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PEnta thalon quiz on Kenedy and Civil Rights Movement and Kenedy

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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a)

Free Rider

b)

Sit out

c)

Sit in movement

2.

Which Black NCCP activist was killed in June 12 ,1963

a)

Medgar Evers

b)

Jame Meridith

c)

Robert Kenedy

d)

Rosa Parks

3.

When did Lunch counter sit -ins start

a)

1956

b)

April 1960

c)

1965

4.

Conservative Democrates were called

a)

Macarthy

b)

Conservatives

c)

Dixiecrats

5.

SNCC

a)

Student Negro Council

b)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

c)

Student non america committee

6.

NAACP

a)

National American Association Councli of people

b)

National Animal Association Coucil of People

c)

National Association for Advancement of Colored People

d)

none of the above

7.

Who was the first to jopin the University of Missipi

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Medger Evers

c)

James Meredith

8.
He won the Election in
a)
1956
b)
1960
c)
1964
d)
1962
9.
He became the new ruler in Cuba
a)
Fulgencio Batista
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Robert Kennedy
10.
Which came first? 
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
11.
The Bay of Pigs was 
a)
a successful invasion on the northern side of Cuba
b)
a failed invasion on the northern side of Cuba
c)
a successful invasion on the southern side of Cuba
d)
a failed invasion on the southern side of Cuba
12.
Why was the United States concerned about the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union?
a)
Cuba was geographically close to the Soviet Union
b)
Cuba was likely to abandon relations with the US
c)
Cuba might influence the Soviets to become communist
d)
the Soviet Union might influence the US to become communist
13.
Fulgencio Batista was a ___ which allowed for Fidel Castro to start a successful ___
a)
communist, regime
b)
dictator, revolution
c)
communist, corporation
d)
dictator, corporation
14.
Why was the United States unhappy with Fidel Castro?
a)
He began to nationalize American corporations located in Cuba
b)
He was anti-communist
c)
He wanted to allow American businesses to remain in Cuba
d)
He was enemies with Khrushchev
15.
One reason the US feared a relationship between Cuba & the Soviets was
a)
Communism would spread to Greece & Turkey
b)
Communism would spread from Cuba to other Latin American countries
c)
The US might set off missiles in Europe
d)
Communism would be thwarted from here on out
16.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
17.
The Soviet missiles in Cuba were being installed _____ miles from the shore of Florida.
a)
90
b)
100
c)
110
d)
80
18.
Where did the US have nuclear missiles?
a)
 China
b)
 Turkey
c)
Yugoslavia
d)
Mexico
19.
What did the US Navy establish around Cuba?
a)
A naval blockade
b)
Bases
c)
Missiles
d)
Ship Ports
20.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
21.
What agreement did they publicly come to to end the crisis??
a)
USSR removes missiles, US doesn't invade Cuba
b)
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
c)
Cuba joins the US side
d)
JFK gets tired of fighting and just makes a treaty
22.
What is the extra (secret) part of the agreement?
a)
US will pay USSR $1 million
b)
USSR admits US is superior
c)
Cuba will be US #1 trade partner
d)
US will take missiles out of Turkey
23.
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
October, 1962
b)
November, 1963
c)
1947 to 1991
d)
April, 1961
24.
Curtis LeMay was an adviser to JFK , what did he suggest the US do in response to the crisis?
a)
Nothing, let the missiles stay
b)
Invade Russia
c)
Invade Cuba
d)
the boogie dance.
25.
Khrushchev wanted the solution to the crisis to be...
a)
All out Nuclear war
b)
Withdraw the missiles from Cuba and invade the US
c)
Keep the missiles in Cuba and negotiate peacefully with the US
26.
What did Khrushchev want when sending the missiles to Cuba?
a)
To increase the Soviet Union's nuclear capability
b)
Aid the Cuba
c)
Aid the US
d)
To increase the US nuclear capability
27.
What countries were in the conflict?
a)
The U.S, Russia, and Cuba
b)
The U.S, Germany, the Soviet Union
c)
Cuba, The U.S, and the Soviet Union.
d)
The U.S and Cuba
28.
What event during the Cold War does this newspaper headline describe?
a)
Korean War
b)
Building of the Berlin Wall
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Space Race
29.
Who/what is "Russ" as referred to in this newspaper article?
a)
The President of the United States
b)
The dictator of Russia at the time.
c)
Russia/Soviet Union
d)
It's a typo and should say, "Rush" instead.
30.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?
a)
It was the first conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
b)
It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.
c)
It led to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
d)
It was the end of the conflict between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.
31.
When the Space Race began in 1961, which of the following would have been an accurate headline in the
newspaper?
a)
"America Impresses Soviets by Sending Man to Space"
b)
"Soviets Shock America by Becoming the First to Send a Satellite to Space"
c)
"America and the Soviet Union Work Together to Send a Man to Space"
d)
"America and the Soviet Union Agree to Abandon Space Programs"
32.
Which of the following explains why walking on the moon was such a major victory in the Cold War for
the American people?
a)
the Soviets had not yet walked on the moon
b)
the Soviets had not yet sent a man to space
c)
the Soviets had declared that walking on the moon was impossible
d)
the Soviets had walked on the moon only a few days before
33.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
34.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
35.

