WorksheetsCold War- JFK and LBJ
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
This theory was a reason that we became involved in the Vietnam War.
The New Frontier
The Great Society
The Domino Theory
The Berlin Theory
Which BEST describes the impact of LBJ's Great Society?
It was the biggest expansion in govt since the New Deal
It shrank the size of the govt for the first time since the New Deal
It did nothing to improve the lives of the American People
It completely eradicated poverty and racism
Cuban Exiles were trained to fight for freedom and overthrow communist dictator Fidel Castro during what failed historical event?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Spanish American War
The Korean War
Cold War event that escalated the country to DefCon 2 status.
U-2 Spy incident
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
It outlawed segregation in public spaces
desegregated the military
It gave equal education to men and women
it outlawed redlining
What was the major goal of LBJ's Great Society Programs?
to change previous education reforms
to promote neutrality in the Cold War
To eradicate poverty and promote equality
To overturn FDR's new deal
True or False: Both President Kennedy and President Johnson's domestic policies promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.
True
False
What did President Johnson believe about the American economy in 1965?
ALL Americans were living in prosperity
Education was the ONLY solution to the disparity in wealth
Low literacy rates were the ONLY contributing factor to poverty
Not all ethnic groups and social classes were prospering in the United States
What was the purpose of the Peace Corps?
To send volunteers to developing nations to help with health and education
To promote peace among communist nations during the Cold War
To promote peace among democratic nations during the Cold War
To replace the United Nations
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" was JFK advocating for which policy?
The Civil Rights Act of 1963
NATO
The Peace Crops
The New Frontier
The Name of John F Kennedy's Administration was...
The New Deal
The New Frontier
The Great Society
The War on Poverty
Lyndon B Johnson's administration was known as...
The Great Society
The New Deal
The New Frontier
The Patriots of America
The Great Society is often compared to FDR's new deal because...
The both focused on racial equality.
They both shrank the size of the federal gov't
They both gave more power to the states.
Both Programs expanded the role of the federal gov't
The Space Race was caused by which event
The creation of the atomic bomb
both c and d
The launching of Sputnik
John Glenn orbiting the earth
The final result of the Space Race was...
The US lands a man on the moon first
Russia lands a man on the moon first
The Arms Race
The end of the Cold War
What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed to remove their missiles
A hotline between the Soviets and the US was created for leaders to communicate
Both A and B
Kennedy was unable to prevent a nuclear attack causing massive casualties
