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WorksheetsOBarclay's Kennedy and the New Frontier Ch 28
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He lost the 1960 presidential election
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
2.
This was a direct communication link set up with the White House and the Kremlin during Kennedy's presidency
a)
Flexible respone
b)
Hot line
c)
Mass communication
d)
Red phone
3.
Because Kennedy was elected by such a slim margin, he lacked a popolar ______________
a)
recession
b)
opinion
c)
reapportionment
d)
mandate
4.
The _________________ is a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
a)
Fair Deal
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Peace Corp
d)
Great Society
5.
The __________________ of election districts shifted political power from rural to urban areas.
a)
Competition
b)
Deregulation
c)
Proprietorship
d)
Reapportionment
6.
Which is not a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election?
a)
age
b)
religion
c)
debate performance
d)
policy differences with his opponent
7.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To embarrass America
b)
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
c)
To reduce Cold War tensions
d)
To demonstrate the success of Communism
8.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
9.
The Alliance for Progress was a foreign aid program for ___________________ countries.
a)
Western European
b)
Third World
c)
Latin American
d)
East Asian
10.
He was responsible for separating East Germany from West Germany by building the Berlin Wall
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Lyndon B. Johnson
11.
This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Pendleton Service Act
d)
Warren Court
12.
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Baker v. Carr
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
13.
This provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks and new library materials.
a)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
b)
Higher Education Act
c)
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
d)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
14.
These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and over.
a)
Civil Rights Services
b)
Privatization of Medicine
c)
Medicare and Medicaid
d)
Equal Insurance Policy (EIP)
15.
In this case, the Supreme Court required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Baker v. Carr
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
16.
This provided a new quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the United States
a)
Appalachian Regional Development Act
b)
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
c)
Immigration Act
d)
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
17.
In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote."
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Baker v. Carr
d)
Mapp v. Ohio
18.
Which of the following location in the United States is closest to Cuba?
a)
Miami
b)
Cape Canaveral
c)
Swan Island
d)
Key West
19.
What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?
a)
To enable the United States to fight limited wars around the world
b)
To decrease the number of nuclear weapons
c)
To prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasion
d)
To reduce defense spending
20.
The part of Germany that was poor and controlled by the Soviet Union was _____.
a)
North Germany
b)
South Germany
c)
East Germany
d)
West Germany
21.
Who was the President of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Nikita Krushev
22.
Which U.S. intelligence agency was utilized most to spy on the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
CIA
b)
FBI
23.
This was the name of the first man-made satellite, launched by the Soviets in 1957?
a)
Lil Wayne
b)
Sputnik
c)
Enola Gay
d)
Fat Man
24.
What type of economy did the United States employ?
a)
Capitalist
b)
Socialist
c)
Marxist
d)
Fuedalist
25.
U.S.S.R. stands for_____.
a)
Union of Socialist Soviet Republic
b)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
c)
Union of Special Soviet Republic
d)
Union of Soviet Specialist Republic
26.
During the Space Race, Kennedy's goal for America was to be the first to
a)
build a space station
b)
land a man on the moon
c)
put a man into orbit
d)
put a man into space
27.
First astronaut to step on the moon
a)
Neil Patrick Harris
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Robert Weaver
d)
Neil Armstrong
28.
The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:
a)
Johnson
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Carter
29.
The Cuban Missile Crisis tensions were lowered when:
a)
The Soviets were defeated at Stalingrad
b)
Khrushchev died
c)
Soviet ships returned home
d)
A Soviet ship was attacked by a U.S. submarine
30.
In terms of the economy, Kennedy believed in:
a)
Deficit spending
b)
Raising Taxes for new programs
c)
Lowering the government budget
d)
Positive Inflation
31.
Part of the agreement that came at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis was:
a)
The U.S. limiting our number of a-bombs
b)
The U.S. paying for the Berlin Wall
c)
The U.S. removing missiles from Turkey
d)
The U.S. paying 53 million dollars to Cuba
32.
Who won the 1960 presidential election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Jimmy Carter
33.
President Eisenhower's vice president who ran against Kennedy in the 1960 election
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Gerald Ford
34.
What was the name of the President's advisors?
a)
Black Panthers
b)
The best and the Brightest
c)
The Camelot Gang
d)
Peace Corp
35.
Who did President Kennedy make Attorney General
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
Fidel Castro
36.
Communist leader of Cuba who openly supported the Soviet Union
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Yuri Gagarin
37.
The 1960 CIA operation to overthrow Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. It failed miserably.
a)
U-2 Incident
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Berlin Wall
38.
The situation when Cuba had nuclear missiles ready to launch and the U.S. blockaded Cuba threatening nuclear war
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Berlin Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Guatemalan War
39.
Nikita Khrushchev had this built to keep Eastern Germans from fleeing to the democratic West Germany
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Great Wall of China
40.
President Kennedy's broad vision for the U.S. He hoped to explore space and fight against poverty and racism
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Society
c)
New Frontier
d)
New America
41.