He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard M. Nixon

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

36.

This failed mission involved an invasion of Cuba.

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

37.

He lost the 1960 presidential election.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard M.Nixon

c)

Adlai Stevenson

d)

Fidel Castro

38.

This separated East Germany from West Germany.

a)

The Iron Curtain

b)

Hot Line

c)

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

d)

Berlin Wall

39.

He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Richard M. Nixon

c)

Nikita Khruschev

d)

Fidel Castro

40.

This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.

a)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

b)

Massive Retalliation

c)

Flexible Response

d)

Peace Corps

41.

This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy administration as a result of the arms race with the Soviets.

a)

massive retaliation

b)

flexible response

c)

the Green Berets

d)

Bay of Pigs

42.

This was a direct communication link to the Soviets set up during the Kennedy presidency.

a)

NASA

b)

satellite com

c)

flexible response

d)

hot line

43.

His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign.

a)

Richard M. Nixon

b)

Adlai Stevenson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Nikita Khruschev

44.

This military strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by "strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war."

a)

massive retaliation

b)

missile programs

c)

flexible response

d)

crisis response

45.

The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was harmful because

a)

political beliefs and free expression were limited

b)

federal employees were exempted from background checks

c)

requirements for loyalty oaths were ordered by the president

d)

too much attention was focused on conservative groups and politicians

46.

Tools of the Cold War included all of the following except

a)

the arms race with the Soviet Union

b)

economic aid to other countries

c)

espionage

d)

the military defeat of Nazi Germany

47.

What was the importance of the Marshall Plan?

a)

It was a way to help spread communism throughout the world.

b)

It provided aid to pro-Russian countries to rebuild and grow after WWII.

c)

It provided economic aid to Western Europe to rebuild and stop the spread of communism after WWII

d)

It was based around the idea that if one country in Asia fell to communism, so would all the others in the area.

48.

What threat was President Truman referring to in his "Truman Doctrine"?

a)

a regional war between India and Pakistan

b)

the spread of Communism to Greece and Turkey

c)

Communist infiltration in the U.S. State Department

d)

Vietnamese resistance to the continuation of imperialism

49.

The formation of NASA, the passing of the National Defense Education Act, and an increase in education spending were sparked by

a)

the launching of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik.

b)

Mao Zedong leading a successful Communist revolution in China.

c)

North Korea crossing the 38th parallel to invade South Korea.

d)

Senator Joseph McCarthy announcing the discovery of "Reds" in the State Department.

50.

Underground shelters built by American families represented a concern about

a)

the potential threat of domestic terrorism in the 1950s

b)

the increasing number of natural disasters in the 1950s

c)

a potential nuclear attack during the Cold War

d)

a successful launch of a Soviet satellite into space

51.

In response to continued communist threats in Europe and Asia, the U.S. followed the foreign policy of

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

containment

d)

detente

52.

According to Khrushchev's proposal, what did the U.S. and the Soviet Union need to do to bring an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The Soviet Union would stop blockading Cuba, and the U.S. would stop blockading Turkey

b)

The Soviet Union would stop sending troops to Cuba, and the U.S. would stop sending troops to Turkey

c)

The U.S. would remove its missiles from Turkey, and the Soviet Union would remove its missiles from Cuba

d)

The U.S. would remove its missiles from Cuba, and the Soviet Union would remove its missiles from Turkey

53.

Which of the following statements about the Korean War is accurate?

a)

General MacArthur launched an invasion from China early in the war.

b)

At the end of the war, Korea remained a divided nation.

c)

Neither side experienced a major military victory during the war.

d)

The war began when South Korea attacked North Korea.

54.

