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Ch 20 Test

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 4hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He lost the 1960 presidential election

a)

Richard M. Nixon

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert Eisenhower

d)

Ronald Reagan

2.

This separated East Germany from West Germany

a)

Berlin Concrete

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Berlin Airlift

3.

This involved the invasion of Cuba

a)

Bay of Piglets

b)

Bay of Pickles

c)

Bay of Pigeons

d)

Bay of Pigs

4.

This strategy strengthened & modernized the military's ability to fight a non nuclear war

a)

Nonconformism

b)

Hot Line

c)

Flexible response

d)

Nuclear Ban

5.

He accepted aid for Cuba

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Richard M. Nixon

6.

this barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

a)

Limited Test Ban Doctrine

b)

Anti-Nuclear Decree

c)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

d)

Flexible Response

7.

This expanded civil rights/civil liberties/judicial power/ & the federal power in dramatic ways

a)

The Wilbert Court

b)

The Walton Court

c)

The Warren Court

d)

The Wayne Court

8.

This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency

a)

The Great Society

b)

Flexible Response

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Hot Line

9.

He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis

a)

Nicole Khrushchev

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Nicky Khrushchev

d)

Mao Zedong

10.

This created Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start

a)

Reappointment

b)

Economic Opossum Act

c)

Reapportionment

d)

Economic Opportunity Act

11.

His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign

a)

Bush

b)

Nixon

c)

Kennedy

d)

Truman

12.

These provided free or low cost medical insurance for the elderly and the poor

a)

Economic Opportunity Act

b)

Medicare/Medicaid

c)

Reapportionment

d)

Social Security Administrations

13.

This provided federal aid to schools to purchase textbook

a)

Second Education Act

b)

Elementary Education Act

c)

Elementary and Second Education Act

d)

Education Act

14.

This ruled all suspects must be "read their rights" before questioning

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

15.

A decisive factor in the 1960 election was a televised coverage of the

a)

Kennedy-Nixon Debate

b)

Nixon-Truman Debate

c)

Kennedy-Eisenhower Debate

d)

Nixon-Truman Debate

16.

This program summed up President Johnson's vision for America

a)

The New Frontier

b)

The Great Society

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Great Society

17.

this term refers to the way states redraw election districts based upon population

a)

redistribution

b)

reapportionment

c)

reconstruction

d)

reapplication

18.

This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy's presidency

a)

you use to call me on my cell phone

b)

Hot Line

c)

late night when you need my love

d)

Bling

19.

Concerned that reliance on nuclear weapons limited U.S. military options so they developed this

a)

Berlin wall

b)

flexible response

c)

hot line

d)

reapportionment

20.

President Kennedy was assassinated in

a)

Houston

b)

Nashville

c)

Dallas

d)

Washington

21.

replaced the national origins system with a new one allowing more immigrants to enter the U.S.

a)

The Quota System

b)

Boarder Patrol

c)

Immigration Act of 1956

d)

Immigration Act of 1965

22.

This established "one person, one vote"

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

23.

this required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

24.

The Kennedy family reminded Americans of this Broadway musical

a)

Camel

b)

My Fair Lady

c)

Caramel

d)

Camelot

25.

This was a foreign aid program for Latin American countries

a)

Great Society

b)

Alliance for Progress

c)

Peace Corps

d)

Economic Opportunity Act

26.

The Peace Corps was

a)

proposed by Kennedy and failed

b)

proposed by Johnson and failed

c)

proposed by Kennedy and succeeded

d)

proposed by Johnson and succeeded

27.

the _________________ brought the world uncomfortably close to the brink of nuclear warfare

a)

The Bay of Pigs

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Korean War

28.

This extended health insurance to those on welfare

a)

Medicaid

b)

Medicare

c)

Medical

d)

Social Security Act

29.

which of the following groups was interned to benefit the most from the Great Society programs

a)

minorities and the poor

b)

white, middle-class families

c)

farmers and laborers

d)

businessman

30.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was

a)

never elected president by the people

b)

an experienced politician

c)

mistrusted because he was a Catholic

d)

opposed to the Great Society

31.

Which was not a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election

a)

age

b)

religion

c)

debate performance

d)

serious policy differences with his opponent

32.

What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy

a)

to enable the U.S. to fight limited wars around the world

b)

to decrease the number of nuclear weapons

c)

to prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasion

d)

to reduce defense spending

33.

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall

a)

to embarrass America

b)

to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

c)

to reduce Cold War tension

d)

to demonstrate the success of communism

34.

which was NOT a result of Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives

a)

expansion of the military

b)

the peace corps

c)

acceleration of the space program

d)

higher taxes

35.

what contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

a)

America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey

b)

the discovery that the missiles had been removed

c)

Castro's promise to restore democracy

d)

Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union

36.

how did America react to the news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space

a)

indifference

b)

pride in human achievement

c)

determination not to lose the space race

d)

threats of military action

37.

the immigration act of 1965

a)

stopped immigration from European countries

b)

stopped immigration from non-European countries

c)

ended quotas based on nationality

d)

began quotas based on nationality

38.

the hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except

a)

link the White House and the Kremlin

b)

make communication in a crisis easier

c)

ease Cold War tensions

d)

bar nuclear testing

39.

which of the following reflects the findings of the Warren Commission

a)

Oswald and Ruby were part of a conspiracy

b)

Oswald acted alone

c)

Cuban exiles were involved

d)

the FBI was involved

40.

