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Great American History Quiz-The 60's

Here's what you need to know for the Great American History Quiz over The 60's identifications.

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MLK Jr.The most famous Civil Rights leader
Malcolm X2nd most famous Civil Rights leader
Malcolm Xthe most famous Radical Civil Rights leader
JFK35th President
JFKThe youngest President
JFKPresident during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile CrisisThe closest the World has come to WWIII
Alan Shepardthe first American in space
John Glennthe first American to orbit the earth
Sputnikthe first satellite to orbit the earth
Dien Bien Phuthe event that brought the U.S. into Southeast Asia in the mid-50's
Ho Chi Minhthe most famous leader i the history of Vietnam
Tet OffensiveThe turning point of the Vietnam War
Medgar Eversthe first martyr of the Civil Rights Movement
Neil Armstrongthe first person to walk on the moon
"Buzz" Aldrinthe second person to walk on the moon
U2 Incidentdestroyed the first scheduled summit between the US and USSR during the Cold War
Nikita Krushchevthe USSR leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis
LBJ36th President
LBJPresident during the greatest US involvement in Vietnam
Watergate Scandalthe most famous presidential scandal
Woodstockthe highwater mark of the 1960's Counter-culture movement
Gulf of Tonkin Resolutionthe US justification to enter the Vietnam War
"Saturday Night Massacre"the turning point in the Watergate Scandal
"Saturday Night Massacre"It proved that Nixon had something to hide with Watergate
Gerald Ford38th President
Gerald Fordthe President that pardoned Nixon
Alexander Butterfieldthe Nixon assistant that testified that there was a secret taping system in the White House
Fred Dalton Thompsonthe lawyer that asked Butterfield if there was a secret taping system in the Nixon White House
Woodward and Bersteinthe most famous reporters that investigated the Watergate Scandal
Woodward and Berstein"Woodstein"
Montgomery Bus Boycottthe 1st significant event in the Civil Rights Movement
Selma Marchthe event that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Freedom Ridethe 1st Civil Rights event that involved more than one state
Birmingham Protests, 1963the turning point in the Civil Rights Movement
James Earl RayMLK Jr.'s assassin
RFKJFK's Attorney General
RFKAssassinated by Siran Siran
Barry GoldwaterRepublican presidential nominee in 1964
Little Rock, 1957the 1st time "Brown v. Board of Edu. was enforced
"Brown v. Board of Edu. at Topekareversed "Plessy v. Ferguson"
"Brown v. the Board of Edu. at Topekastated that "Separate but Equal" is unconstitutional in public schools
Thurgood Marshallthe 1st African-American Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshallthe most famous NAACP lawyer from the "Brown" case

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