1960's & Vietnam Quiz

Which group best represented the counter-culture of the 1960s?

• Grandparents

• Black Panthers

• Hippies

• Yuppies

What reason did the US have to get involved in Vietnam?

• To promote the United Nations

• To stop the spread of communism

• To open trading routes in Asia

• Gain control of their oil reserves

Which piece of legislation restricted the president's ability to send troops without approval?

• War Powers Act

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

• Vietnamization

• Open Door Policy

Which Cold War event signifies the closest the US and USSR actually came to the brink of war?

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Sputnik Launch

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Korean War

The major American achievement during the Space Race was _____.

• the moon landing

• reaching the Martian atmosphere

• capturing a star

• examining meteorite pieces

Which of the following programs was used to improve living conditions in foreign countries?

• The Peace Corps

• The War on Poverty

• NASA

• Vista

Answer explanation

Not only was this helpful to other countries, but it also was aimed to look friendlier towards countries that could possibly turn communist

What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

• Bay of Turtles

• Bay of Horses

• Bay of Pigs

• Bay of Dogs

What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election?

• First Democratic candidate elected to the Presidency.

• First televised debate.

• Last Republican nominated for the Presidency.

• No Vice-Presidential candidates on the ticket.

Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed

• The New Deal

• The Fair Deal

• The New Frontier

• The Fair Frontier

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

• Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

• Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

• Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

• Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl