11th_3rd Nine Weeks Post Test Review

Why did John F. Kennedy speak these words to the American people?

• Kennedy wanted more Americans to be involved in public service for their country.

• Kennedy wanted to know what the American people wanted from their president.

• Kennedy felt like more people should be voting in the elections.

• Kennedy wanted to take a more active role in the Civil Rights movement.

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy led to —

• a decrease in military involvement in Southeast Asia

• internal conflict over military involvement in Vietnam

• improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union

• Americans uniting to support military involvement in Vietnam

Identify the purposes of the Civil Rights Act proposed by John F. Kennedy.

• To ban employment discrimination based on race and gender

• To end segregation in public places

• To end desegregation in public places

• To allow African-American students to go to school with white students

• To eliminate voter registration requirements

These laws are intended to protect which principle of American constitutional democracy?

• civil rights

• majority rule

• freedom of speech

• representative government

Identify the focus of President Johnson's Great Society programs.

• Scientific research

• Women's rights

• Poverty and civil rights

• Health and nutrition

Identify the two objectives President Kennedy had when he supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.

• To prevent an invasion by the Soviet Union

• To remove a dictator from power

• To stop the spread of communism

• To rescue American soldiers from capture

What was one consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The United States removed missiles from Turkey.

• The United States conducted an airstrike on missile bases in Cuba.

• The Soviet Union ceased trade negotiations with the Cuban government.

• The Soviet Union constructed the Berlin Wall.

Read the excerpt. 

 In the 1960s and 1970s, many social movements in the United States focused on civil rights and change. One of the most important movements was the anti-war movement, which grew because of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Protests, marches, and events like Woodstock in 1969 became symbols of young people standing up against the war. As the war went on, more Americans began to question why the U.S. was involved, leading to a cultural shift towards peace and social justice. The anti-war movement had a lasting effect on American society and continues to inspire activism today.

According to the excerpt, which statement best describes the effect of the anti-war movement in the 1960s and 1970s?

• The movement led to the United States' immediate withdrawal from Vietnam in 1975.

• The movement was primarily focused on social justice issues unrelated to the Vietnam War.

• The movement led to the complete elimination of military conflicts involving the United States.

• The movement symbolized a broader cultural shift towards questioning authority and advocating for peace.

Identify which nightmare Gerald Ford is talking about.

• Watergate scandal

• Cold War

• Economic stabilization

• Vietnam War

What action from Richard Nixon led to protests like this?

• The Nixon administration participated in illegal activities, including harassing political figures.

• The public was outraged by Nixon's decision to end United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

• Nixon bribed registered voters to vote in favor of his agenda.

• Americans did not support Nixon's vice president.