Although JFK wasn't King Arthur and Jackie wasn't Queen Guinevere, JFK's regime in America is known by this name.
What is Camelot?
100
The name of LBJ's program to improve American society. It introduced Medicare and Medicaid, among other things.
What is The Great Society?
100
Nixon's election in 1968 was due in large part to this group of people. Although they didn't make a lot of noise and didn't complain and protest, they seemed to make up more than half of the country.
What is the silent majority?
100
Jimmy Carter was the governor of Georgia before he was the president. When running for the presidency, he portrayed himself as a Washington one of these.
What is an outsider?
100
This is one of the weirdest names in history, in history. He was RFK's assassin.
Who is Sirhan Sirhan?
200
In the 1960 Election, JFK and Richard Nixon took part in the first televised one of these. According to those who watched it, JFK won; those who listened said Nixon won.
What is debate?
200
This group of people tried to rebel against competition in America. Many dropped out of college and spent a lot of time using illicit drugs.
Who were the Hippies?
200
During the Nixon administration, break-ins occurred at this hotel in Washington. Ultimately Deep Throat helped connect these break-ins to Nixon.
What is Watergate?
200
Carter got Israel and Egypt to agree to a couple of frameworks for peace in these accords.
What is the Camp David Accords?
200
Alice Paul makes a brief return to American history in her question to get this ratified. Despite her advocacy for this, it has nothing to due with her earned run average.
What is Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
300
This man killed JFK in Dallas Texas in November of 1963
Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?
300
This was the location of the most famous music festival in the 1960s. Bands like CCR, the Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young, and Jimi Hendrix all played.
What is Woodstock?
300
In 1970, 4 college students were killed on this college campus. Neil Young tells it happened in Ohio and that Nixon sent his tin soldiers.
What is Kent State University?
300
A revolution in this country lead to the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini. He proclaimed America was the "Great Satan" then thousands of his followers chanting "Death to America" captured the US embassy leading to a hostage crisis.
What is Iran?
300
Betty Freidan's advocacy group for women. The sought Equal Pay, Equal Jobs, and Equal educational opportunities for women, immediately!
What is NOW (National Organization for Women)?
400
The most famous of JFK's many, many girlfriends. Although she was famous in her own right, her singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" makes her relevant to this course.
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
400
The counterculture movement of the 1960s in many cases merged with this movement. Among its targets were the draft, Napalm, and returning soldiers (who they dubbed Baby Killers).
What is the anti-war movement?
400
During the scandal that brought him down, Congress ordered Nixon to turn over taped conversations about the scandal. Because of his position as chief "executive" of the country Nixon initially refused, citing this, as his reason.
What is executive privilege?
400
During the Carter administration, there was a major energy crisis in America. This industry in particular hard hit.
What is gas/oil?
400
He was the MLK or Alice Paul for the Latino Rights Movement. He help migrant workers unionize and was part of the reason for a new Civil Rights Act that required bilingual education in some parts of the country. He is also not related to the boxer of nearly the same name, nor the Roman Emperor. Ave Imperator!
Who is Cesar Chavez?
500
JFK's killer's killer.
Who was Jack Ruby?
500
It was in this city that the 1968 Democratic Nation Convention took place. It is notable for the full scale riot that took place outside the convention center. Eventually Bobby Seale and 6 others were tried for inciting a riot.
What is Chicago?
500
While President, Nixon battled this type of economic situation. Prices were inflating and the economy seemed to be stagnating.
What is stagflation?
500
Carter took to American Airwaves and proclaimed the reason for the the issues America dealing with was this.
What is a crisis of confidence?
500
Both Nixon and Carter signed accords with the Soviets that reduced the Nuclear threat to the world. These agreements are known as these. No pepper though.