4.1.3 - Topic 1

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Woodstock was...

...a three day counter-culture musical event held in rural New York state.

The American military involvement in Vietnam...

...expanded under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

President Lyndon B. Johnson...

...succeeded in having more domestic, social programs passed into law that all other 20th century presidents except Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The United States used a naval blockade to prevent Soviet ships from delivering arms to Cuba. This action was called...

...the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Counter-culture was...

...young people in the late 1960s who rejected the society, politics, and economy of their parents.

Hippies were...

...young people who apparently had "dropped out" of society in the late 1960s.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964...

..made racial discrimination in all public places illegal.

President John F. Kennedy...

..was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, reportedly by Lee Harvey Ozwald

The Peace Corps...

.provided aid to underdeveloped countries.

Restitution

Compensation demanded by Native Americans whose ancestors' lands had been taken by the U.S. government

Which of the following is NOT true about the Bay of Pigs invasion?

It was successful

Who said this famous quotation: "...ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

John F. Kennedy

Which of the following is true about President Kennedy?

Kennedy did introduce new social reforms, but most of them were voted down by Congress

What was President Kennedy's vision for space exploration?

Kennedy wanted the U.S. to land a man on the moon before 1970.

Cesar Chavez

Leader of Hispanic migrant agricultural workers

Which of the following programs was NOT started under President Johnson?

No Child Left Behind

Watts riot

Racial civil unrest in Los Angeles in 1965 that resulted in 34 deaths

National Organization for Women (NOW)

Worked to end discrimination against women in the workplace


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