When the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin in 1948, the United States

a)

bombed Moscow.

b)

organized an airlift to bring aid to the people of the city.

c)

gave up the U.S. portion of the city to avoid war.

d)

sent naval forces to blockade Cuba.

55.
Why did Sputnik concern Americans?
a)
Sputnik showed that the Soviets had surpassed the United States in technical skill.
b)
Sputnik could spy on the United States.
c)
Sputnik could launch ICBMs.
d)
Sputnik proved that the Soviets had a more powerful hydrogen bomb.
56.
The Central Intelligence Agency was formed in 1947 to
a)
push back communism.
b)
manage the nation’s space programs.
c)
negotiate with Warsaw Pact nations.
d)
gather information and influence foreign governments.
57.
How did the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb?
a)
The hydrogen bomb was easier to transport.
b)
The hydrogen bomb was much more destructive than the atomic bomb.
c)
The hydrogen bomb was less destructive than the atomic bomb.
d)
The hydrogen bomb used atom-splitting technology.
58.
Why did the size of the Air Force grow in the 1950s while other branches of the military were shrinking?
a)
The other branches of the military were no longer useful.
b)
President Eisenhower had been a general in the Air Force.
c)
Bomber aircraft were a main method for delivering nuclear bombs.
d)
The United States sent round-the-clock spy planes over the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War.
59.
Who led the nation that developed the first hydrogen bomb?
a)
John Foster Dulles
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Francis Gary Powers
60.
Sputnik was a __________, an object that orbits around the Earth.
a)
B-52
b)
ICBM
c)
H-bomb
d)
Satellite
61.
Which of the following was an agreement to stop the testing of nuclear weapons and attempted to eliminate incentives for the production of nuclear weapons?
a)
22nd Amendment
b)
Limited Test Ban Treaty
c)
Open Skies Treaty
d)
Versailles Treaty
62.
During the _________, Eisenhower avoided an U.S.-U.S.S.R. conflict and resulted in the U.S. demonstrating leadership over its European allies.
a)
Hungarian Uprising
b)
Suez Crisis
c)
U-2 Incident
d)
Vietnam Conflict
63.
The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were members of which military alliance?
a)
Central Powers
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
d)
Warsaw Pact
64.
Which of the following was a military alliance between western European countries and the United States to protect against the Soviet Union’s growing power and influence?
a)
MIC
b)
NAFTA
c)
NATO
d)
SEATO
65.
Following WWII, the country of __________ was established to provide a homeland for the Jews.
a)
Egypt
b)
Iraq
c)
Israel
d)
Palestine
66.
How did the CIA combat communism?
a)
They overthrew the government of Iran and set up a pro-US Government
b)
They overthrew the government of Guatemala and set up a pro-US Government
c)
They assassinated communist leaders in Africa and elsewhere
d)
all of these
67.
Threatening nuclear strikes to back down opponents
a)
Massive Retaliation
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Containment
d)
Hydrogen Bomb
68.
Type of spy plane shot down by the Soviets in 1960
a)
U-2
b)
U-571
c)
U-7
d)
Sputnik
69.
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 government founded NASA and funded space exploration
c)
The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space
d)
The USSR collapsed because of economic competition
70.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
71.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
72.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
73.
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.
74.
Who was the President in office during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Harry S. Truman
75.
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
John Kennedy
76.
The election of 1960s was between
a)
Kennedy & Johnson
b)
Kennedy & Goldwater
c)
Nixon & Johnson
d)
Kennedy & Nixon
77.
Kennedy's solution to the Soviets trying to send missiles into Cuba was:
a)
To send Air Force jets over Cuba
b)
To create a hotline with the Soviets
c)
To lead the Bay of Pigs invasion
d)
To blockade (quarantine) the island
78.

Most segregated city in U.S.

a)

Selma

b)

Montgomery

c)

Birmingham

d)

Jackson

79.

Bus Boycott occurred in which city?

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Selma, Alabama

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Birmingham, Alabama

80.

Segregation expectations not set into law.

a)

De facto segregation

b)

De jure segregation

c)

Black codes

d)

All included

81.

What was the true purpose of the March on Washington?

a)

Voting Rights

b)

Jobs and Freedom

c)

Civil Rights

d)

Anti-literacy tests

82.

Brown v. Board of Education established....

a)

segregation of schools was Constitutional

b)

segregation of housing and schools was unconstitutional

c)

segregation of schools was constitutional so long as facilities were equal

d)

segregation of schools was unconstitutional

83.

