Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

2. 1960’s

3. Topic 1: 200 • Question: • Who gave the “I have a dream” speech? • Answer • Martin Luther King Jr. Back

4. Topic 1: 400 • Question: • What Supreme Court case resulted in desegregation of schools? • Answer • Brown v Board of Education Back

5. Topic 1: 600 • Question: • What were the people called that rode buses into the South to protest segregation? • Answer • Freedom Riders Back

6. Topic 1: 800 • Question: • What were the goals of the March on Washington? • Answer • Civil and economic equality Back

7. Topic 1: 1000 • Question: • What was the effect of the Voting Rights Act? • Answer • Ended discriminatory practices that kept African Americans from voting Back

8. Topic 2: 200 • Question: • Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam? • Answer • To stop communist aggression Back

9. Topic 2: 400 • Question: • Why did the US support South Korea? • Answer • To stop communist aggression Back

10. Topic 2: 600 • Question: • What event was a turning point in the Vietnam war, showing that it would not be quick and easy? • Answer • Tet Offensive Back

11. Topic 2: 800 • Question: • Who won the Korean War • Answer • No one, there was no treaty signed Back

12. Topic 2: 1000 • Question: • What was Nixon’s plan of Vietnamization? • Answer • Gradual withdrawal, training the South Vietnamese to fight for themselves Back

13. Topic 3: 200 • Question: • What was the goal of Cesar Chavez? • Answer • Improve working conditions for farmers by organizing them into unions Back

14. Topic 3: 400 • Question: • The arrest of Rosa Parks led to the boycott of what? • Answer • Buses Back

15. Topic 3: 600 • Question: • What was the goal of the Little Rock 9? • Answer • Attend a desegregated school. Back

16. Topic 3: 800 • Question: • The time period when there was a witch hunt for communists was named after who? • Answer • Senator McCarthy Back

17. Topic 3: 1000 • Question: • Who were the Vietcong? • Answer • Guerilla communist fighters in South Vietnam Back

18. Topic 4: 200 • Question: • Where did the Bay of Pig invasion take place ? Answer • Cuba Back

19. Topic 4: 400 • Question: • What countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis? • Answer • Cuba, Russia, US Back

20. Topic 4: 600 • Question: • The idea that if one country falls to communism then other surrounding countries will follow is called what • Answer • The domino effect Back

21. Topic 4: 800 • Question: • What 2 countries aided North Korea? • Answer • China, Russia Back

22. Topic 4: 1000 • Question: • The policy that the US will help stop the spread of communism is called what (named after a president)? • Answer • The Truman Doctrine Back

23. Topic 5: 200 • Question: • What invention created a demand for products? • Answer • television Back

24. Topic 5: 400 • Question: • What event during the Cold War demonstrated that Russia was ahead of the US in Space Technology? • Answer • The flight of Sputnik Back

25. Topic 5: 600 • Question: • What became the symbol of the American Dream? • Answer • The suburbs and the idea that everyone can own a home Back

26. Topic 5: 800 • Question: • What historic concert took place in NY in 1969? • Answer • Woodstock Back

27. Topic 5: 1000 • Question: • Who were the Beat Generation? • Answer • Anti-establishment group, used poetry and music Back

28. Bonus Question: 2000 pts. • Question: • Who were the Vietcong? • Answer • … • South Vietnamese soldiers fighting for communism Back

29. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

30. Daily Double The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!