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WorksheetsThe USA in the 1950s & 1960s
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Check the word which does not quite fit with the rest
Democracy
Civil Rights
Equality
Dictatorship
Which country was very different from the rest during this period?
USA
Russia
UK
Canada
Check two countries which caused problems for Kennedy
Canada
Cuba
Vietnam
France
Australia
JFK sent troops to support which of the following in schools & universities in southern states
Elections
Baseball
Cuban students
Racial desegregation
Which of the following were problems for JFK?
Mafia
Space Race
Vietnam
Canada
Iraq War
The Partial Test Ban Treaty (1963) prevented >>>
A nuclear first strike on Russia
Testing nuclear warheads in underground mines
Testing nuclear warheads on the ground & in the sea
Testing nuclear warheads in the territory of foreign countries
The Civil Rights Act, 1964 was passed during the presidency of which of the following?
Lyndon B Johnson
John F Kennedy
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Gerald Ford
Where was JFK assassinated?
New York
New Orleans
Dallas
Seattle
A key piece of visual evidence about the assassination
Jean Hill's account immediately after the assassination
Gordan Arnold lying on the grassy knoll
Zapruder Cinecam Footage
The lunch room in the Book Depository
Within what timeframe did the assassination consisting of 3 shots take place?
5 seconds
2 minutes
3.7 seconds
11 seconds
8.4 seconds
Identify the verdict of the Warren Commission official report
Oswald with Mafia assistance
Oswald alone
Oswald was not involved at al/
Oswald with CIA assistance
How was Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis Tennessee, April 1968?
Shot in a hotel kitchen
Blown up in a car bomb
Shot standing in a motel balcony
Poisoned by the CIA
Who was responsible for the assassination of JFK?
Oswald alone
Oswald with help
An unidentified group without Oswald
A foreign power e.g., Russia
CIA
Check 3 actions used to support Rosa Parks' cause
Freedom Rides
Terrorism
Defunding the police
Bus boycott
Speeches
Check the odd one out
Malcolm X
Lyndon B Johnson
JFK
RFK
Martin Luther King
