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Kennedy, Johnson Presidency

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who said, "...ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country?"
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Robert Kennedy
2.
Where was Kennedy's first major foreign crisis?
a)
Cuba
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Vietnam
3.
Johnson declared unconditional war on poverty with his program he called the 
a)
New Deal
b)
New Frontier
c)
Great Society
d)
Great Programs
4.
Which medical program was developed to provide coverage for senior citizens?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Obamacare
d)
Blue Cross of Alabama
5.
What group was developed to send volunteers to travel to poor countries to provide aid?
a)
Peace Corps
b)
VISTA
c)
Guerrilla Warfare
d)
Doves
6.
How did Kennedy respond to the build up of missiles in Cuba?
a)
Declared war on the Soviets
b)
Increased the draft
c)
Invaded Cuba
d)
Blockade of Soviet ships
7.
What happened to end John F. Kennedy's presidency?
a)
He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
b)
He was impeached for improper behavior.
c)
He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
d)
He left office after only four years.
8.
How did Johnson become president the first time?
a)
He was elected.
b)
He was appointed. 
c)
He took over when president John F. Kennedy became assassinated.
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What war took place during Johnson's presidency?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the American Revolution
c)
the Vietnam War
d)
WWII
12.
Lyndon B. Johnson served as vice-president for which president?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Barack Obama
d)
John F. Kennedy
13.
What was Lyndon B. Johnson's Party?
a)
Republic Party
b)
Green Party
c)
Constitution Party
d)
Democratic Party
14.
What was a great accomplishment Lyndon B. Johnson made?
a)
The Great Society Legislation
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Peace Treaty of France
15.

One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to...

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop China from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

16.

An important element in shaping American attitude towards the war in Vietnam was

a)

the domino theory

b)

the open door policy

c)

self-determination of peoples

d)

natural rights

17.

Lyndon Johnson gained authority to conduct the war in Vietnam with

a)

a congressional declaration of war

b)

the Vietnam Freedom Act

c)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

the War Powers Act

18.

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F. Kennedy

19.

What effect did the Tet Offensive have?

a)

it convinced Congress to pass the GI Bill

b)

it united most of the country behind Lyndon Johnson's war strategy

c)

it convinced the United States to enter the space race

d)

it increased opposition to the Vietnam War in the United States

20.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
21.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
22.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The New Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
23.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
24.
In Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
25.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
26.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
27.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
28.
People opposed to the war in Vietnam were known as:
a)
Hawks
b)
Doves
c)
Patriots
d)
CORE
29.
The counterculture movement of the 1960s valued what?
a)
war and peace
b)
drugs and violence
c)
peace and love
d)
freedom and poverty
30.
Members of the Counterculture Movement were known as what?
a)
Hippies
b)
Beatniks
c)
Yuppies
d)
Silent Minority
31.

He was the Soviet leader after Joseph Stalin who was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

Boris Yeltsin

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Krushchev

d)

John F. Kennedy

32.

Who was the U.S. Senator that spread the scare of communism in the U.S?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Krushchev

d)

Joseph Stalin

33.

What happened to the Protesters at the Democratic Party Convention in 1968?

a)

They were all arrested

b)

The Police attacked them

c)

It rained and they went home?

d)

They made speeches in the Convention

34.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution passed by Congress
a)
condemned U.S. aggression against the people of Vietnam.
b)
called for both U.S. and North Vietnamese forces to withdraw from South Vietnam.
c)
blocked further commitment of U.S. ground troops without congressional approval.
d)
authorized President Johnson to take any measure needed to repel attacks on U.S. forces.
35.
The Tet Offensive was
a)
a total victory for the Vietcong forces.
b)
a tactical defeat for the Communists.
c)
fought to a draw.
d)
a political defeat for the United States.
36.
Ture or false: Hawks were individuals who were against the Vietnam War.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Most of American soldiers were chosen by...
a)
A draft
b)
Volunteering
c)
A lottery to go to war
d)
Picked as tribute
38.
What country most recently colonized Vietnam only to be overthrown in 1954 during the Battle of Diem Bien Phu in 1954.
a)
France
b)
China
c)
The United States
d)
Britain
39.
After the Tet Offensive...
a)
Americans showed more support for the war
b)
Less people dodged the draft
c)
The Vietcong was stronger in numbers with reinforcements from China.
d)
The mjaority of American citizens began questioning the war and would end up opposing it.
40.

who was the Northern Vietnamese political leader

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Ho Chi Man

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Kim Jong-il

41.

what was the time period this war was waged in

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Korean War

c)

World War Two

42.

What operation was used for bombing

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Operation Desert Shield

43.

Indochina is..

a)

A old state in France

b)

The name given to modern day china

c)

The area between China and Russia that was used as a battlefield

d)

An area in Southeast Asia that was under control of France and included Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

44.

Ngo Dinh Diem became _____________ President of ____________ Vietnam

a)

Anti-Communist ; South

b)

Anti-Communist; North

c)

Communist; South

d)

Communist; North

45.

Ho Chi Minh became the ______________President of _______________ Vietnam.

a)

Anti-communist ; South

b)

Communist ; South

c)

Anti-communist ; North

d)

Communist; North

46.

What event in Ohio led to U.S. soldiers firing into a crowd of student protesters killing 4 and wounding 9?

a)

Ohio State Protest

b)

My Lai Massacre

c)

Kent State Massacre

d)

Pentagon Massacre

47.

What line divided Vietnam into North and South?

a)

17th Parallel

b)

18th Parallel

c)

Peace Accord Line

d)

Geneva Accord Line

48.

What President increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam the most?

a)

President kennedy

b)

President Eisenhower

c)

President Johnson

d)

President Nixon

49.

Credibility gap describes

a)

the generational gap between hippies and their parents

b)

the gap between what North and South Vietnamese were saying

c)

the distrust arising from the differences in government reports versus media reports

50.

Belief that if one country in a region fell to Communism all other countries in the area would fall is called...

a)

containment

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

domino theory

d)

the Wall

51.

Required enrollment in the military is called...

a)

POW

b)

ARVN

c)

draft

d)

registration

52.

_____________________ is the 1945 agreement that allowed the temporary division of Vietnam into the Communist North and democratic South. It called for elections to be held at a later time.

a)

Vietcong

b)

Vietminh

c)

Geneva Accords

53.

___________________ is a gasoline-aluminum jelly mix used in weapons that causes prolonged burning

a)

napalm

b)

gasoline

c)

bouncing betty

d)

mushroom cloud

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