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Impact of the Cold War and Civil Rights on American Society in the 1950s-60s

This overview explores key events and themes from the 1950s and 1960s in the United States, focusing on the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, and their institutional legacy. Notable events include the Bay of Pigs invasion, Nixon's Vietnamization, the Battle of Midway, and the aftermath of WWII shaping American policy. It also discusses significant civil rights milestones like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision, as well as social dynamics influenced by culture, such as the rise of suburbia and youth movements.

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Impact of the Cold War and Civil Rights on American Society in the 1950s-60s

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  1. 1950’s/Cold War Civil Rights EOCT Review WWII Random $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 Final Jeopardy $500 $500 $500 $500

  2. C1 $100 This incident made the U.S. make bad by trying (and failing) to invade Cuba

  3. C1? $100 Bay of Pigs invasion

  4. C1 $200 This is the name of Nixon’s plan to end the war in Vietnam

  5. C1 $200 Vietnamization

  6. C1 $300 This is the name of the countries first suburb

  7. C1 $300 Levittown

  8. C1 $400 What was the name of the Soviet Satellite that was launched and started the space race.

  9. C1 $400 Sputnik

  10. C1 final The final Jeopardy answer is: Describe the how the Domino Theory and the Theory of containment led to the Korean and Vietnam Wars Timer

  11. C1 final Well, whats your answer?

  12. C2 $100 Who was president for the first part of WWII? Who was president when America dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan?

  13. C2 $100 FRD Truman

  14. C2 $200 This battle was a turning point for the U.S. in the war in the Pacific

  15. C2 $200 Battle of Midway

  16. C2 $300 Why did people have to use ration stamps during WWII?

  17. C2 $300 To save material for the war effort

  18. C2 $400 What were the two laws that allowed the US to provide weapons to Europe (in order that they were enacted)

  19. C2 $400 • Cash and Carry • 2. Lend Lease

  20. C2 $500 Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor

  21. C2 $500 They wanted to cripple the U.S. Pacific fleet so they could conquer pacific islands and gain access to oil (US refused to sell oil to them

  22. C3 $100 Why did the baby boom occur? (2 reasons)

  23. C3 $100 Returning soldiers had waited till after the war to have babies Economy was good Soldiers wanted to settle down.

  24. C3 $200 This war in the 1950’s was a result of tensions between communists and the United States

  25. C3 $200 Korean War

  26. C3 $300 These two Massacres (one in the U.S., one not) helped to fuel the Anti-War movement during the Vietnam War

  27. C3 $300 Kent State My Lai

  28. C3 $400 Why did older Americans not like Elvis?

  29. C3 $400 They were scared that Elvis was going to corrupt their children

  30. C3 $500 This law allowed the U.S. government to give lots of money to Europe after WWII to prevent the spread of communism

  31. C3 $500 Marshal Plan

  32. C4 $100 This man lead the Civil Rights movement

  33. C4 $100 Martin Luther King JR

  34. C4 $200 This President passed the Civil Rights act of 1964

  35. C4 $200 President Johnson

  36. C4 $300 What was the name given to the first black students to go to an all white school

  37. C4 $300 Little Rock Nine

  38. C4 $400 What was MLK Jr’s Dream?

  39. C4 $400 That everyone will get along

  40. C4 $500 This battle in the Vietnam War helped the Anti-war movement because it made the U.S. look bad

  41. C4 $500 Tet offensive

  42. C5 $100 This Crop saved the colony of Jamestown by making it profitable

  43. C5 $100 tobacco

  44. C5 $200 The Massachusetts Bay colony was formed by this very strict religious group

  45. C5 $200 Puritans

  46. C5 $300 This British Proclamation prohibited colonial expansion west of the Appalachian mountains

  47. C5 $300 Proclamation of 1763

  48. C5 $400 This doctrine stated that North and South America should no longer be thought of as areas for European colonization

  49. C5 $400 Monroe Doctorine

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