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Unit 10 JFK/LBJ Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to

a)

protest high college tuition costs

b)

promote passage of clean air laws

c)

support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens

d)

challenge racially segregated public facilities

2.

The Cuban missile crisis was effectively ended when the

a)

Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba

b)

Bay of Pigs invasion removed Fidel Castro from power

c)

Cuban authorities signed new trade agreements with the United States

d)

United States announced the formation of the Alliance for Progress

3.

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

a)

steps taken in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act

b)

programs dealing with affirmative action

c)

violent acts by the Black Panthers (

d)

nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation

4.

This act banned discrimination in the workplace and public accommodations

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

5.
____________ became known nationally as result of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.
a)
Barbara Johnson
b)
James Meredith
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Malcolm X
6.
How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?
a)
States could charge poll taxes in elections
b)
Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It did nothing to expand voting rights
7.
Civil Rights leader that criticized Martin Luther King's slow progress and was opposed to integration was
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Medgar Evers
8.
Johnson's domestic program that dealt with the  American people's most important concerns was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Welfare
d)
Great Society
9.

During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to

a)

A. put a man into space.

b)

B. put a man into orbit.

c)

C. land a man on the moon.

d)

D. build a space station.

10.

The purpose of the Warren Commission was to investigate

a)

A. who was responsible for the Bay of Pigs.

b)

B. the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

c)

C. the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union.

d)

D. allegations of a conspiracy in Kennedy’s assassination.

11.

Which health care program provided for the elderly?

a)

A. Medicaid

b)

B. Social Security

c)

C. Blue Cross

d)

D. Medicare

12.
"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it...
a)
led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment
b)
helped strengthen family values
c)
reinforced the stereotype of women as mothers and housewives
d)
helped start the modern women's rights movement
13.

The failed attempt of Cuban exiles in 1961 backed the the U.S. to overthrow the Castro in Cuba.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

Sputnik

d)

Freedom Riders

14.

A belief that if Vietnam fell to Communist, other countries of Southeast Asia would follow.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

De Jure Segregation

d)

De Facto Segregation

15.
Peace Corps
Betty Friedan- The Feminine Mystique
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Stokely Carmichael (Black Power)
Great Society
a)
1940s
b)
1950s
c)
1960s
d)
1970s
16.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
17.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
18.

The Chavez family and other migrant workers faced many obstacles. Which of the following was a problem they faced?

a)

living with no electricity

b)

earning very low pay or no pay at all

c)

living in camps with no running water

d)

all of the other answers

19.
Chavez organized ____ to help migrant workers get better pay & working conditions.
a)
labor unions
b)
schools
c)
churches
d)
stores
20.
What is the name of the labor union started by Cesar Chavez?
a)
United Farm Workers
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Women's Suffrage
d)
The Supreme Court
21.

A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to

a)

eliminate discrimination in housing

b)

implement job-training programs

c)

increase equal rights for African Americans

d)

end barriers to voting faced by African American

22.
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
23.
What Great Society program provided affordable housing?
a)
HUD
b)
HBK
c)
NATO
d)
NAACP
24.
Some critics complained that the Great Society programs
a)
gave the rich too many tax breaks
b)
gave the federal government too much power
c)
paid too little attention to health care
d)
favored rural over urban citizens
25.

Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of

a)

the Area Redevelopment Act

b)

the Omnibus Housing Act

c)

the Civil Rights Act

d)

the Economic Opportunity Act

26.

President Kennedy developed which of the following strategies to supplement the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

a)

containment

b)

massive retaliation

c)

flexible response

d)

detente

27.

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned racial segregation int he nation's schools?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Reynolds v. Simms

c)

Baker v. Carr

d)

Westberry v. Sanders

28.

The Warren Commission found that

a)

few schools had desegregated

b)

anti-poverty programs were affordable

c)

many Americans lived in poverty

d)

there was no conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy

29.

Who killed John F. Kennedy?

a)

Gideon Wainwright

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Jack Ruby

d)

Michael Harrington

30.

