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US Standard 21 Resource Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which US Presidency was know for his Great Society Programs and War on Poverty?

a)

Lyndon B Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

2.

First Telivised Debates, establishes Peace Corps, Warren Court and the New Frontier

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

3.
What is an embargo in political terms?
a)
When someone takes your possession
b)
Money you owe to the bank
c)
Trading Sanctions
d)
All of the answers
4.
Who took the post after Kennedy's assassination?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Lyndon Baines Evans
c)
Lyndon Baines Johnson
d)
None of the options
5.
What is the main purpose of the Great society programs established by Jhonson?
a)
Eliminate Poverty
b)
To lend money to Americans
c)
To create Societies to live together
d)
Motivate Americans to do volunteer work
6.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation        
d)
Desegregation
7.
MLK was assassinated in what year?
a)
1978
b)
1868
c)
1988
d)
1968
8.
What was JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Naval blockade of Cuba
b)
invade Cuba
c)
bomb U.S.S.R.
d)
do nothing
9.
What failed invasion of Cuba embarrassed JFK & led to his distrust of the CIA?
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
D-Day
c)
Operation Havana
d)
Cuban Offensive
10.

This established that separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional.

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Dred Scott v Sandford

c)

Roe v Wade

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

11.

Sit-ins, freedom rides, & marches were all examples of...

a)

Attempts to expand opportunities for minorities

b)

New forms of exercise in the 60s

c)

Ways to connect the North & South US

d)

Economic growth for minorities

12.

Which part of Vietnam was Communist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Neither

d)

Both

13.

Why did the U.S. back South Vietnam?

a)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

their belief in the Domino Theory

c)

the War Powers Act

d)

they needed more help

14.

What is the Domino Theory?

a)

it's a game

b)

It would reunite the country under democratic rule

c)

Communism would spread throughout Europe

d)

if one South East Asian country falls to communism the others would follow.

15.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 
a)
Roman Catholic 
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant 
d)
Hindu 
16.
N.A.S.A was developed to win the 
a)
Space Race
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Korean War
17.

Fidel Castro was _____________________________.

a)

Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War; tried to spread communism to Cuba

b)

Corrupted ruler of Cuba in the 1940's and 1950's; overthrown by US supported revolutionaries backed by President Eisenhower

c)

the leader of the Cuban Revolution in late 1950's who wanted Cubans to have greater control of their country; later allied Cuba with the Soviet Union

d)

Leader of China who tried to spread communism to South Korea and South Vietnam in an effort to create a unified Asia

18.

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt by ______________________to invade Cuba, but it failed because ______________________________________.

a)

American marines and navy seals; the US Air Force failed to provide timely air support

b)

Cuban exiles trained by the CIA in the US; Kennedy refused to send US military support

c)

Cuban communist supporters; Kennedy sent too much military support and the Soviets military defeated us.

d)

Soviet navy and soldiers; Eishenhowe refused to send backup when the battle started to go downhill because he didn't want to use nuclear weapons.

19.

The Cuban Missile Crisis is best described as __________________.

a)

the discovery of U.S. nuclear missiles in China and President Kruschev's threat of the Soviet Union to invade the country;

b)

the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba and President Kennedy's threat to blockade and invade the country; Soviets agreed to remove missiles if the US removes theirs from Turkey

c)

the discovery of Cuban missiles in Cuba and President Kennedy's threat to start World War III; Cubans agree to remove missiles if the US agrees to give up property ownership in Cuba

d)

the discovery of Soviet missiles in the Cuba and President Kennedy's investigation of the US government, the CIA, and the military for communist supporters who allowed this to happen.

20.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ___________________________________.

a)

upheld the constitutionality of the "separate but equal" doctrine in all areas of American life

b)

was a campaign to register voters to vote in the 1964 presidential election

c)

Prohibited segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in education and employment

d)

ruled that slaves were not citizens and could be transported anywhere in the US without losing their slave status

21.

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)

Richard Nixon

22.

What happened to end John F. Kennedy's presidency?

a)

He resigned due to a scandal of abuse of power and obstruction of justice

b)

He was impeached for improper behavior.

c)

He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

d)

He left office after only four years after being defeated.

23.
Declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
a)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
b)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
c)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
d)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
24.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
a)
b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
b)
a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
c)
He spoke during the march on Washington
d)
a.  Both A and B
25.

In education the purpose of what led to enrolling more students into colleges that have previously been discriminated against in order to correct the wrong doings of the past and increase employment of discriminate populations

a)

Affirmative Action

b)

De facto Segregation

c)

Civil rights act of 1968

d)

Voting rights act of 1965

26.

Which NAACP civil rights leader became the first black Supreme Court justice?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Stokely Carmichael

d)

Thurgood Marshall

27.

Which civil rights leader was known for taking a more radical approach to promote change

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

28.

MLK and other ministers were prominent members of what organization that promoted nonviolent protest to combat segregation?

a)

Black Panthers

b)

NAACP

c)

Freedom Summer

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

29.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
30.
WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  
a)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
b)
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
c)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
d)
NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
31.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?  
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE 
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
32.
WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL DID THE U.S. USE TO LAUNCH INTO SPACE BEFORE HUMANS ?  
a)
CATS
b)
MONKEYS
c)
SNAKES
d)
DOGS
33.
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?  
a)
LBJ
b)
JFK
c)
DWIGHT EISENHOWER