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What was the Space Race? |
Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon |
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What year was the Bay of Pigs? |
1961 |
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What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
1962 |
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Who proposed the Great Society? |
President Lyndon B. Johnson |
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What two acts were proposed under the Great Society? |
1- Civil Rights Act of 1964 2- Medicare Act of 1965 |
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Who instituted a war on poverty and aid to the cities? |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
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What happened after the assassination of Dr. King in 1968? |
the ghettos erupted |
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unrest, opputunities |
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What was the Black Power Movement? |
sought African American control of their own communities to free themselves from domination of white culture |
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What emerged as a result of the Black Power Movement? |
the Black Panthers |
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Who was one leader of the Black Power Movement? |
Malcom X |
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What was granted under Mendez v. Westminster School District? |
no segregation of Mexican-American children without specific state law |
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What was decided in Hernandez v. Texas? |
Mexican Americans cannot be systematically excluded in practice from juries |
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What was passed due to Delgado v. Bastrop ISD? |
segregation of Mexican-American children in schools in Texas is illegal |
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What was the deciding factor of the Edgewood ISD v. Kirby? |
state must revise its school funding system |
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What was the impact of the new music of the 60's? |
challenged materialism, establishment |
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Name the two things that coincide with the Birth of Anti-War Movement? |
1- youth objected to Vietnam War 2- influenced US policy |
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What was the 26th Amendment? |
lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 |
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What was the Women's Liberation Movement? |
objected to traditional roles of women |
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What was the focus of the Women's Liberation Movement? |
gain economic and social equality |
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Who was Betty Friedan? |
wrote the Feminine Mystique |
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Describe Title IX. |
promoted gender equality in high school and college education |
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What was the Chicano Movement? |
sought to correct past discrimination and racism against Mexican Americans |
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Who was Hector Garcia? |
challenged discrimination |
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What did Cesar Chavez do for the Chinco Movement? |
organized farm workers using non-violent methods |
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What was the American Indian Movement? |
"Red Power": raise respect for Indians |
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Name two people famously known for the American Indian Movement? |
Alcatraz and Wounded Knee |
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What was the major cause of the Vietnam War? |
Vietcong with North Vietnamese supported the attack on South Vietnamese government |
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Why did the US interviene in the Vietnam War? |
to stop the fall of a "row of dominoes" to communism. |
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Name two highlights of the Vietnam War. |
1- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 2- Tet offensive 3- Fall of Saigon |
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Name two of the three major impacts of the Vietnam War. |
1- large number of US casualties 2- distrust of American leaders 3- led to passing War Powers Resolution |
