Chapter 28

Question 1

Competition between USA and USSR over space exploration; extension of Cold War

Answer 1

Space Race

Question 2

Failed US sponsored attempted invasion of Cuba

Answer 2

Bay of Pigs

Question 3

Wall dividing East and West Berlin; symbol of Cold War

Answer 3

Berlin Wall

Question 4

Brinksmanship over nuclear missiles in Cuba that nearly led to nuclear war

Answer 4

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 5

Banned racial discrimination and segregation in public accommodations

Answer 5

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 6

Allowed federal government to protect rights of blacks to vote

Answer 6

Voting rights act of 1965

Question 7

Militant movement to black autonomy and respect; rejected integration

Answer 7

Black power

Question 8

Sometimes militant Native American rights organization

Answer 8

American Indian Movement (AIM)

Question 9

Eliminated national-origins quotas and increased legal immigration

Answer 9

Immigration Act of 1965

Question 10

Hispanic and at. Workers’ rights leader; leader of United Farm Workers (UFW)

Answer 10

Cesar Chavez

Question 11

Terms claimed by Hispanic activists calling for equal rights in 1960s

Answer 11

Chicano and Chicana

Question 12

Student organization advocating for Asian American solidarity

Answer 12

Asian American Political Alliance

Question 13

President Johnson’s plan for reforms intended to expand equality and opportunity

Answer 13

Great Society

Question 14

Government health insurance for elderly and poor

Answer 14

Medicare and Medicaid