POSTWAR AMERICA
The government paid for college and job training for 10 million WWII veterans. The government gave loans for homes, farms, and businesses.
What is the GI BILL OF RIGHTS?
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The name given to the sudden movement of many middle-class Caucasian families from urban to suburban neighborhoods. Many cities struggled after this.
What is the WHITE FLIGHT?
The Democrat winner of the presidential election of 1960. He won because he was rich, "won" the TV debate, and helped get Martin Luther King Jr out of prison.
Who is JOHN F KENNEDY?
Pick an individual opponent to wear the drunk goggles. They must sink a shot in the wastebasket from 5 ft away. For every miss, their team loses 100 points.
The new communist leader of Cuba, who the US tried to assassinate many times.
Who is FIDEL CASTRO?
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President Johnson's plan to reduce poverty, end racism, promote better quality of life.
What is the GREAT SOCIETY?
Pick a teammate. They must ask the first person to walk by in the hall on a date. If they refuse, all other teams gain 100 points.
The name of the dramatic increase in fertility rate (birth rate) from 1946-1964.
What is the BABY BOOM?
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This doctor created a vaccination for polio, a disease that killed many children. This vaccination is one reason why so there was so many children during the baby boom (1946-1964).
Who is DOCTOR JONAS SALK?
Pick 1 opponent to dance for 20 seconds. If they dance, their team gets 200 points. If they refuse all other teams gain 200 points.
In President Kennedy's Inaugural Address, he said all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans
B. the US must increase the arms race to stay ahead of the USSR
C. ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country
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The name of the failed rebellion to overthrow Fidel Castro of Cuba. The US didn't provide the support promised to the rebels. As a result, Cuba turned to the USSR for protection.
What is the BAY OF PIGS INVASION?
This law opened the doors wide to people from all over the world, allowing more people (and more diverse people) in than ever before.
What is the IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965?
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These types of jobs increased in the years after WWII. Jobs in business, the medical field, law, and education.
What are WHITE COLLAR JOBS?
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This type of music, new in the 1950s, created by African American musicians, combined R&B with electric instruments. It became much more popular when Elvis Presly debuted.
What is ROCK AND ROLL?
In order to win support from people in the THIRD WORLD, the US created this organization that sent young people there to help provide medical, educational, agricultural, and housing support.
What is the PEACE CORPS?
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The US was ready to invade Cuba because
What is nuclear missiles were discovered on the island?
Two teammates play rock-paper-scissors. The loser joins a new team of their choice.
This law provided health insurance for poor people and people over the age of 65.
What is MEDICAID AND MEDICARE?
Pick 1 opponent to wear drunk goggles for the rest of the game. If they refuse or take them off, they lose the number of point associated with the current question.
He used assembly-line methods to quickly build cheap homes in suburbs that many white, middle-class, young families moved to. The houses all looked the same and often residents had to follow neighborhood rules.
Who is WILLIAM LEVITT?
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Who were the BEATNIKS?
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This government agency was created during JFK's presidency to land a man on the moon. The US achieved this goal before the USSR on July 20, 1969.
What is NASA?
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What was the agreement reached to end of the Cuban Missile Crisis? 3 PARTS!
1. USSR would remove the missiles.
2. The US would remove its missiles from Turkey (secret).
3. The US would leave Cuba alone.
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The Supreme Court case that ruled defendants must be provided a lawyer if they cannot afford one.
What is GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT?
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Designing products to become outdated quickly, so you feel the need to buy the newest version of the product.
What is PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE?
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List 2 reasons for the BABY BOOM.
- familes reunited after WWII
- lower marriage age
- strong economy
- wanted big families
- advances in medicine
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To prevent people from leaving communist East Germany and moving to democratic West Germany, this was created.
What is the BERLIN WALL?
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This man assassinated President Kennedy on 11/22/63 in Dallas, Texas. Many believe he didn't act alone so the ___ investigated but determined there was no conspiracy.
Who is LEE HARVEY OSWALD and the WARREN COMMISSION?
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The Supreme Court ruling that upon arrest the police must inform you of your rights (to remain silent, have an attorney, etc).
What is MIRANDA V. ARIZONA?
Pick one of your teammates to sing the national anthem. If they do so, add 500 points. If they don't, every other team gains 500 points.