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Who is Rosa Parks.
This woman became a civil rights activist after she was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person on the bus.
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What is Brown v. Board of Education.
This is the court case that ruled separate facilities were not equal and it lead to the desegregation of schools.
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Who is Ngo Dinh Diem.
This man was the leader of Southern Vietnam and was supported by the US.
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What are hawks.
Those who supported the war were known as this.
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Who is Elvis Presley.
This man is known as the "king of rock and roll."
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Who is Emmett Till.
This is a 14 year old boy who was murdered for whistling at a white woman.
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What are the Civil Rights Acts (1964, 1965, 1968)
These three acts helped minorities achieve greater equality in society.
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What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
This resolution passed by Congress allowed LBJ to run a war in Vietnam without the declaration of war from Congress.
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What are doves.
Those who were anti-war were known as this.
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What is Woodstock.
This musical concert drew over 400,000 people and it lasted for 3 days at a farm in New York.
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Who is the Little Rock 9.
The Little Rock ___ was attempting to attend school at the start of school desegregation and it lead to a chaotic event.
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What is affirmative action.
An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education.
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What is Vietnamization.
This plan called for the gradual withdrawal of US troops in South Vietnam leaving a greater fighting responsibility to the South Vietnamese.
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What is the My Lai Massacre.
This violent act carried out by US soldiers in Vietnam where innocent women and children were slaughtered was the final breaking point for the American population.
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Who is the Beatles.
This musical group came to America from England and took the music industry by storm.
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Who is Malcolm X.
Identify the civil rights leader that wanted African Americans to separate from white society and did not take the non-violent protest approach others utilized.
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Who is Richard Nixon.
This President tried to slow down the process of school desegregation to please the Southern voters.
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Who is William Westmoreland.
This man was the commander of the US troops at the start of the Vietnam conflict.
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What is the Tet Offensive.
This event of the Vietnam war was presented to the American public as a terrible loss for the US troops, however; it was actually the breaking point for the Vietnam forces.
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What is N.O.W.
This organization stressed women gaining greater equality and equal societal standings.
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Who is James Earl Ray.
This man killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who are freedom riders.
White and black civil right activists who rode buses into the segregated south to challenge the segregation of buses.
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What is the War Powers Act.
This Act limited the power of the president to use military personnel without Congressional approval.
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What is Kent State University.
A protest at this University lead to the deaths of 4 students at the hands of the National Guard.
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Who is Cesar Chavez.
This man believed farm workers should unionize and helped launch a nationwide non-violent protest.
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