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WorksheetsThe Cold War/JFK/Nixon
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why would Richard Nixon want to spy on the Democrats campaign strategy?
a)
Nixon was going to lose the election of 1972
b)
To know how to counter whatever the Democrats did
c)
To form a campaign strategy of his own
d)
Nixon trusted the Democrats more than his own people
2.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
3.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
4.
What was one of the Acts Congress passed after Nixon's presidency as a result of the Vietnam War?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Prohibition
c)
Operation Rolling Thunder
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
5.
What scandal led to Richard Nixon’s resignation as President?
a)
Watergate
b)
Benghazigate
c)
Deflategate
d)
Pizzagate
6.
An economy run by the government?
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
7.
What was LBJ’s program to help end poverty called?
a)
New Frontier
b)
New Deal
c)
Great Society
d)
Square Deal
8.
What scandal in the 1970’s led Americans to increasingly distrust the government?
a)
Pizzagate
b)
Pentagon Papers
c)
Benghazigate
d)
Watergate
9.
What agency was created to explore space?
a)
EPA
b)
NASA
c)
FDA
d)
CIA
10.
What decade after WW 2 was known for it’s economic prosperity?
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1990s
11.
Artificial satellite that the Soviet Union launched into space, starting the “space race”?
a)
Kalashnikov
b)
Sputnik
c)
Natasha
d)
Sovetsky
12.
What name was given to children born in the decade after WW 2 ended?
a)
Gen X
b)
Gen Y
c)
Millenials
d)
Baby Boomers
13.
An economy run by the market?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
14.
What other name did Russia go by in the 20th century?
a)
Soviet Union (USSR)
b)
Sovetsky Soyuz
c)
Sino-Soviet
d)
Warsaw Alliance
15.
What type of music led to a cultural divided in the 1950’s between generations?
a)
Rock and Roll
b)
Jazz
c)
Beebob
d)
Boogie
16.
New U.S. motto to oppose the Soviet Union?
a)
E Plurubus Unum
b)
In God We Trust
c)
From Sea to Shining Sea
d)
City on a Hill
17.
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
Jack Ruby
d)
Ernesto Miranda
18.
What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
a)
one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
b)
on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
c)
one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged
d)
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
19.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Warren Court
a)
banned racial segregation in public schools
b)
allowed formal prayers in public schools
c)
allowed racial segregation in public schools
d)
decided that search warrants were not required for searches by state and local police
20.
President Johnson's success in getting many of former President Kennedy's programs passed through Congress was due in part to
a)
his successful policy Vietnam
b)
his experience and skill as a politician
c)
his lack of desire to help less fortunate people
d)
the support of his hand picked cabinet
21.
Which of the following statements best summarizes President Lyndon B. Johnson’s view of the federal government’s role in shaping the American society?
a)
It should leave people free to solve social problems on their own.
b)
It should create a society in which wealthy people are punished for no reason.
c)
Only states should have the power and resources to promote social well-being.
d)
It should use its full power to shape a society that serves the needs of all citizens.
22.
Which of these statements best summarizes conservatives’ criticism of Johnson’s Great Society programs
a)
. The programs were creating an underclass of people dependent on welfare and the government.
b)
The programs did not address the need to protect the environment.
c)
The programs allowed too many immigrants to enter the country and drive down wages.
d)
The programs failed to protect consumers from unhealthy food and unsafe vehicles.
23.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
24.
Which of the following are statues that the Warren Court ruled and upheld in court?
a)
Evidence obtained illegally may not be used in a court of law.
b)
Courts must provide public defense lawyers to people who cannot afford one.
c)
State (government) sponsored prayer in school, even if voluntary, is unconstitutional.
d)
All of the above.
25.
What country controlled Indochina prior to their independence?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
China
26.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
27.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
28.
Which president advanced the Domino Theory in the 1950’s to justify why the U.S. needed to be involved in the war in Vietnam?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
29.
This event gave Johnson a "blank check" to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam
a)
My Lai
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Gulf of Tonkin
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
30.
After the overthrow of President Diem, South Vietnam became more stable politically.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
32.
What event prompted the US Congress to give Lyndon Johnson the power to wage war in Vietnam?
a)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
b)
The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
c)
The "attacks" on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
d)
Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.
33.
What entity created two Vietnam's in 1954 and scheduled unifying elections for 1956?
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
League of Nations
c)
Geneva Accords
d)
NATO
34.
What President of South Vietnam was assassinated in 1963?
a)
Nhu
b)
Diem
c)
Minh
d)
Le Duc Tho
35.
What event made it clear to JFK that President Diem must go?
a)
Burning of Buddhist Monk
b)
Establishment of Strategic Hamlets
Establishment of Strategic Hamlets
Establishment of Strategic Hamlets
c)
Unifying elections
d)
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
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