Spending more money than is brought in
a)
Equity Spending
b)
Opportunity Cost
c)
Efficiency
d)
Deficit Spending
42.
This was created by President Kennedy to provide assistance to developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
a)
Peace Corp
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Pencils of Promise
d)
American Peace Association
43.
The program that sent $12 billion to Latin American countries hoping they would not turn to Communism like Cuba did
a)
Latin American Hope Project
b)
Anti-Communist Peace Corp
c)
Alliance for Progress
d)
Peace Corp
44.
The first human to go to space
a)
Yuri Gagarin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Alan Shepard
45.
The program created to lead space exploration and research
a)
Department of Defense
b)
Homeland Security
c)
NASA
d)
STARS Alliance
46.
Who was the first man on the moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Kennedy
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Alan Shepard
47.
Who was President Kennedy's Vice President?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Jimmy Carter
48.
Who is the man charged with killing President Kennedy?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
Jack Ruby
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
John Wilkes Booth
49.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, it caused Americans to worry
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant
d)
Hindu
50.
It prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and national origin and gave the government the power to enforce the bill
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
GI Bill of Rights
c)
Economic Opportunity Act
d)
Immigration Act of 1965
51.
President Johnson's vision for the United States. He wanted to end poverty, racial injustice, and provide a better standard of living for all people.
a)
New Frontier
b)
Great America
c)
Great Society
d)
New Deal
52.
Provided hospital and low cost medical insurance for Americans over the age of 65.
a)
Head Start
b)
Medicaid
c)
Silent Spring
d)
Medicare
53.
Extended health insurance to welfare recipients
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Head Start
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
54.
Opened the door for many non-European immigrants to settle in the United States by ending quotas based on nationality
a)
Un-American Immigration Act of 1960
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Immigration Act of 1965
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
55.
Who defeated Baptista's government to become dictator of Cuba in 1959?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Raul Castro
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
John F. Kennedy
56.
Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.
b)
US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.
c)
The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets.
d)
Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.
57.
What did Khrushchev promise if Kennedy disarmed the missiles in Turkey, and not invade Cuba again?
a)
He promised no not launch the missiles
b)
He promised to dismantle the sites in Cuba
c)
He promised to give the US half of Cuba
d)
He promised to do nothing
58.
When was the Berlin Wall made?
a)
August 12, 1961
b)
November 9, 1989
c)
Neither
d)
Both
59.
What was the Berlin Wall a symbol of?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Neither
d)
Both
60.
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
a)
November 9, 1989
b)
June 26, 1963
c)
Neither
d)
Both
61.
The dividing line between the communist countries and the free countries was called the _____.
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Front Line
d)
Mason-Dixon
62.
Berlin is a city in ____.
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
United States
d)
Germany
63.
Who owned everything under communism?
a)
Wealthy people
b)
The secret police
c)
The government
d)
The poor people
64.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
65.
What type of economy did the United States employ?
a)
Capitalist
b)
Socialist
c)
Marxist
d)
Fuedalist
66.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
c)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
d)
There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
67.
What is an embargo?
a)
A tax on imports
b)
A limit on the number of goods that can be imported into a country.
c)
When one country stops trading with another country in order to put pressure on their government.
d)
When the government tells businesses what and how much to produce.
68.
Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in
a)
education
b)
health insurance for the elderly
c)
defense and space exploration
d)
education
69.
During the 1960 presidential campaign, television aired the first
a)
presidential speech
b)
results of the election
c)
presidential debate
d)
political commentary
70.
The Republican nominee for president in 1960 was
a)
Barry Goldwater
b)
Everett Dirksen
c)
John Glenn
d)
Richard Nixon
71.
Kennedy's legislative agenda was know as
a)
Camelot
b)
Great Society
c)
Fair Deal
d)
New Frontier
72.
President Johnson believed in protecting?
a)
Rights of African American
b)
Rights of only white Americans
c)
Rights of African Americans only
d)
Rights of women
73.
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in ...
a)
1919
b)
1929
c)
1964
d)
2015
74.
What state was Lyndon B. Johnson born in?
a)
Georgia
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Massachusetts
75.
What was the program called that helped Americans who could not help themselves? This program started Head Start and extended Medicare.
a)
Great Society
b)
Civil Rights Bill
c)
New Deal
d)
World War II
76.
Lyndon B. Johnson was born into a _____________ family.
a)
a Quaker family
b)
a wealthy family
c)
an immigrant family
d)
a poor family
77.
How did Johnson become president the first time?
a)
He was elected.
b)
He was appointed.
c)
He took over when president John F. Kennedy became assassinated.
78.
Lyndon B. Johnson served as vice-president for which president?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Barack Obama
d)
John F. Kennedy
79.
While serving as president, Johnson passed
a)
the Voter's Right Act
b)
the Civil Rights Act
c)
both of the above
d)
none of the above
80.
What war took place during Johnson's presidency?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the American Revolution
c)
the Vietnam War
d)
WWII
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