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Unit 14
50s, 60s, and JFK
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bay of Pigs | failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist regime |
| JFK | elected President in 1960, created the Peace Corps, created goal of a man on the moon, killed in 1963 |
| LBJ | became President upon Kennedy's assassination |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | closest we ever got to nuclear war when the Soviets installed missiles in Cuba |
| How was the Cuban Missile Crisis handled? | quarantine around Cuba, Khrushchev removed missiles, Kennedy promised to not invade |
| Background of JFK | came from a prominent political family, served in WWII, US Representative, US Senator, author of Profiles in Courage & Why England Slept |
| Why did the Bay of Pigs fail? | Cuban population did not materialize to support the invasion and overthrow of Castro |
| Zapruder Film | film of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas in 1963 |
| Lee Harvey Oswald | assassinated Kennedy by shooting him in the head from the Book Depository Building in Dallas |
| Warren Commission | governments investigation into the assassination of JFK, report stated Lee Harvey Oswald did it and did it alone, no conspiracy |
| Marilyn Monroe | famous model and actress from the 50s known for her beauty but died young from a drug overdose |
| Elvis Presley | King of Rock and Roll, created Graceland, incredible fame and fortune |
| Buddy Holly | 50s singer with a promising music career, he along with 3 others died in a plane crash in 1959 |
| baby boom | population explosion following WWII resulting in many teenagers creating a distinct youth subculture and growth of suburbia in America |
| Bob Dylan | very famous songwriter and singer of the 60s, his music was used by the civil rights movement and the protest movement |
| Beatles | consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, & Ringo Starr resulting in Beatlemania |
| Jimi Hendrix | American guitarist and singer |
| Jim Morrison | lead singer of The Doors |
| Janis Joplin | female singer with a distinctive voice, but like so many of her generation, drug use cut her life short |
| Woodstock | music festival that was suppose to raise money for a music studio, but instead became a huge free for all party with lots of sex, drugs, and rock -n-roll |
| Hippies | flower children, often had long hair, used drugs, permissive views on sex, tried to show their contempt for traditional society |
| poodle skirt | typical clothing for a teen girl in the 50s |
| ducktail | hair cut for boys worn by some "greasers" during the 50s, banned in some schools |
| passion pit | slang of the 50s for a drive in movie, that and other expressions were unique for the decade |
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