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FINAL JEOPARDY
Civil
Rights
Final Jeopardy
The organization working for
equal employment
opportunities for women
which Betty Friedan helped
found in 1966 was the
Civil Rights 1 - $100
One-time pimp and street hustler, converted to
a Black Muslim while in prison. At first urged
Blacks to seize their freedom by any means
necessary, but later changed position and
advocated racial harmony. He was
assassinated in February, 1965
Civil Rights 1 - $200
Led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton,
they believed that racism was an inherent
part of the U.S. capitalist society and
were militant, self-styled revolutionaries
for Black Power.
Civil Rights 1 - $300
August 1963- 200,000 demonstrators
converged on the Lincoln Memorial
to hear Dr. King's speech and to
celebrate Kennedy's support for the
civil rights movement
Civil Rights 1 - $400
Given August 1963 from the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington D.C. by Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights 1 - $500
A slogan used to reflect solidarity and
racial consciousness, used by Malcolm
X. It meant that equality could not be
given, but had to be seized by a
powerful, organized Black community.
Civil Rights 2 - $100
In 1967, appointed the first Black
Supreme Court Justice, he had led that
NAACP's legal defense fund and had
argued the Brown v. The Board of
Education of Topeka, Kansas case before
the Supreme Court.
Civil Rights 2 - $200
Passed by Congress in 1965, it
allowed for supervisors to register
Blacks to vote in places where they
had not been allowed to vote before.
Civil Rights 2 - $300
In 1968, this commission, decided that
the race riots were due to the formation
of two different American cultures:
inner-city Blacks and suburban Whites.
Civil Rights 2 - $400
This 1968 act attempted to
provide Blacks with equalopportunity housing.
Civil Rights 2 - $500
In 1966, as chair of SNCC, he
called to assert Black Power.
Supporting the Black Panthers,
he was against integration.
Vietnam War - $100
North Vietnamese leader who had led the
resistance against the Japanese during WW II
and at the end of the war had led the uprising
against the French Colonial government. He
was an ardent Communist, and became
President of the North Vietnamese
government established after the French
withdrawal.
Vietnam War - $200
In the spring of 1954, the Viet Minh
surrounded and destroyed the
primary French fortress in North
Vietnam and consequently the U.S.
became involved in Vietnam
Vietnam War - $300
August, 1964 - After the U.S. Navy ship
Maddox reportedly was fired on, the
U.S. Congress passed this resolution
which gave the president power to send
troops to Vietnam to protect against
further North Vietnamese aggression.
Vietnam War - $400
It stated that if one country fell to
Communism, it would undermine
another and that one would fall
Vietnam War - $500
National Guardsmen opened fire
on a group of students protesting
the Vietnam War
1960s Events - $100
The Soviet Union was secretly building
nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba,
which could have been used for a sneakattack on the U.S. The U.S. blockaded
Cuba until the U.S.S.R. agreed to
dismantle the missile silos.
1960s Events - $200
A small army of anti-Castro Cuban exiles
were trained and financed by the U.S. in the
hope their invasion would lead to a popular
uprising to overthrow the Communist
government. The invasion force landed in
Southern Cuba, but received no popular
support and were quickly wiped out by
Castro's forces.
1960s Events - $300
Formed by Kennedy to build up
third-world nations to the point
where they could manage
themselves.
1960s Events - $400
Platform for LBJ's campaign, it
stressed the 5 P's: Peace,
Prosperity, anti-Poverty,
Prudence and Progress.
1960s Events - $500
Enacted in 1965 - provided,
under Social Security, for federal
subsidies to pay for the
hospitalization of sick people age
65 and over.
1970s Events- $100
Five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic
National Committee's executive quarters. Two White
House aides were indicted; they quit, Senate hearing
began in May, 1973, Nixon admitted to complicity in
the burglary. In July, 1974, Nixon's impeachment
began, so he resign with a disbarment.
1970s Events- $200
A lessening of tensions between U.S.
and Soviet Union. Besides disarming
missiles to insure a lasting peace
between superpowers, Nixon pressed for
trade relations and a limited military
budget. The public did not approve
1970s Events- $300
Gave any president the power to go to
war under certain circumstances, but
required that he could only do so for 90
days before being required to officially
bring the matter before Congress.
1970s Events- $400
Lowered voting age to 18.
