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War

Civil

Rights

Movement

Technological

& Economic

Growth

Social Change

Movements

The 1960’s in

Politics

Modern

Era

His name became

synonymous with the

investigations to rid

the government of

suspected

communists.

A 100

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

(You may see him

referenced by

“McCarthyism”)

A 100

In 1959 this man took

over control of Cuba

turning the nation over

to communism.

A 200

Who is Fidel Castro?

A 200

After this series of attacks on

South Vietnam forces in

1968, many Americans came

to believe that the Vietnam

was unwinnable.

A 300

What is the Tet

Offensive?

A 300

This policy promised

financial and if necessary

military support for Greece

and Turkey in an effort to

prevent them from falling

to communism.

A 400

What is the Truman

Doctrine?

A 400

The 38th parallel was the

dividing line between these

two countries. (Hint: One

fell to communism, one

did not.)

A 500

What is North Korea

and South Korea?

A 500

He issued an executive

order to officially

desegregate the United

States military.

B 100

Who is President

Truman?

B 100

He became the first

African American to

play baseball in the

major leagues.

B 200

Who is Jackie

Robinson?

B 200

Brown v. Board of

Education (1954)

officially nullified the

ruling of this previous

Supreme Court decision.

B 300

What is Plessy v.

Ferguson?

B 300

Martin Luther King’s “Letter

from a Birmingham Jail”

preached about attaining

rights for African Americans

through non-violent means

otherwise known as this.

B 400

What is civil

disobedience?

B 400

The Voting Rights Act of

1965 legally ended this

practice used in the South

to keep African Americans

from casting their vote.

B 500

What is the poll

tax?

B 500

The large amount of

children born in the

post-WWII years were

collectively known by

this name.

C 100

Who are the

“baby

boomers”?

C 100

This President promoted

the construction of an

Interstate Highway System

that created connections

amongst numerous US

cities, helping to spur the

growth of the suburbs.

C 200

Who is President

Eisenhower?

C 200

The 1960 Presidential

debates between these

two men were the first

such debates

broadcasted on live

television.

C 300

Who are Kennedy

and Nixon?

C 300

DAILY

DOUBLE

C 400

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The invention and

widespread use of this

led to more people

moving to warmer

climates.

C 400

What is air

conditioning?

C 400

This Russian satellite

was the first man-

made object launched

into space, signifying

the start of the “Space

Race”.

C 500

What is Sputnik 1?

Question: How did

Eisenhower react to

this launch?

C 500

This novel by Rachel

Carson helped to start

the modern

environmentalist

movement.

D 100

What is “Silent

Spring”?

D 100

He founded the

United Farm

Worker’s organization

advocating rights for

migrant workers.

D 200

Who Cesar

Chavez?

D 200

This organization

promoted equality for

women and girls in

the 1960s and 70s.

D 300

What is N.O.W.

(National

Organization for

Women)?

D 300

Woodstock, Jimi

Hendrix and hippies

were all part of this

movement during the

1960s.

D 400

What is the

counterculture?

D 400

His 1964 presidential

campaign against

Lyndon Johnson

signified to many the

beginning of the modern

conservative movement.

D 500

Who is Barry

Goldwater?

D 500

After John F.

Kennedy’s

assassination in

November 1963, this

man assumed the

presidency. E 100

Who is Lyndon

Johnson?

Question: What effect

did this have on civil

rights legislation? E 100

John Kennedy

and Robert

Kennedy’s

relation.

E 200

What are

brothers?

E 200

Name of Lyndon

Johnson’s plan to

end poverty in the

United States.

E 300

What is “The Great

Society”?

E 300

This chief justice

presided over one of the

most socially

progressive Supreme

Courts in US history.

E 400

Who is Earl

Warren?

Note: More than likely the

question will refer to this group

as the “Warren Court”.

E 400

This Warren Court

decision expanded the

rights of accused

individuals by requiring

arresting officers to read

them their Constitutional

rights.

E 500

What is Miranda v.

Arizona?

Note: “You have the

right to remain silent…”

E 500

He was the first

sitting US president

to visit China, easing

relations with the

communist country.

F 100

Who is Richard

Nixon?

Note: This easing of relations

is known as “détente”.

F 100

As part of his “War on

Terror” President George

W. Bush invaded this

country in 2003, deposing

its dictator Saddam

Hussein.

F 200

What is Iraq?

Note: The US invaded

Afghanistan only 5 weeks

after 9/11. Don’t get these

two wars confused.

F 200

President Jimmy

Carter’s “Camp David

Accords” was a peace

agreement between these

two Middle Eastern

nations.

F 300

Who are Egypt

and Israel?

F 300

Weapons-selling

scheme that rocked

the Reagan

administration in the

1980s.

F 400

What is the Iran-

Contra scandal?

F 400

In 1989 the Berlin Wall

was torn down

signifying a symbolic

end to the Cold War and

reunifying these two

countries.

F 500

What are East

Germany and

West Germany?

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

1960’s

Please record your wager.

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In what year did the following events

take place?

1. Assassination of Martin Luther

King Jr.

2. Assassination of Robert

Kennedy

3. Riots protesting Vietnam War at

the Democratic National

Convention.

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