Worksheets1960s REVIEW
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 25mins
A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program was to—
Increase farm production
Provide aid to developing nations in Africa
Enact social welfare programs to end poverty
Expand the size of the military
Which best summarizes the main reason why the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?
To prevent the spread of communism in Indochina
To reduce French influence in Vietnam
To stop communist China from annexing Vietnam
To support the government of North Vietnam
What was President John F. Kennedy’s response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?
He attack the missile silos with strategic air strikes.,
He had the army seize control of Cuba
He placed a blockage around Cuba and threatened war.
He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro.
What effect did the African-American civil rights movement have on other minority groups in the United States?
It brought about anti-discrimination legislation that applied to other groups
The backlash caused other minority groups to limit the use of civil disobedience
It convinced other groups to create one unified civil rights movement
It convinced other groups to minimize the use of protest as a way to end discrimination
How did incidents like the Gulf of Tokin Resolution and the secret bombing of Cambodia eventually affect the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government?
Presidents began to seek congressional approval of any military action.
Congress attempted to limit the president’s ability to act unilaterally.
The president relinquished to Congress the position of commander in chief.
Congress called for the impeachment of a president following military failures in Vietnam.
Which of the following is the best title for this list?
Protest Against the Vietnam War
Opposition to the Arms Race
Support for Gender Equality
Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste
Which similarity completes this Venn Diagram?
Included debate over the use of line-item veto
Violated the principle of due process
Involved debate over the extent of executive and legislative authority
Deemed unconstitutional by the judicial branch
Which group achieved the right to vote in the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
People unable to pay poll taxes
Americans 18 to 20 years old
Mexican-American women
Impoverished women
How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. MLK, Jr?
They formed a third political party
They were passionately anti-Communist
They restricted their actions to use of passive resistance
They considered the use of violence to protect their own communities
What has been an effect of space technology and exploration on the people of the United States?
It has forced them to find alternate source of fuel.
It led to advances in the quality of life for most Americans.
It focused attention on the need to deregulate the use of outer space.
It reduced tensions in the space race as a form of Cold War competition.
The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the
Hippie Generation
Gen X
Millenials
Baby Boom
Who killed JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Who became president after JFK?
Kennedy
Johnson
Oswald
Harvey
What was LBJ's agenda as president?
to alleviate pressure on the working class
to alleviate poverty
to raise taxes
to establish jim crow laws
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
the discovery that the missiles had been removed
Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union
Castro's promise to restore democracy
Cuba was taken over by the communist Fidel Castro in 1959. What did the U.S. do in 1960 to try and solve the problem of a communist nation so close to Florida?
Use the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and start a revolution to overthrow Castro
Engage in systematic bombing of key sites in Cuba
Work with Castro to ensure he would not influence Americans in the south
Sent messages to the Soviet Union to get them to help us remove Castro
Communist leader of North Vietnam
The jungle provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
All of these
The Pentagon Papers showed that:
The US was winning in Vietnam
The US government lied about Vietnam
The US was going to attack the USSR
he US government was ending the war in Vietnam
The American public was made ___________ by the Tet Offensive.
happy
indifferent
upset
None of these
____________ was the belief that if Vietnam became communist then other countries would too.
Domino Theory
Yahtzee Theory
Poker Theory
Jenga Theory
The Cuban Missile Crisis involved:
Kennedy, Khruschev & Castro
Johnson, Khruschev & Castro
Kennedy, Stalin & Castro
Kennedy, Stalin & Carter
The Bay of Pigs was a political ___________ for Kennedy.
Party
Debate
Victory
Humiliation
Part of the reason Kennedy defeated Nixon was because of how he appeared:
Radio
TV
Online
In movies
What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?
Make American Great Again
The Great Society
The Vietnam War
The Great Society program ended due to U.S. involvement in which war?
Korean War
Civil War
WWIII
Vietnam War
Which act expanded Social Security and health insurance to those over 65 years of age (senior citizens)?
Homestead Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Medicare Act of 1966
The gap between what the gov’t was saying & the reality of the Vietnam War is called?
956 Gap
LBJ Gap
Credibility Gap
What was the outcome of the Fall of Saigon?
North Vietnam unified both Vietnam under a communist government
The war continued for another 20 years.
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years old?
23th
24th
25th
26th
Which act limited a president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
Homestead Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
War Powers Act