JFK was a senator from

a)

Masssachusetts

b)

Massachussetts

c)

Massachusettss

d)

Massachusetts

41.

Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide

a)

housing

b)

transportation

c)

education

d)

health insurance

42.

Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

a)

secretary of state

b)

attorney general

c)

secretary of defense

d)

a justice of the Supreme Court

43.

The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except

a)

offer foreign aid to Latin American countries

b)

give underprivileged preschoolers a head start

c)

encourage poor people to join in public-works programs

d)

create a training program for youth

44.

The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except

a)

offer foreign aid to Latin American countries

b)

give underprivileged preschoolers a head start

c)

encourage poor people to join in public-works programs

d)

create a training program for youth

45.

Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as

a)

secretary of state

b)

attorney general

c)

secretary of defense

d)

a justice of the Supreme Court

46.

Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide

a)

housing

b)

transportation

c)

education

d)

health insurance

47.

JFK was a senator from

a)

Masssachusetts

b)

Massachussetts

c)

Massachusettss

d)

Massachusetts

48.

which of the following reflects the findings of the Warren Commission

a)

Oswald and Ruby were part of a conspiracy

b)

Oswald acted alone

c)

Cuban exiles were involved

d)

the FBI was involved

49.

the hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except

a)

link the White House and the Kremlin

b)

make communication in a crisis easier

c)

ease Cold War tensions

d)

bar nuclear testing

50.

the immigration act of 1965

a)

stopped immigration from European countries

b)

stopped immigration from non-European countries

c)

ended quotas based on nationality

d)

began quotas based on nationality

51.

how did America react to the news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space

a)

indifference

b)

pride in human achievement

c)

determination not to lose the space race

d)

threats of military action

52.

what contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

a)

America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey

b)

the discovery that the missiles had been removed

c)

Castro's promise to restore democracy

d)

Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union

53.

which was NOT a result of Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives

a)

expansion of the military

b)

the peace corps

c)

acceleration of the space program

d)

higher taxes

54.

What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall

a)

to embarrass America

b)

to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

c)

to reduce Cold War tension

d)

to demonstrate the success of communism

55.

What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy

a)

to enable the U.S. to fight limited wars around the world

b)

to decrease the number of nuclear weapons

c)

to prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasion

d)

to reduce defense spending

56.

Which was not a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election

a)

age

b)

religion

c)

debate performance

d)

serious policy differences with his opponent

57.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was

a)

never elected president by the people

b)

an experienced politician

c)

mistrusted because he was a Catholic

d)

opposed to the Great Society

58.

which of the following groups was interned to benefit the most from the Great Society programs

a)

minorities and the poor

b)

white, middle-class families

c)

farmers and laborers

d)

businessman

59.

This extended health insurance to those on welfare

a)

Medical

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Medicaid

d)

Medicare

60.

the _________________ brought the world uncomfortably close to the brink of nuclear warfare

a)

The Bay of Pigs

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Korean War

61.

The Peace Corps was

a)

proposed by Kennedy and failed

b)

proposed by Johnson and failed

c)

proposed by Kennedy and succeeded

d)

proposed by Johnson and succeeded

62.

This was a foreign aid program for Latin American countries

a)

Great Society

b)

Alliance for Progress

c)

Peace Corps

d)

Economic Opportunity Act

63.

The Kennedy family reminded Americans of this Broadway musical

a)

Camel

b)

My Fair Lady

c)

Caramel

d)

Camelot

64.

this required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

65.

This established "one person, one vote"

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

66.

replaced the national origins system with a new one allowing more immigrants to enter the U.S.

a)

The Quota System

b)

Boarder Patrol

c)

Immigration Act of 1956

d)

Immigration Act of 1965

67.

President Kennedy was assassinated in

a)

Houston

b)

Nashville

c)

Dallas

d)

Washington

68.

Concerned that reliance on nuclear weapons limited U.S. military options so they developed this

a)

Berlin wall

b)

flexible response

c)

hot line

d)

reapportionment

69.

This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy's presidency

a)

you use to call me on my cell phone

b)

Hot Line

c)

late night when you need my love

d)

Bling

70.

this term refers to the way states redraw election districts based upon population

a)

redistribution

b)

reapportionment

c)

reconstruction

d)

reapplication

71.

This program summed up President Johnson's vision for America

a)

The New Frontier

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Great Society

d)

The New Frontier

72.

A decisive factor in the 1960 election was a televised coverage of the

a)

Kennedy-Nixon Debate

b)

Nixon-Truman Debate

c)

Kennedy-Eisenhower Debate

d)

Nixon-Truman Debate

73.

