1950s and 1960s Review

s & 1960s JFKLBJ More Politics CultureForeign Affairs.

JFK 100 What year was JFK elected, and whom did he debate? 1960, Richard Nixon

JFK 200 What was the nickname for JFK’s family life and what are 2 parts of his biography? Camelot: 43, Massachusetts, democrat, wealthy, handsome, war hero

JFK 300 What goal did JFK set for the US to be completed by the end of the 60s? Go to the moon!

JFK 400 What was the name for JFK’s domestic policies, and what was one of them? “New Frontier:” end poverty, space program, lower taxes, higher minimum wage

JFK 500 Who shot JFK and where did it happen? Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas, TX

LBJ 100 What year did LBJ become president, and under what circumstances? 1963: JFK’s death

LBJ 200 What were two things about LBJ’s biography? Democrat, Senator, Texas, Poor, powerful legislator

LBJ 300 What was the name for LBJ’s “management style?” Describe it. Johnson Treatment Getting up close and personal, intimidation

LBJ 400 What was the name of the political ad LBJ used for the 1964 election, what happened in it? DAILY DOUBLE!! Daisy Ad: a little girl blew up

LBJ 500 What were the names for LBJ’s domestic policies, and what were they? “Great Society” End poverty, provide health care

More Politics 100 Which Supreme Court Case ended segregation in schools? Brown v. Board of Education

More Politics 200 Who did Medicaid provide health care for? The poor

More Politics 300 What did Miranda v. Arizona do? Require all arresting police to “read” the rights Ensure the right to an attorney

More Politics 400 What was the name of the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the 1960s? Earl Warren

More Politics 500 What was the name of the supreme court case that banned school prayer and bible reading? Engel v. Vitale

Culture 100 What did Bert the Turtle teach children in the 1950s and 1960s? Duck and Cover!

Culture 200 What is the name for the sharp increase of childbirths between ? The Baby Boom!

Culture 300 What was the name for the new type of corporation that had many small corporations of varying types under it? Conglomerate.

Culture 400 What was the first suburb in New York? Levittown

Culture 500 What book started the second wave of feminism in the 1960s? The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan

Foreign Affairs 100 Who took power in Cuba in the 1950s, setting off many international crises? Fidel Castro

Foreign Affairs 200 What was the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961? Bay of Pigs Invasion

Foreign Affairs 300 Where was the US always concerned that the Soviets would retaliate if they struck Cuba? Berlin

Foreign Affairs 400 What were the three options to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis? Blockade, Invasion, Diplomacy

Foreign Affairs 500 What did the US secretly agree to do with the Soviets to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis? Remove missiles from Turkey

Final Jeopardy: JFK