How were Little Rock 9 able to attend school?

a)

Eisenhower sent troops to protect them

b)

JFK sent troops to protect them

c)

LBJ sent troops to protect them

d)

Truman sent troops to protect them

84.

Who won Election of 1960?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

John F. Kennedy

85.

On what day was JFK assassinated?

a)

November 22, 1968

b)

August 23, 1963

c)

August 26, 1968

d)

November 22, 1963

86.

Who shot JFK?

a)

James Earl Ray

b)

John Brown

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

87.

The ________ was bombed in 1963 by the local KKK and resulted in the death of 4 girls.

a)

16th Street Baptist Church

b)

home of Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

office of Malcolm X

d)

home of Rosa Parks

88.

Outlawed racial segregation in any public facility.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

89.

The major weakness of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was that it didn't address _____.

a)

Housing segregation

b)

Educational segregation

c)

voting discrimination

d)

equal justice

90.

Who signed the Civil Rights Act into law?

a)

JFK

b)

LBJ

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Nixon

91.

The Kerner Report said....

a)

U.S. was developing one white society and one black society, totally unequal

b)

U.S. was developing separate but equal societies of blacks and whites

c)

the Civil Rights Movement had made great strides in merging the black and white societies together

d)

the Civil Rights Movement was unfounded due to the separate but equal facilities given to the races

92.

Movement which focused on desegregating interstate travel?

a)

Sit-ins

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Freedom Summer

d)

Bus Boycott

93.

Belief that blacks should separate and form their own society.

a)

Black Nationalism

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Passive Resistance

d)

De jure segregation

94.

Blood Sunday refers to...

a)

Explosion of 16th Street Baptist Church

b)

Birmingham violence w/ dogs, fire hoses, etc...

c)

Attack on protestors on Edmund Pettus Bridge

d)

Murder of MLK Jr.

95.

Outlawed voting discrimination, such as literacy tests.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1975

b)

Kerner Report

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

96.

Where was JFK assassinated?

a)

Austin, TX

b)

Dallas, TX

c)

San Antonio, TX

d)

Memphis, TN

97.

Nation of Islam advocate who later advocated peaceful protest?

a)

Bobby Seale

b)

Malcolm X

c)

John Lewis

d)

Huey Newton

98.

Extreme version of Black Power which advocated for black nationalism.

a)

Black Panthers

b)

Malcolm X Movement

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

All Included

99.

Laws designed to separate the races.

a)

De facto segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

Affirmative Action Laws

100.

Who sent the KKK to attack the Birmingham freedom riders?

a)

Huey Newton

b)

Bull Conner

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

George Wallace

101.

The 9 high school students who were integrated into an all-white school are known as the....

a)

Little Rock Nine

b)

Arkansas Nine

c)

Birmingham Crusaders

d)

Freedom Nine

102.

Most segregated state in U.S.?

a)

Georgia

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

Arkansas

103.

Who were the 2 political contenders of the 1960 election?

a)

Nixon & LBJ

b)

Nixon & Eisenhower

c)

LBJ & JFK

d)

JFK & Nixon

104.

Voter Education Project, aka _______ resulted in the death of ____ men.

a)

Freedom Summer; 5

b)

Freedom Summer; 3

c)

Freedom Summer; 12

d)

Freedom Summer; 4

105.
What did Brown v. Board of Education rule?
a)
Outlawed literacy tests for voter registration
b)
Decided segregation is inherently unequal
c)
Boycotts are illegal
d)
Sit-ins are unconstitutional 
106.
This tactic was used by black students in Greensboro, North Carolina in an attempt to integrate the lunch counter at Woolworth’s. 
a)
Sit-Ins
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Marches
d)
Self-defense
107.
This bill was the most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.  It included prohibiting discrimination in most public accommodations and prohibiting discrimination in employment
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution
d)
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution
108.
What does SCLC stand for?
a)
South Colored Lending Committee
b)
Southern Competing Legacy Conference
c)
Southern Colored Loan Committee
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
109.
In 1957 Pres Eisenhower placed Arkansas National Guard under federal command b/c Gov. Orval Faubus...
a)
had left office to join the Freedom Riders
b)
requested military support from the President
c)
refused to integrate Little Rock High School
d)
blocked door of a university from African American students
110.
What did Rosa Parks' incident with the law lead to?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Riots in the streets
c)
Hernandez vs. Texas
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott

111.
The bombing of a church in __________, resulted in the death of 4 young girls.
a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Selma, Alabama
c)
Montgomery, Mississippi
d)
Birmingham, Alabama

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