It's Cold in the USSR
1960s Civil Rights
Mr. B Wildcard
I Say Cold War, You Say Conflicts
1960s Rhymes with Hippies
100

Symbolic and physical boundary separating Western (democratic) and Eastern (socialist) Europe.

What was the Iron Curtain?

100

This leader of the Civil Rights Movement is famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr?

100

This late 15th-century Muscovite legal codification, promulgated under Ivan III, systematically curtailed the mobility of the peasantry and is often cited by historians as a foundational precursor to the institutionalization of Russian serfdom.
or
What is Mr. Blair's favorite color?

What is the Sudebnik of 1497

or
Blue

100

After WWII, this country was divided into communist North and democratic South at the 38th parallel

What is Korea?

100

His last words before his assassination were "No, you certainly can't." when responding to the question/observation - “You certainly can't say that the people of Dallas haven't given you a nice welcome"

Who is John F Kennedy?

200

This economic and political system, used by the USSR, features government control of industry and one-party rule

What is communism?

200

This system of racial separation in the South was enforced by laws known as “Jim Crow.”

What is segregation?

200

What is Mr. Blair's favorite subject?

History

200

This 1964 incident, involving alleged attacks on U.S. ships, led Congress to expand U.S. involvement in Vietnam

What is the Gulf of Tonkin?

200

This 1965 law eliminated literacy tests and protected voting rights in the United States.

What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

300

This wall, built in 1961, divided a German city into communist East and democratic West.

What was the Berlin wall?

300

This activist promoted Black Power and was associated with the Nation of Islam before his assassination in 1965.

Who is Malcolm X?

300

Who is the greatest basketball player of all-time?

Lebron James

300

This term describes a conflict in which major powers support opposing sides without directly fighting each other

What is a Proxy War?

300
From 1950 -> 1970 this product went from being in 9% of US households to 96%
What is a television
400

This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war after missiles were discovered 90 miles from Florida

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

400

This 1964 law outlawed segregation in public places like restaurants, hotels, and theaters.

What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964?

400

What is the meaning of life?

42
400

This leader wrote letters on multiple occasions to President Truman, seeking American support and empathy to assist with their struggle for independence from France?

Who is Ho Chi Minh

400

In 1969, this Federal Administration accounted for 2.3% of the Federal Budget. Today, this same administration only accounts for .35%.

What is NASA?

500

This doctrine promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism, first applied in Greece and Turkey and then later Vietnam as well

What is the Truman doctrine?

500

This Supreme Court case ruled that “separate but equal” schools were unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

500

Which of my 2 kids Millie (10) & Arlen (12) do I like more?

I loathe them both equally

500

This theory, named after a popular tile game, was used to justify U.S. involvement in Vietnam by predicting regional communist expansion.

What is the domino theory?

500

After a 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York City led to days of protests, this movement for equality and civil rights gained major national momentum. 

What is the Gay Rights Movement?