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Worksheets1960s - 1975
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following demanded that the government do more to protect the Earth by governing businesses and restricting how they got rid of waste?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Environmental Movement
c)
Women's Movement
d)
Student's for a Democratic Society
2.
Which Constitutional Amendment finally allowed American women to vote in 1920?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
3.
__________ defeated Vice President Richard Nixon in the 1960 election; he became the youngest president in history.
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Robert Kennedy
4.
Which countries competed in the Space and Arms Race?
a)
US & Cuba
b)
Japan & Vietnam
c)
USSR & US
d)
North & South Korea
5.
Which country launch the first satellite?
a)
USSR
b)
Cuba
c)
Japan
d)
US
6.
What was the first satellite in space?
a)
Fort Knox
b)
Sputnik
c)
Fat Man
d)
Little Boy
7.
What does N.A.S.A stand for?
a)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
b)
North Atlanic Treaty Organization
c)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
8.
Who was the first man on the moon?
a)
Buzz Aldrin
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
John F. Kennedy
9.
When did the Space Race & Arms race end?
a)
1977
b)
1989
c)
1929
d)
1960
10.
N.A.S.A was developed for...
a)
Competitive race against Soviets
b)
Economical race against Soviets
c)
Radiological race against soviets
11.
Which of the following could (if launched) lead to the destruction of the world?
a)
Atomic Bombs
b)
Cannons
c)
Missiles
d)
None of the above
12.
What were the military alliances during the Arms and Space Race?
a)
USSR Warsaw Pact
US: NATO
US: NATO
b)
USSR: SEATO
US: United Nations
US: United Nations
c)
USSR: Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
US: START 1
US: START 1
d)
None of the above
13.
Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?
a)
The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR
b)
The US Gov't founded a Fed. Agency dedicated to space exploration
c)
The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space
d)
The USSR collapsed because of economic competition
14.
Which country had the first man in space?
a)
US
b)
USSR
c)
China
d)
Germany
15.
This President eventually joined the Civil Rights Movement and introduced the civil rights legislation to Congress. After his death, some of his proposals became law under President L.B. Johnson. Who was he?
a)
Dr. Martin L. King
b)
President R. Nixon
c)
President B. Clinton
d)
President J.F. Kennedy
16.
On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated....
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
Dr. King
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Ronald Readan
17.
Robert Kennedy served as the _____ _______ during his brother's presidency.
a)
Law enforcement
b)
attorney general
c)
vice president
d)
secretary of state
18.
Why were many of Robert Kennedy's supporters sad the morning after h won the California primary?
a)
Victory in California was still not enough to give him the nomination
b)
Kennedy had been assassinated the night before
c)
Kennedy dropped out of the race
d)
Robert Kennedy continued to support the Vietnam War
19.
In 1968 _____ ______ won the presidential election against the Democratic Candidate Herbert Humphrey.
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Robert Kennedy
d)
Lyndon Johnson
20.
Richard Nixon was the first president to visit China to meet with _________, the Chinese leader, which led to reopening trade with China.
a)
Mao Zadong
b)
Hirohito
c)
Sun Yat-Sen
d)
Xi Jinping
21.
In 1972, Nixon traveled to the ___________ to sign a peace agreement limiting the number of nuclear weapons each country made.
a)
China
b)
Cuba
c)
Germany
d)
Soviet Union
22.
In 1973 - Middle East: _______ and ________ attacked Israel, an ally of the United States. The United States came to the defense of Israel which upset ______ and _______, so they decided to punish the U.S. by producing less oil, because the U.S. imported oil from the Middle East
a)
Palestine & Syria
b)
Egypt & Palestine
c)
Egypt and Syria
23.
In 1972, Nixon won his reelection, but due to the _______ scandal, he resigned his position in 1974.
a)
Secret Recordings
b)
Waterford Hotel
c)
Watergate
d)
Oval Office
24.
After President Nixon resigned, vice president, __________, became president.
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Herbert Humphrey
25.
This organization worked hard to fight for women’s rights by attempting to pass the Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] which would have guaranteed to women. Because of them,
• 1975 – 1988 – the number of women serving in state legislatures doubled
• Late 1980s – 40 of the 50 states required equal pay for men and women doing the same jobs or work
• Women were how holding jobs in businesses and government that had been only men’s jobs.
• 1975 – 1988 – the number of women serving in state legislatures doubled
• Late 1980s – 40 of the 50 states required equal pay for men and women doing the same jobs or work
• Women were how holding jobs in businesses and government that had been only men’s jobs.
a)
National Organization of Women – [NOW]
b)
New Age of Women - [NAW]
c)
A Time for Change
d)
Women's National Organization
26.
During this time in history, American Indians also faced many inequalities. Which of the following is an inequality they faced?
a)
Forced to live on reservations
b)
Did not get quality health care
c)
Had a hard time acquiring jobs
d)
all of these were inequalities
27.
In 1970, the government conceded to the American Indians did all of the following EXCEPT
a)
forced them to assimilate into the American way of life.
b)
Returned sacred land in New Mexico to the Taos Pueblo Indians
c)
Settled land claims in Alaska
d)
Recognized Indian fishing rights in Washington state
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