3.5 Test

The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?

• Take missiles out of Poland
• Promised not to attack Cuba
• Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
• Take missiles out of the Soviet Union

Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Alliance for Progress
• Bay of Pigs
• Marshall Plan

What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• Cuba sent troops to attack the USA.

• The USA sent Cuban rebels to try and overthrow Castro in Cuba.

• The USSR tried to takeover Cuba through military attacks.

• The USA sent troops to attack the USSR in Cuba.

Where did the USA place nuclear missiles which threatened the USSR?

• Iran

• Turkey

• Germany

• Greece

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

Which of these statements best summarizes conservatives’ criticism of Johnson’s Great Society programs

• . The programs were creating an underclass of people dependent on welfare and the government.
• The programs did not address the need to protect the environment.
• The programs allowed too many immigrants to enter the country and drive down wages.
• The programs failed to protect consumers from unhealthy food and unsafe vehicles.

The first president of the National Organization of Women and author of The Feminine Mystique, which showed women were widely disaffected with life as a homemaker

• Rachel Carson

• Betty Friedan

• Phyllis Schlafly

• Dolores Huerta