1960s & Vietnam War

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Gus Grissom

What type of government did Fidel Castro implement once he gained control of Cuba

• Communist

• Democratcic

• Republican

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What was the Bay of Pigs event?

• The final battle where Fidel Castro gained control of the Cuban government

• An attempt by the U.S. government to overthrow Castro

• A war between Cuba and Mexico

• The name of the alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union

• A protest march led by Fidel Castro

Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  

• To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
• To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
• As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
• All of the above

How do we know that the Cuban Missile Crisis had started? Select all the right answers.

• There was tension between the USA, Cuba and the USSR.

• The nations involved attacked one another openly.

• There was a threat of nuclear war.

• The nations involved felt threatened by one another.

What do the following people have in common: Malcom X, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr.?

• They were all leaders in the American government.

• They were all assassinated in the 1960s.

• They all marched on Washington D.C. at one point.

• They all served in the military.

Affirmative action is best defined as which of the following?

• A law that prohibits segregation of public facilities, as well as discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin

• A policy creating racial quotas for admitted classes at major colleges and universities for members of disadvantaged groups

• A set of guidelines issued by government agencies, which provide specific details about how a policy will be implemented

• A policy benefiting those who tend to suffer from discrimination or are members of a historically disadvantaged group

The astronauts landed on the moon on....

• July 20, 1959

• July 20, 1969

• July 20, 1979

• July 20, 1989

what is feminism👩🏼‍🎓?

• the idea that women should have equal political, economical and social rights

• the idea that women should have the right to vote

• the idea that women should be placed higher than men in society

• the idea that girls should have equal political, social, and economical rights

Betty Friedan, a founder of N.O.W., wrote what book in 1963 that became the symbol for the Women's Rights Movement?

• The Feminine Mystique

• Suffering Sufferagette

• The Trouble with Women

• Female Persuasion