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1950s and 1960s Review
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100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 1950s & 1960s JFKLBJ More Politics CultureForeign Affairs.
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JFK 100 What year was JFK elected, and whom did he debate? 1960, Richard Nixon
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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
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JFK 300 What goal did JFK set for the US to be completed by the end of the 60s? Go to the moon!
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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
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JFK 500 Who shot JFK and where did it happen? Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas, TX
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LBJ 100 What year did LBJ become president, and under what circumstances? 1963: JFK’s death
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LBJ 200 What were two things about LBJ’s biography? Democrat, Senator, Texas, Poor, powerful legislator
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LBJ 300 What was the name for LBJ’s “management style?” Describe it. Johnson Treatment Getting up close and personal, intimidation
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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
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LBJ 500 What were the names for LBJ’s domestic policies, and what were they? “Great Society” End poverty, provide health care
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More Politics 100 Which Supreme Court Case ended segregation in schools? Brown v. Board of Education
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More Politics 200 Who did Medicaid provide health care for? The poor
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More Politics 300 What did Miranda v. Arizona do? Require all arresting police to “read” the rights Ensure the right to an attorney
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More Politics 400 What was the name of the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the 1960s? Earl Warren
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More Politics 500 What was the name of the supreme court case that banned school prayer and bible reading? Engel v. Vitale
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Culture 100 What did Bert the Turtle teach children in the 1950s and 1960s? Duck and Cover!
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Culture 200 What is the name for the sharp increase of childbirths between 1945-1960? The Baby Boom!
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Culture 300 What was the name for the new type of corporation that had many small corporations of varying types under it? Conglomerate.
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Culture 400 What was the first suburb in New York? Levittown
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Culture 500 What book started the second wave of feminism in the 1960s? The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan
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Foreign Affairs 100 Who took power in Cuba in the 1950s, setting off many international crises? Fidel Castro
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Foreign Affairs 200 What was the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961? Bay of Pigs Invasion
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Foreign Affairs 300 Where was the US always concerned that the Soviets would retaliate if they struck Cuba? Berlin
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Foreign Affairs 400 What were the three options to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis? Blockade, Invasion, Diplomacy
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Foreign Affairs 500 What did the US secretly agree to do with the Soviets to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis? Remove missiles from Turkey
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Final Jeopardy: JFK
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