History 6 Unit 11 Review

Martin Luther King, Jr. went to jail several times.  

• True
• False

LBJ grew up in a very wealthy, political family. 

• true
• false

John F Kennedy was the _____________ person to be elected president.  

• oldest
• shortest
• first single
• youngest

JFk was assassinated in which city?

• Washington DC
• New York, NY
• Dallas, TX
• Boston, MA

Who became president after JFK was killed?

• Dwight D Eisenhower
• Richard Nixon
• Lyndon Johnson
• Thurgood Marshall

Why did the US become involved in the Vietnam War?

• The US didn't like Russia controlling it
• The US had sworn to limit communism wherever it grew
• The US wanted to expand its territories
• Vietnam attacked the US soldiers who were helping them

How did the events in Birmingham Alabama help the Civil Rights Movement?

• How did the events in Birmingham Alabama help the Civil Rights
  Movement?
• The protesters and marchers included young children and families-
  showing that it wasn’t just a group of unhappy men.
• Children were killed in a bombing in a church and that horrified the
  nation.
• All of the above

Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of what memorial when giving his famous “I Have a Dream" Speech?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• The Jefferson Memorial
• The Lincoln Memorial

FDR’s program was called “The New Deal.” JFK’s program was called “The New Frontier.” LBJ’s program was called:

• The New Program
• A Great Society
• The Civil Program
• The Johnson Deal

Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize

• true
• false