• provide astronauts with improved navigational equipment

• slow down space capsules as they landed in the ocean

Which military need contributed to development of the technology described in this excerpt?

• Faster, more accurate responses during combat

• Stronger, more dependable weapons for soldiers

• Lighter, more fuel-efficient cargo planes

• Larger, more powerful nuclear submarines