JEOPARDY

1. JEOPARDY JEOPARDY APPLAUSE

2. 68 Election & MORE The Troubled Economy Nixon- Home Front Economy Blues Watergate Scandal & MORE 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 lead singer of THIS Motown group of brothers in the early 60s went on to become very famous as a solo artist.

4. What is the Jackson Five ? 100

5. The name of the man and wife pictured here did several duets together.

6. Who is Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash? 200

7. This African American soul artist’s musical career spanned the 50s and the 60s.

8. Who is Ray Charles ? 300

9. The election of Richard Nixon in 1968 was aided by this

10. What is Nixon’s image of dedication to traditional values ? 400

11. As Governor of Alabama, he resisted desegregation (as shown in pic below) and later, in his presidential campaign George Wallace promoted THIS

12. What isfewer social welfare programs and a halt to the forced busing of students? 500

13. During his Second Term , attempting to address the needs of Middle America, Nixon did THIS

14. What is dismantled many of the social programs created during the Kennedy and Johnson years ? 100

15. In 1973, for the first time since World War II, the United States faced THIS economic problem

16. What is an insufficient fuel supply ? 200

17. The most significant cause of the soaring inflation of the 1970s was THIS

18. What is a large increase in the price of oil ? Price of oil quadrupled by 1974 -era of cheap and abundant energy gone, inflation -Price controls and rationing -national speed limit of 55mph -International Energy Agency formed in 1974 --find different course for energy 300

19. In the late 1960s, American manufacturers, particularly those in steel and automobiles, began to face additional competition from HERE

20. What is Japan and Eastern Europe ? 400

21. Nixon’s attempts at curbing inflation included these THREE policies

22. What is:1. wage and price controls 2. devaluation of the dollar3. a sharp rise in interest rates? 500

23. THIS is one reason for the decline of American workers’ productivity during the 1970s

24. What is the general shift in the economy from manufacturing to services ? 100

25. These FOUR things caused the post-World War II economic slump that was occurring by the early 1970s

26. What is 1. a decline in the competitive advantage of American business2. spending on the Vietnam War 3. a slump in productivity 4. the economic recovery of Japan and Germany? 200

27. Daily Double

28. The high inflation rate of the 1970s “deepest roots” (947) stemmed primarily from THIS

29. What is Lyndon Johnson’s refusal to raise taxes for spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War ? 300

30. This is the word that describes an economic situation that involves HIGH inflation and unemployment

31. What is stagflation? 400

32. During the Nixon administration, the U.S. suffered from these THREE economic problems

33. What is1.high inflation 2. high unemployment 3. trade deficits? 500

34. In his first term When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon did THIS

35. What is supported significant expansion in many areas? 100

36. The legacies of Richard Nixon’s presidency that enlarged the role of government include these THREE programs

37. What is 1. the Environmental Protection Agency 2. Supplemental Security Income for the blind, disabled , and indigent aged3. the Endangered Species Act 4. the Occupational Health and Safety Administration ? 200

38. In 1971 ,to control creeping inflation, President Richard Nixon overcame his distaste for economic controls by taking THIS action

39. What is imposed a ninety–day wage-and-price freeze? 300

40. The US government took THESE three action in response to the energy crisis in 1973- 1974

41. What is1.Congress sanctioned the construction of the Alaskan pipeline2. Congress enacted a fifty-five –mile –an – hour speed limit3. agitation mounted to use more coal and nuclear power? 400

42. THIS is the economic term that means a deliberate downward adjustment to a country's official exchange rate relative to other currencies.

43. What is devaluation? In a fixed exchange rate regime, only a decision by a country's government (i.e. central bank) can alter the official value of the currency. Contrast to "revaluation".There are two implications for a currency devaluation. First, devaluation makes a country's exports relatively less expensive for foreigners and second, it makes foreign products relatively more expensive for domestic consumers, discouraging imports. As a result, this may help to reduce a country's trade deficit. 500

44. What occurred During the 1972 presidential campaignthat began the Watergate Scandal ?

45. What is The Break-In?Burglars caught breaking into Democratic Party Headquarters in Watergate complex in Washington D.C. Burglars paid by & connected to the government 100

46. The political scandal over Nixon’s abuse of powerinvolved THESE two things

47. What is 1. White Houselink to the Break-in 2. Nixon tried to cover-up incident = pay-offs, tried to stop FBI investigation? 200

48. Daily Double

49. What was considered the “smoking gun” that proved President Nixon was directly involved in the cover-up of the Watergate Break-in and obstruction of justice ?

50. What is Nixon’s recorded conversations = the tapes ? 300