Senator Barry Goldwater

a)

ran as LBJ's running mate in the presidential election of 1964

b)

claimed that he was the person who came up with the idea for the Great Society programs

c)

headed the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy

d)

suggested using nuclear weapons to end the war in Vietnam

31.
Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on
a)
medical care for the poor and elderly
b)
continuing segregation policies in American public schools
c)
declaring Great Society legislation unconstitutional
d)
protecting the constitutional rights of citizen accused of crimes
32.

What approach did Kennedy take during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Invasion of Cuba

b)

Invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

Naval blockade

d)

Bribed the Soviets to remove the missiles

33.

How did President Kennedy's time in office end?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Resignation

c)

Assassination

d)

Reelection

34.

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 impact the US?

a)

Reinforced segregation

b)

Established Jim Crow Laws

c)

Ended segregation in public places

d)

Introduced a constitutional amendment to ban segregation

35.

What was the goal of the Great Society?

a)

Combat poverty

b)

Eliminate the ills of society

c)

Expose the dangers of communism

d)

Promote racial equality

36.

What major technological invention influenced American elections in the 1960s?

a)

Radio

b)

Television

c)

Computer

d)

Internet

37.

What was the intent of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"?

a)

End racial tension in America

b)

Cast a vision for racial equality in America

c)

Call for a new nation

d)

Promote racial division

38.
 What did the Chicanos use to protest?
a)
signs and speeches
b)
knives and guns
c)
only knives
d)
only signs
39.
During the America Great Depression, many Mexicans, some of the U.S. citizens were sent back across the border, illegally, to free up jobs for the millions of Americans out of work.  
a)
Pueblo Revolt
b)
The Bracero Program
c)
Mexican Repatriation Act
d)
 Repartimiento System
40.
During World War Two 16 million young Americans went abroad to fight in the two theaters of war.  This "invitation" was given to Mexican nationals to come help fill the labor shortage in America during the war.  
a)
Bracero Program
b)
Mexican Repatriation Act
c)
Repartimiento System
d)
Encomienda System
41.
What form of protest did students take in Los Angeles in the late 1960s to fight against prejudices that existed in the public schools there?
a)
They started riots because of their anger over the poor treatment of Latino Americans in schools.
b)
They refused to try on any school work or tests if things did not change.
c)
They walked out of class in order to show solidarity and send a message that things needed to change. 
d)
They started a petition drive around their neighborhoods urging the government to change the school situation.
42.
Which of the following events took place in 1968?
a)
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
b)
The end of the Vietnam War
c)
The beginning of the Vietnam War
d)
The first American in space
43.
What was the Black Panther Party?
a)
A political and military organization working to empower and protect African-Americans
b)
A football team from North Carolina
c)
One of the original members of the Avengers, but later removed by author Stan Lee
d)
None of the Above
44.
Who was Huey Newton?
a)
Popular musician of the 80's
b)
Important member of the Black Panthers
c)
A member of Robert Kennedy's team
d)
None of the above
45.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
A long, organized campaign for equal civil rights for people of color
b)
A war between Northern and Southern states over slavery
c)
A protest in Washington D.C.
d)
All of the above
46.
Who is this?
a)
President John F. Kennedy
b)
Astronaut John Glenn
c)
Author Theodore Geisel
d)
Astronaut Alan Shepard
47.
Who is this?
a)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Rep. John Lewis
d)
None of the Above
48.
What happened in Memphis on April 4th, 1968?
a)
Martin Luther King was assassinated
b)
The Monkees started their successful climb up The Billboard
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson gave a famous speech about the Tet Offensive
d)
Cassius Clay won his third heavy-weight championship
49.
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
50.
The practice of keeping people of different races seperate
a)
segregation
b)
tolerance
c)
respect for authority
d)
respect
51.
In 1967, LBJ appointed _________ as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Mary McLeod Bethune
d)
Susan B. Anthony
52.
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
53.
The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:
a)
Johnson
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
54.
The first landing on the moon occurred?
a)
In 1967
b)
In 1969
c)
In 1971
d)
In 1975
55.
The goal of the Bay of Pigs incident was
a)
Overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Removal of nuclear missile sites
c)
Protection of communism in Europe
d)
Overthrow of Fidel Castro

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