WorksheetsJFK & The New Frontier
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What was the purpose of Kennedy's Alliance for Progress program?
to make him well liked in Europe
offer aid to Latin-American countries
help poor people in the US
work with some countries to take over others
What did the Soviets do in response to the military organization created to oppose them?
created the Warsaw Pact
attacked the Western nations
ignored it
asked to join it themselves
Which person overthrew the dictator of Cuba and installed a communist government?
JFK
Ike
Castro
Batista
Why was the "Bay of Pigs" disaster considered the biggest blunder in JFK's short presidency?
it failed to successfully achieve the objective of assassinating Castro
it allowed China to gain the island of Taiwan
the USSR embarrassed the US at the Bay of Pigs
the US lost an aircraft carrier in the naval battle
How did TV affect the 1960 presidential election?
Ike's personality on TV enabled him to rise in the polls
JFK out debated Nixon in the first televised debate
Nixon was able to show his easygoing manner giving speeches on TV
the candidates were able to show their homes on TV proving they were just like us
Which of the following was not a result of the Soviets putting nukes in Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis)?
naval blockade of Cuba
13 day standoff between the US and the USSR
JFK takes the world to the edge of WWIII
the US invades Cuba and removes the nukes
What were small backyard protectors from nuclear attack called?
air raid shelters
air shields
bomb shelters
fallout shelters
Which man was the communist leader of China?
Chang Kai-shek
Mao Zedong
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
The move to suburban life was typified by what?
automation
individualism
isolation
conformity
Who took control of the Soviet Union when Stalin died?
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Trotsky
Lenin
