Worksheets1960s & Vietnam War
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Gus Grissom
What type of government did Fidel Castro implement once he gained control of Cuba
Communist
Democratcic
Republican
Monarchy
Oligarchy
What was the Bay of Pigs event?
The final battle where Fidel Castro gained control of the Cuban government
An attempt by the U.S. government to overthrow Castro
A war between Cuba and Mexico
The name of the alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union
A protest march led by Fidel Castro
How do we know that the Cuban Missile Crisis had started? Select all the right answers.
There was tension between the USA, Cuba and the USSR.
The nations involved attacked one another openly.
There was a threat of nuclear war.
The nations involved felt threatened by one another.
What do the following people have in common: Malcom X, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr.?
They were all leaders in the American government.
They were all assassinated in the 1960s.
They all marched on Washington D.C. at one point.
They all served in the military.
Affirmative action is best defined as which of the following?
A law that prohibits segregation of public facilities, as well as discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin
A policy creating racial quotas for admitted classes at major colleges and universities for members of disadvantaged groups
A set of guidelines issued by government agencies, which provide specific details about how a policy will be implemented
A policy benefiting those who tend to suffer from discrimination or are members of a historically disadvantaged group
The astronauts landed on the moon on....
July 20, 1959
July 20, 1969
July 20, 1979
July 20, 1989
what is feminism👩🏼🎓?
the idea that women should have equal political, economical and social rights
the idea that women should have the right to vote
the idea that women should be placed higher than men in society
the idea that girls should have equal political, social, and economical rights
Betty Friedan, a founder of N.O.W., wrote what book in 1963 that became the symbol for the Women's Rights Movement?
The Feminine Mystique
Suffering Sufferagette
The Trouble with Women
Female Persuasion
Whose civil rights did Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta work for?
American Indians
Factory Workers
Women
Migrant Farm Workers
The Pentagon Papers revealed that
many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported.
American prisoners of war were being tortured in North Vietnamese prisons.
American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
the government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam.
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by Congress
authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U. S. forces.
called for both U. S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
condemned U. S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
What ship was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
USS Maddox
USS Arizona
USS Maine
HMS Lusitania
Won the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Alvin York
Vernon Baker
Roy Benavidez
Dr. Mary Walker
How many students were killed by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970?
2
4
6
8
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
Vietminization
Vietcong
Internationalism
Linkage
President Nixon claimed that there were supporters of the Vietnam War and called them...
the credibility gap.
the hardworking middle class.
the hippies.
the silent majority.