1970s Events- $500
Peace talks between Egypt and
Israel mediated by President
Carter
1980s Events- $100
Reagan's theory that if you cut taxes, it
will spur the growth of public spending
and improve the economy. It included
tax breaks for the rich, "supply-side
economics," and "trickle down" theory.
1980s Events- $200
Arizona state senator from 1969 to 1974,
appointed to the Arizona Court of
Appeals in 1979. Reagan appointed her
to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her
the first female Justice of the Supreme
Court.
1980s Events- $300
The U.S. withdrew from the
competition held in Moscow to
protest the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan. About 64 other nations
withdrew for this and other reasons.
1980s Events- $400
"Born-Again" Christians become
politically active. The majority of
Americans are moral people, and
therefore are a political force.
1980s Events- $500
He pledge in 1988 during his
presidential campaign to not raise
taxes
Reagan's Presidency- $200
The Reagan doctrine of American
activism in the Third World was
most particularly exercised in the
invasion of one of these two
nations
Reagan's Presidency- $400
During this strike, Reagan
fired the workers for
violating a federal
injunction
Reagan's Presidency- $600
The following were a part of what economic
plan
• a dramatic reduction in personal income
taxes
• deregulation of business and industry
• tough stand against federal labor unions,
such as AFL-CIO
Reagan's Presidency- $800
Members of this movement believed in
the following
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Moral Majority
Opponents of affirmative action
Critics of “secular humanism”
Citizens against increased taxes
Reagan's Presidency- $1000
Reagan was going to cut Social
Security until this group spoke up
and convinced him not to cut
Social Security
Nixon's Presidency - $200
Nixon bombed this nation to
directly hit communist
headquarters
Nixon's Presidency - $400
Nixon used this organization
to disrupt the Chilean
economy and encourage to
overthrow Chilean President
Salvador Allende
Nixon's Presidency - $600
Daniel Ellsberg leaked these to
the New York Times that
exposed the deception that
had led the United States
into the Vietnam War.
Nixon's Presidency - $800
These were a part of what treaty negotiated by Henry
Kissinger
• The U.S. would withdraw the rest of its troops
from South Vietnam
• The U.S. would get back all prisoners in enemy
hands
• North Vietnam could keep some of its troops in
South Vietnam
• A promise of a cease-fire and free elections
Nixon's Presidency - $1000
In this Supreme Court Case, the Court
ruled that the First Amendment
prevented prior restraint of publication,
even against a charge that such
publication would jeopardize national
security.
1990s- $200
This agreement was signed
between Mexico, United States
and Canada in order to promote
trade on the North American
continent
1990s- $400
George H.W. Bush appointed
him as the second African
American to the Supreme
Court of the United States
1990s- $600
In the 1992 election his
campaign slogan was
“It’s the economy,
stupid”
1990s- $800
This issue was the
forefront of Clinton’s
first term in office
1990s- $1000
The most convincing evidence of
a conservative trend in the
U.S. politics in the late 20th
century was the
____________ of 1994
Name The President - $200
• Monica Lewinsky
• Impeachment
• First Democrat elected for two
terms since FDR
Name The President - $400
• Helsinki Accords
• Pardoned Richard Nixon
• Never elected to the
presidency
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• Did not finish his second term
• Ping Pong Diplomacy
• Creator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
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SALT II Treaty
Iranian hostage crisis
Boycotted Moscow Olympics
Camp David Accords
Name The President - $1000
• Sent federal marshals and Army MPs to
University of Mississippi
• "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
• Administration was known as Camelot
Presidential Quotes - $200
“Read My Lips, No
New taxes”
Presidential Quotes - $400
“Ask not what your
country can do for you;
ask what you can do for
your country”
Presidential Quotes - $600
“I am not a crook”
Presidential Quotes - $800
“Evil Empire”
Presidential Quotes - $1000
“Accordingly, I shall not seek,
and I will not accept the
nomination of my party, for
another term as your president”
Grab Bag - $200
This Supreme Court decision
was the first to put limits on
affirmative action programs
Grab Bag - $400
This Rachel Carson book helped
educated the public on the
dangers of DDT, a harmful
pesticide
Grab Bag - $600
To counter this organization that
controlled oil production in the
Middle East, the United States
formed the International
Energy Agency
Grab Bag - $800
The Fall of Saigon
occurred under his
presidency
Grab Bag - $1000
The baby-boom generation will
create a major problem in the
future by placing an enormous
strain on this retirement
system.