REVERSE JEOPARDY

Civil Rights

Vietnam War

Counter culture

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Final Jeopardy

Cuban Missile Crisis

$100 QUESTION FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

$100 ANSWER FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

President Lyndon B. Johnson

$200 QUESTION FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

Give one example of a peaceful protest from this time.

$200 ANSWER FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

• Montgomery, AL bus boycott

• Greensboro, NC student sit-in at

Woolworth’s lunch counter

• The Freedom Riders

• The March on Washington

$300 QUESTION FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

Who is Emmett Till?

$300 ANSWER FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

Young Chicago Boy who was beaten and killed in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman. His murderers were acquitted by an all white jury and never saw jail time for their crimes.

$400 QUESTION FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

What was Dr. King’s message in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail?”

$400 ANSWER FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

Citizens have a moral obligation to civilly disobey unjust laws. He is telling us that we should not blindly listen to what we are told, rather do what is morally right and make our justice system that way as well.

$500 QUESTION FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

What did the Civil Rights Act do and why is it important?

$500 ANSWER FROM CIVIL RIGHTS

It prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin in voting, education, and the use of public facilities. It is significant because for the first time, the federal government was able to enforce desegregation in almost all aspects of society.

It is important because if not for the Act, much of how we function as a society today would not be possible, and hate and bigotry would still be socially acceptable.

$100 QUESTION FROM VIETNAM WAR

What years was the Vietnam War officially fought by the U.S.?

$100 ANSWER FROM VIETNAM WAR

1960-1975

$200 QUESTION FROM VIETNAM WAR

Name the leader of North Vietnam and one US president at this time.

$200 ANSWER FROM VIETNAM WAR

• Ho Chi Minh

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard M. Nixon

$300 QUESTION FROM VIETNAM WAR

What was the outcome of the War, and why is it significant?

$300 ANSWER FROM VIETNAM WAR

The North Vietnamese won the war. This is one of the few wars the U.S. participated in that had a losing outcome.

$400 QUESTION FROM VIETNAM WAR

Why was the Vietnam War being fought in the first place, and why was the U.S. involved?

$400 ANSWER FROM VIETNAM WAR

North Vietnam was a communist country, and they wanted to overtake South Vietnam. After the French left Vietnam, there was no real protection for democracy, so the United States wanted to help the Southern Vietnamese fight the spread of communism. Think of the Cold War and the Red Scare…America does not like communism!

$500 QUESTION FROM VIETNAM WAR

Explain the Tet Offensive.

$500 ANSWER FROM VIETNAM WAR

The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the North Vietnamese army and the Vietcong. They began on January 31, 1968, the first day of the Lunar New Year. There was an agreed cease fire for the holiday, so South Vietnam was taken by surprise. This was a major setback for US and S. Vietnamese troops.

$100 QUESTION FROM COUNTERCULTURE

What was the 3 day music fest in 1969 called?

$100 ANSWER FROM COUNTERCULTURE

Woodstock

$200 QUESTION FROM COUNTERCULTURE

What were some of the negative and controversial aspects of the hippie lifestyle?

NAME 2 THINGS.

$200 ANSWER FROM COUNTERCULTURE

• Drug use

• Communal living

• Sexual promiscuity

• Rejection of societal norms

• Questionable taste in clothing

$300 QUESTION FROM COUNTERCULTURE

Where were the unofficial hippie headquarters?

$300 ANSWER FROM COUNTERCULTURE

Haight-Ashbury, in San Francisco

$400 QUESTION FROM COUNTERCULTURE

List 3 things that the countercultural movement advocated for.

$400 ANSWER FROM COUNTERCULTURE

• Civil Rights Movement• Free Speech Movement• Anti-War Movement • Feminism• Environmentalism• Gay Liberation Movement

$500 QUESTION FROM COUNTERCULTURE

Who were the Weathermen?

$500 ANSWER FROM COUNTERCULTURE

A violent protest group that originated from Students for a Democratic Society. They wanted to overthrow the government through violence and destruction. Their first public demonstration was a riot in Chicago in 1969, called the “Days of Rage.”

$100 QUESTION FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Who were the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union at this time?

$100 ANSWER FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

$200 QUESTION FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

What is Ex-Comm and why is it important?

$200 ANSWER FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

The executive Committee was made up of 19 men that advised President Kennedy on the crisis. They provided intelligence briefings and discussed ways of managing the problem with Kennedy. Without this group to help, the crisis might have been handled in a very different way.

$300 QUESTION FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Why did Khrushchev team up with Fidel Castro in Cuba?

$300 ANSWER FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Cuba and the Soviet Union are both Communist countries. Castro wanted more security since the Bay of Pigs attack, so he let missiles be installed secretly. Cuba is also in close proximity to the U.S., so it was a smart choice for location.

$400 QUESTION FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

What was the deal Khrushchev wanted to make in his second letter to Kennedy?

$400 ANSWER FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

He would pull out the weapons in Cuba if the U.S. took out their weapons in Turkey.

$500 QUESTION FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Why was there a “crisis hotline?”

$500 ANSWER FROM CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

Messages sent between Washington and Moscow could take up to 7 hours to be delivered. In that time, one side could think the long delay was because the other side didn’t want to respond, and attacks could have been ordered. Both the U.S. and Soviet Union had forces ready to fight, so it was essential to have a quick form of communication to avoid misinterpretation and needless war.

$100 QUESTION FROM NAME THAT SONG

What is this song referring to?

$100 ANSWER FROM NAME THAT SONG

The Civil Rights Movement

$200 QUESTION FROM NAME THAT SONG

What is this song referring to?

$200 ANSWER FROM NAME THAT SONG

The Vietnam War

$300 QUESTION FROM NAME THAT SONG

What group of people is this song about?

$300 ANSWER FROM NAME THAT SONG

The Cowsills’ song is about hippies.

$400 QUESTION FROM NAME THAT SONG

What specific event is this song referring to?

$400 ANSWER FROM NAME THAT SONG

The shooting at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed.

$500 QUESTION FROM NAME THAT SONG

What specific event is this song referring to?

$500 ANSWER FROM NAME THAT SONG

The 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago.

FINAL JEOPARDY

We talked about the space race against the Soviet Union in the ‘60s. Who was the first American man in space?

FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER

Alan Shepard