60s -2000s

Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public places, private businesses open to the public, and employment.

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Civil Rights Act of 1974

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

This President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• John F. Kennedy
• Lyndon B. Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• Harry S. Truman

Which wars were part of the Cold War?

• WWI

• Korean War

• Vietnam

• WWII

The ___________ was a United States plan to use Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba that failed, leading to an embarrassment for JFK.

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Operation Mongoose
• Guantanamo Bay Detention
• Bay of Pigs Invasion

The closest the United States came to nuclear war with the USSR was when U.S. spy planes photographed Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

• Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• Cuban Missile Crisis

___________ became President after the assassination of JFK.

• Richard Nixon
• Gerald Ford
• Harry S. Truman
• Lyndon B. Johnson

Medicare, Medicaid, and Head Start of this program signed by Lyndon Johnson.

• Social Security Expansion
• New Frontier
• Great Society
• War on Poverty

What were the arguments against the Great Society?

• It expanded government power, increased dependency, was costly, and failed to address root causes of poverty.

• It was universally praised by all political parties.
• It significantly reduced government spending on social programs.
• It promoted individualism and self-reliance by mandating that people work in order to receive government benefits.

Prominent interest group began in the 1960s that argues for equality for females.

• Black Panthers

• National Organization For Women

• NRA

• National Organization for Rights for Women

What war era is partially symbolized by anti-war protesters and a vibrant counter culture?

• World War II era
• Korean War era
• Gulf War era
• Vietnam War era