Unit 5: Kennedy, Johnson, & Civil Rights

Unit 5: Kennedy, Johnson, & Civil Rights

CONTEMPORARY U.S. & WORLD HISTORY

QUARTERLY 2 REVIEW

UNIT 5: KENNEDY, JOHNSON, & CIVIL RIGHTS:

How did the televised presidential debate of 1960 impact the election?

Why was Kennedy unsuccessful at fulfilling his domestic policies?

What were the effects of Kennedy’s assassination?

What was the purpose of the Warren Commission?

JFK’s Plan to improve the economy, education, healthcare and civil rights was called ______

Lyndon B. Johnson’s ______programs were aimed at combating poverty and improving civil rights.

In what areas of life did LBJ’s domestic programs help?

What were the criticisms of LBJ’s program?

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4.

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Medicare:

Medicaid:

Civil Rights Act of 1964:

De jure Segregation:

De facto Segregation:

Affirmative Action:

Black Panther Party:

“Black Power”:

Voting Rights Act of 1965:

AIM:

Betty Friedan:

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Gloria Steinam:

Phyllis Schlafly:

N.O.W.:

Roe v. Wade:

César Chávez:

Counter Culture:

Altamont Music Festival:

Woodstock:

How did most conservative Americans react to the counterculture movement?

What were some of the reasons for the decline of the Hippie Movement?

Compare the strategies of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X for attaining equality for African Americans

MLK Jr. / Malcolm X

The overall trend in the African American civil rights movement was from ______to more ______actions and organizations.

The ______was pushed by women’s rights groups and was passed by Congress but never ratified by enough states to go into effect.

What were the arguments against the passage of the above amendment?

What were the overall goals of feminists?

UNIT 4---COLD WAR 1960 - 1975:

Define the following:

Domino Theory:

H-bomb:

Proliferation:

Space Race:

JFK’s FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES / DESCRIPTION OR EXPLANATION / U.S. SUCCESS?
BAY OF PIGS INVASION
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
BERLIN CRISIS
LIMITED TEST BAN TREATY
FLEXIBLE RESPONSE

The primary goal of the U.S. in Vietnam was containing communism. Was the U.S. successful? Why or why not?

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:

Draft:

Vietcong:

Escalation:

Tet Offensive:

DEFINE OR EXPLAIN:

Vietnamization:

Credibility Gap:

“Living Room War”: -

War Powers Act:

What are the three main reasons 1968 was considered a turbulent year in America?

Results & Costs of the Vietnam War:

•______Americans killed

•Lost trust in ______

•Vietnam unified under ______

•______war in U.S. history

•America’s ______shattered

What was working against America when it came to winning the war in Vietnam?

MARK THE FOLLOWING ON THE ABOVE MAP: