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1960s Cold War Under Kennedy

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During John F Kennedy's time as President the Soviet Union became allies with...

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Philippines

d)

Mexico

2.

The Cuban communist leader was

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F Kennedy

3.

In 1961 the American CIA tried to support Cuban revolutionaries in a failed uprising against the communist USSR backed Cuba, this was known as...

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Revolution

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Bay of Cuba

4.

In October 1962 American CIA photographed what in communist Cuba?

a)

Machine gun nests

b)

Concentration Camps

c)

Nuclear missile bases

d)

Mass amounts of troops

5.

After receiving the images from the CIA, President Kennedy ordered a

a)

Full on invasion of Cuba

b)

Naval Blockade around Cuba

c)

A missile launch at Soviet Union

6.

President Kennedy created the "New Frontier" which includes which of the following aid programs?

a)

Aid education

b)

Cut National defense

c)

Expand space program

d)

to promote civil rights

7.

What happened in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963?

a)

President Kennedy was assassinated while driving through the streets

b)

The Vietnam War started with America joining the war against the Vietcong

c)

President Johnson was shot but survived the near assassination

8.

The Warren Commission report stated that the assassin was

a)

Jack Ruby

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

The CIA

9.

Who was Kennedy's vice president and became the new president after Kennedy's death?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

10.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
11.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
12.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
13.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
14.
Which U.S. President challenged America to be the first to put a man on the moon?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Harry S. Truman
15.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
16.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
17.
Which event is the newspaper headline describing?
a)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
b)
Fall of the Soviet Union
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
18.
Government agency in charge of space program 
a)
Civil Defense 
b)
NASA
c)
SEATO
d)
NATO
19.
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
20.

His brother President John F. Kennedy made Robert the ____________________ of the United States.

a)

Attorney General

b)

Senator

c)

Congressman

d)

Vice President

21.
Berlin is the capital of what European country?  
a)
France
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Denmark
d)
Germany
22.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
23.
What country had control over the government of East Germany?      
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China 
c)
Poland 
d)
Hungary
24.
What type of government was it that people were trying to escape from?  
a)
Monarchy 
b)
Democratic
c)
Fascist
d)
Communist 
25.
What year did East Germany first build the wall?    1945  1949  
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a)
1974
b)
1941
c)
1951 
d)
1961
26.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

27.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

28.

Goal is to put one person into space. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

29.

Which U.S. President gave a speech at Rice University in 1962 setting the deadline of reaching the moon by the end of the decade?

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Jimmy Carter

30.

The space race was part of what larger conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

WWII

c)

Vietnam

d)

Korean War

e)

War on Terror

31.

Which nation launched the first satellite and astronaut into space?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

e)

China

32.

Who was sworn in after the killing of President Kennedy?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

George H.W. Bush

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