U.S History 20.1 Test

Who ran for president in the 1960 election and what party did they belong to?

• John F. Kennedy (Democrat) vs. Richard M. Nixon (Republican)

• John F. Kennedy (Republican) vs. Richard M. Nixon (Democrat)

• John F. Kennedy (Democrat) vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

• John F. Kennedy (Republican) vs. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Democrat)

Name the facts about John F. Kennedy that are true. (check all)

• JFK was a baptist

• He was only 43 when he ran for President

• Kennedy had a well-organized campaign

• JFK had the backing of his wealthy family

The USSR’s launch of Sputnik I in 1957 and its development of long-range missiles had sparked fears that the American military was falling behind that of the Soviets.

• true

• false

On September 26, 1960 America had its first _________________ presidential debate.

• televised

• live

• radio

• virtual

JFK took a public position on this issue that helped him to win the 1960 presidential election. Nixon took no public position on this issue.

• The Soviet launch of Sputnik I into orbit.

• The arrest of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and 33 other African-American demonstrators for sitting at a segregated lunch counter.

• The Soviets putting nuclear missiles in Cuba.

• The Bay of Pigs Invasion

This is a picture of the wife of John F Kennedy. What is her name?

• Josephine Kennedy

• Elenor Kennedy

• Jacqueline Kennedy

• Rose Kennedy

What is the name given for the Kennedy years in the White House and the fascination the public had with the Kennedy family?

• Avalon

• Asgard

• Elysium

• Camelot

Robert Kennedy was President's Kennedy brother and most trusted advisor. What job did he have in the White House?

• Secretary of State

• National Security Advisor

• Secretary of Defense

• Attorney General

Kennedy increased defense spending in order to boost conventional military forces—nonnuclear forces such as troops, ships, and artillery—and to create an elite branch of the army called the Special Forces, or Green Berets. This was part of policy known as _________________________.

• containment

• flexible response

• full response

• compartmentalization

He was the Soviet Prime Minister during the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Josef Stalin

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Boris Badenov