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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.
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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 - $300
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.
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This 1968 act attempted to
provide Blacks with equalopportunity housing.
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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 lead 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
National Guardsmen
opened fire on a group of
students protesting the
Vietnam War
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It stated that if one country fell
to Communism, it would
undermine another and that
one would fall
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August, 1964 - After the U.S. Navy ship
Maddux 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.
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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.
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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.
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Formed by Kennedy to build up
third-world nations to the point
where they could manage
themselves.
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Platform for LBJ's campaign,
it stressed the 5 P's: Peace,
Prosperity, anti-Poverty,
Prudence and Progress.
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Enacted in 1965 - provided,
under Social Security, for
federal subsidies to pay for the
hospitalization of sick people
age 65 and over.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Peace talks between
Egypt and Israel
mediated by President
Carter
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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- $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.
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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.
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"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
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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
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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
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Nixon bombed this nation
to directly hit communist
headquarters
Nixon's Presidency - $400
Nixon used this secretive
organization to disrupt the Chilean
economy and encourage to
overthrow Chilean President
Salvador Allende
Nixon's Presidency - $600
Daniel Elsberg 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
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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”
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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
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• 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
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• 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”
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This Supreme Court decision
was the first to put limits on
affirmative action programs
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This Rachel Carson book helped
educated the public on the
dangers of DDT, a harmful
pesticide
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To counter this organization
that controlled oil production
in the Middle East, the
United States formed the
International Energy Agency
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The Fall of Saigon
occurred under his
presidency
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The baby-boom generation
will create a major problem
in the future by placing an
enormous strain on this
retirement system.