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Berlin Wall

Structure built in Germany in 1961 to prevent East Germans from leaving and fleeing to West Germany.

Reason for the Berlin Wall

Created by the communists in East Germany to stop the embarrassing exodus of East Germans fleeing communism.

Escalation of US involvement in Vietnam

Kennedy ordered the killing of Diem and sent more than 16,000 advisors to South Vietnam.

Alliance for Progress

Kennedy's plan hailed as the Marshall Plan for Latin America.

Bay of Pigs invasion

Failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 that set the Kennedy administration back.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Event considered the pinnacle of the Cold War between the US and USSR in October of 1962.

Détente

Kennedy's effort to establish peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

"I Have A Dream" speech

Landmark Civil Rights speech made by Dr. King in August 1963.

Birmingham bombing

Event in September 1963 that killed four black girls at a Baptist Church.

Kennedy's inaugural address

Summoned Americans to ask what they could do for their country.

Peace Corps

Organization created by Kennedy to help bring American skills to underdeveloped countries.

Freedom Rides

Rides during the 60s aimed at bringing integration to the South, many of which ended in violence.

Kennedy's assassination

Took place on November 22, 1963.

Lee Harvey Oswald

The assassin who killed Kennedy.

Jack Ruby

The man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Act signed by LBJ prohibiting discrimination based on race, creed, color, age, and gender.

War on Poverty

LBJ declared war on poverty in 1964.

Great Society

LBJ's economic program aimed at enhancing social welfare.

Medicare and Medicaid

Programs created to pay for elderly and the poor's medication.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Resolution granting LBJ full powers for military action in Vietnam.

Daisy commercial

Famous commercial used to help Johnson defeat Goldwater by portraying him as willing to use nuclear war.

Department of Transportation

One of the two new cabinet positions created by Johnson's war on poverty.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

One of the two new cabinet positions created by Johnson's war on poverty.

Robert C. Weaver

First black cabinet secretary in US history, leading HUD.

Head Start

Great Society program aimed at improving educational performance of underprivileged youth.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Outlawed literacy tests and monitored states with voting discrimination.

24th Amendment

Amendment that eliminated poll taxes for Black voters.

Malcolm X

One of the most outspoken leaders of the Black Power movement.

Muhammad Ali

Boxing champion who changed his name from Cassius Clay Jr.

Black Panther Party

Group formed in Oakland, CA in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

Difference between Malcolm X and Dr. King

Malcolm X believed in violence, while Dr. King advocated non-violence.

Watts Riot

Center of Black rioters in California in 1965.

Dr. King's assassination

Took place on April 4, 1968, by James Earl Ray.

Operation Rolling Thunder

First major bombing of Vietnam by the United States in March 1965.

Height of US military presence in Vietnam

Reached in 1968 with 500,000 troops.

Chants towards LBJ

Included "Hell no, we won't go" and "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?".

Tet Offensive announcement

Walter Cronkite announced the US was losing the Vietnam War after the North Vietnamese offensive.

George Wallace

Former governor of Alabama who ran as an American Independent in the 1968 Presidential election.

Counterculture

Cultural movement created by many young people in the 1960s.

1960s upheavals

Attributed largely to the youthful population bulge, protests against racism and the Vietnam War, and prosperity.

Weathermen

Underground terrorist group spawned by SDS that tried to end the Vietnam War through bombings.

Chronological order of events

Bay of Pigs, Cuban missile crisis, I Have a Dream, 24th Amendment, Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Great Society legislation, Operation Rolling Thunder, Tet offensive, Astronauts landing on the moon.