Unit 3 Exam Flashcards
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John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs
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Who: Fidel Castro, the CIA, What: Hoping to inspire a revolt against Fidel Castro, the CIA sent 1,500 Cuban exiles to invade their homeland on April 17, 1961, but the mission was a spectacular failure. When: April 17, 1961 Where: Cuba Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Who: Kennedy, What: Caused when the United States discovered Soviet offensive missile sites in Cuba in October 1962; the U.S.-Soviet confrontation was the Cold War's closest brush with nuclear war. When: October 1962 Where: Cuba Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Woolworth
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SNCC
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Who: Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Black and White students.
What:Founded in 1960 to coordinate civil rights sit-ins and other forms of grassroots protest.
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James Meredith
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March on Washington
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Who: black and white americans. What: On August 28, 1963, 250,000 black and white Americans converged on the nation's capital for the March on Washington, often considered the high point of the nonviolent civil rights movement. When: August 28, 1963 Where: The capital, Washington D.C. Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Letter From a Birmingham Jail
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Who: What: Term coined by President Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1965 State of the Union address, in which he proposed legislation to address problems of voting rights, poverty, diseases, education, immigration, and the environment. When: Where: Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Great Society Programs
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Who: What: Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, authorizing the president to take "all necessary measures to repel armed attack" in Vietnam. When: Where: Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Operation Rolling Thunder
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Tet Offensive
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Who: What: Surprise attack by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese during the Vietnamese New Year of 1968; turned American public opinion strongly against the war in Vietnam. When: Where: Why it happened: Why it is significant:
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Vietnamization
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SDS
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