U.S. History: The 1960s

Most infamous antiwar protest that resulted in the deaths of four college students in 1970

In 1968, the Vietnam War saw its largest battle with over 35,000 Viet Cong involved in what attack?

The theory that if one country falls to communism, others will follow was called what?

Name of the communist guerrilla group fighting against American troops in South Vietnam

The Immigration Act of 1965 changed immigration laws by doing which of the following?

JFK created what organization that helped people in poor countries around the world

Nixon's policy of gradually reducing the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam was called what?

Which of the following groups would have been more likely to be a "Dove" during the war?

Name given to President Johnson's collection of domestic policies

All of the following contributed to Americans turning against the Vietnam War EXCEPT

JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis was

This man was accused of assassinating JFK and was later shot while in police custody

In 1969, the gov. began a new way to conduct the military draft by using what random system?

Name of LBJ's plan to provide healthcare to people 65 and over was called what?

The "road" used to transport weapons and supplies from North Vietnam to the VC in the South was called the

Name the chemical defoliant used in Vietnam that caused birth defects and cancer

Vietnam was sometimes called "a rich man's war, but a poor man's fight" because...

Military operation that "carpet" bombed North Vietnam in an attempt to avoid a ground war

Secret documents released to the public that told the truth about the Vietnam War

The 1961 failed attempt at overthrowing Fidel Castro was called

The communist leader of North Vietnam was which of the following?

President Johnson's social programs attempted to fix all of the following problems EXCEPT

Many Americans thought the use of this weapon caused too much damage and death in the war

The image below represents what significant event of the counterculture movement?

The killing of 500 Vietnamese civilians at the hands of American troops in 1968 was called the

Which of the following DID NOT make the war harder to fight for American soldiers?

The hippies of the 1960s can be traced back to what rebellious group of the 1950s?

President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in what U.S. city?

In 1970, President Nixon secretly began a bombing campaign of which of Vietnam's neighboring countries

Name the event that gave President Johnson the authority to send Americans to war in Vietnam

The view that the government should provide help to people living in poverty would be held by

A "hippie" would have supported all of the following quotes EXCEPT which one?

During the 60s, a conservative who opposed President Johnson's Great Society might argue...