This ruled all suspects must be "read their rights" before questioning

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

74.

This provided federal aid to schools to purchase textbook

a)

Second Education Act

b)

Elementary Education Act

c)

Elementary and Second Education Act

d)

Education Act

75.

These provided free or low cost medical insurance for the elderly and the poor

a)

Economic Opportunity Act

b)

Medicare/Medicaid

c)

Reapportionment

d)

Social Security Administrations

76.

His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign

a)

Bush

b)

Nixon

c)

Kennedy

d)

Truman

77.

This created Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start

a)

Reappointment

b)

Economic Opossum Act

c)

Reapportionment

d)

Economic Opportunity Act

78.

He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis

a)

Nicole Khrushchev

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Nicky Khrushchev

d)

Mao Zedong

79.

This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency

a)

The Great Society

b)

Flexible Response

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Hot Line

80.

This expanded civil rights/civil liberties/judicial power/ & the federal power in dramatic ways

a)

The Wilbert Court

b)

The Walton Court

c)

The Warren Court

d)

The Wayne Court

81.

this barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

a)

Limited Test Ban Doctrine

b)

Anti-Nuclear Decree

c)

Limited Test Ban Treaty

d)

Flexible Response

82.

He accepted aid for Cuba

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Richard M. Nixon

83.

This strategy strengthened & modernized the military's ability to fight a non nuclear war

a)

Nonconformism

b)

Hot Line

c)

Flexible response

d)

Nuclear Ban

84.

This strategy strengthened & modernized the military's ability to fight a non nuclear war

a)

Nonconformism

b)

Hot Line

c)

Flexible response

d)

Nuclear Ban

85.

This involved the invasion of Cuba

a)

Bay of Piglets

b)

Bay of Pickles

c)

Bay of Pigeons

d)

Bay of Pigs

86.

This separated East Germany from West Germany

a)

Berlin Concrete

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Berlin Airlift

87.

He lost the 1960 presidential election

a)

Richard M. Nixon

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert Eisenhower

d)

Ronald Reagan

88.

The term "Great Society" came to represent

a)

the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

b)

the antion's anti-communist agenda

c)

Michael Harrington's affluent society

d)

the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

89.

Unlike Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy was

a)

born into a middle class Protestant family

b)

a self-made man from a small town in California

c)

a large supporter of Eisenhower's ideas

d)

wealthy and part of a politically powerful family

90.

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned prayer in school?

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

91.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
92.
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
93.
What Great Society program provided affordable housing?
a)
HUD
b)
HBK
c)
NATO
d)
NAACP
94.

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

a)

The elderly

b)

Immigrants

c)

Republicans

d)

Low-income individuals and families

95.
This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act 
c)
Pendleton Service Act
d)
Warren Court 
96.

Why is the 1960 presidential election significant?

a)

First televised presidential debate

b)

First time two communists run for president

c)

First time two candidates agreed with each other

d)

First time two Republicans run for president

97.

What did JFK challenge Americans to do in his inaugural speech with these words: "Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."

a)

Protest more

b)

Pay higher taxes

c)

Get involved in helping others

d)

Join the military

98.

What is the name for JFK's legislative agenda?

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Fresh Start

99.

Which JFK program made up of volunteers included helping people in developing nations?

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Space Exploration

c)

Peace Corps

d)

Special Olympics

100.

What court named after the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court expanded the rights of individual Americans?

a)

The People's Court

b)

Warren Court

c)

Kennedy Court

d)

Food Court

101.

What became the name for JFK's response to the Cold War that called for the buildup of CONVENTIONAL weapons?

a)

Flexible Response

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

Hard Response

d)

If you look at me funny, I'm going to Nuke you!

102.

Who was the socialist revolutionary leader who took control of Cuba and had close ties to the Soviet Union?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Nikita Krushchev

c)

Fulgencio Batista

d)

Fidel Castro

103.

Why did President Kennedy cancel air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

He wanted to keep the U.S.'s involvement a secret

b)

He wanted to use nuclear weapons

c)

He wanted to use the U.S. Navy

d)

He wanted to make the Soviet Union happy

104.

How did President Kennedy respond to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?

a)

Threatened to use nuclear weapons to get the Soviet Union to remove the missiles

b)

Ordered U.S. naval blockade of Cuba

c)

Did nothing

d)

Asked other nations to help make a deal with the Soviets

105.

Which of the following was NOT part of the agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

U.S. promised to never invade Cuba

b)

U.S. removes missiles from Turkey

c)

Soviet Union removes missiles from Cuba

d)

U.S. removes missiles from Florida

106.

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

a)

Leika

b)

Yuri Gargarian

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Buzz Aldrin

107.

What was the purpose of Kennedy's Alliance for Progress program?

a)

to make him well liked in Europe

b)

offer aid to Latin-American countries

c)

help poor people in the US

d)

work with some countries to take over others

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