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1950s Politics and Civil Rights: A Jeopardy Review

Dive into the pivotal events of the 1950s with this engaging Jeopardy-style review of American politics and civil rights. Test your knowledge on key figures like President Eisenhower, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr., along with significant events such as the desegregation of schools and the rise of the Cold War. Participants will challenge themselves with questions about the era's sociopolitical landscape, including the impact of the Interstate Highway System and events that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Perfect for history enthusiasts!

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1950s Politics and Civil Rights: A Jeopardy Review

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  1. Jeopardy! Begin

  2. The 50’s Rights Ike Hot, Hot, Hot Over There Review $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  3. The 50’s- $100Ike’s idea to deal with people in “liberal” human terms & to deal with money in conservative terms was called? C1-$100 The bland leading the bland

  4. The 50’s- $200Ike’s most outstanding accomplishment (Arguably)? C1-$200 The Interstate Freeway System

  5. The 50’s- $300These labor organizations merged in 1955? C1-$300 AFL-CIO

  6. The 50’s- $400Ike’s Secretary of State – He probably ran the government in Ike’s 2nd term? C1-$400 John Foster Dulles

  7. The 50’s- $500The contenders for the Presidency in 1960 and their parties? C1-$500 Richard Nixon – Rep. John F. Kennedy – Dem.

  8. Rights - $100This dominated Blacks in the South everyday of their lives? C2-$100 Jim Crowe Laws

  9. Rights - $200She sat in a “whites” only section of a bus in 1955 that showed the absurdity of segregation? C2-$200 Rosa Parks

  10. Rights - $300The Montgomery boycott thrust this Black minister into the Civil Rights limelight? C2-$300 Martin Luther King Jr.

  11. Rights - $400Brown vs Board of Education decision was the result of this Court? C2-$400 Warren Court

  12. Rights - $500The first Civil Rights Act was passed in response to this? C2-$500 Integration of the Little Rock Public Schools

  13. Ike- $100Truman’s clash with ____ about Korea, created problems for the Dems. And allowed Ike an opportunity? C3-$100 Douglas MacArthur

  14. Ike- $200The Reps. Chose Ike an authentic war hero as their candidate. Who was his running mate? C3-$200 Richard M. Nixon

  15. Ike - $300What was Ike’s “last minute pledge” that got him elected? C3-$300 To personally go to Korea to end the war

  16. Ike - $400What did Ike finally do to end the war? C3-$400 Threaten to drop an atomic bomb

  17. Ike - $500This communist chaser flourished in the Cold War atmosphere of fear & suspicion? C3-$500 Joe McCarthy

  18. Hot, Hot, Hot - $100This led the U.S. to a full fledged space program with more emphasis on math & science in schools? C4-$100 Sputnik

  19. Hot, Hot, Hot - $200This incident deep with Russia caused the Cold War to “heat” up? C3-200 U-2 Incident Gary Powers

  20. Hot, Hot, Hot - $300This new Presidente of Cuba in 1959, denounced the U.S. for imperialistic slavery? C3-$300 Fidel Castro

  21. Hot, Hot, Hot - $400Rock & Roll became “hot” in the 50’s because of this man?? C3-$400 The King, Elvis Presley

  22. Hot, Hot, Hot - $500These students began to change American culture and politics in the late 50’s? C3-$500 The New Left

  23. Over There- $100This Part of the French colonial empire was crumbling due to his leadership, but the U.S. kept giving France money to fight him. Who was he?. C4-$100 Ho Chi Minh

  24. Over There- $200 How did the French get out of Vietnam? C4-$200 The country was partitioned in half. Free elections were to follow

  25. Over There- $300The So. Vietnamese leader “sucked and sucked” money from the U.S. to fight the Communist north? C4-$300 Ngo Dinh Diem

  26. Over There- $400He became Soviet leader after Stalin died? C4-$400 Nikita Krushchev

  27. Over There- $500When the Hungarians revolted against Soviet rule, what did the Russians do? The U.S.? C4-$500 Sent Warsaw Pact Troops (The butchers of Budapest) Nothing

  28. Review - $100 Name the 2 leaders of the Nullies? C4-$100 Calhoun and Haynes

  29. Review - $200 Who lead the fight against Jackson to recharter the Bank of the US? C4-$200 Henry Clay

  30. Review - $300 Name a political innovation that accompanied the election of 1832? C4-$300 National Conventions to select Presidential candidates

  31. Review - $400 The name for Jackson’s decree that all land had to be purchased with hard or “metallic” money? C4-$400 Specie circular

  32. Review - $500 What happened to the U.S. economy in 1835? C4-$500 The national debt was liquidated

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