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1960s America Flashcards

1
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When was JFK born?

A

29th May 1917

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What was JFK’s full name?

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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3
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What date was JFK assassinated on?

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November 22 1963

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In the period of Malcolm X, what was one group called that believed in more violent measures to stop the Civil Rights Movement?

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Nation of Islam

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5
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What is another name for the Nation of Islam?

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Black Muslims

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What did Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam NOT support?

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Integration

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What did MLK believe in using as a method for racial equality?

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Non-violent protests.

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Who, besides JFK, was Lee Harvey Oswald rumoured to kill?

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J.D. Tippitt

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9
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What conference did MLK lead?

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Southern Christian Leadership

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10
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How many Americans took part in sit-ins?

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70,000 protestors

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What does CORE stand for?

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Congress of Racial Equality

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What were the Freedom Rides for?

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To remove segregation on interstate buses.

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13
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What are a few examples of suspects in JFK’s assassination?

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The Mafia, the Soviets, Lyndon Johnson

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14
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For how many years did JFK remain the president?

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Two, from 1961-1963

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15
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Who assassinated Malcolm X?

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The Nation of Islam after he left.

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Why was Rosa Parks arrested?

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She sat in a ‘white’ area of a bus and refused to move to let a white man sit down

17
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What is a ‘sit-in’?

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A sit-in is a non-violent form of civil disobedience (i.e. disregarding the rules about segregation)

18
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Why did Malcolm X believe white people were all ‘inherently evil’?

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Because they had ‘persecuted, beaten and lynched’ black people for many years.

19
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Who was John F Kennedy married to?

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

20
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What party was JFK part of?

A

The Democracy Party

21
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Why did people attack MLK’s home?

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Because they couldn’t support MLK’s ‘unfair’ law policy.

22
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What did Stokely Carmichael?

A

He believed in black superiority ideas, similarly to Malcolm X.

23
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Why did the Black Panthers gain so much publicity?

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Due to their threatening logos.

24
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Why would the Cubans be a suspect in murdering JFK?

A

The USA attempted to kill the Cuban president Fidel Castro.

25
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What religion was JFK and why did this make him special?

A

Catholic, and he was the first Catholic president.

26
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What university did JFK go to?

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Harvard University.

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