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Cold War- JFK and LBJ

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This theory was a reason that we became involved in the Vietnam War.

a)

The New Frontier

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Domino Theory

d)

The Berlin Theory

2.

Which BEST describes the impact of LBJ's Great Society?

a)

It was the biggest expansion in govt since the New Deal

b)

It shrank the size of the govt for the first time since the New Deal

c)

It did nothing to improve the lives of the American People

d)

It completely eradicated poverty and racism

3.

Cuban Exiles were trained to fight for freedom and overthrow communist dictator Fidel Castro during what failed historical event?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

The Spanish American War

d)

The Korean War

4.

Cold War event that escalated the country to DefCon 2 status.

a)

U-2 Spy incident

b)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Vietnam War

5.

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

It outlawed segregation in public spaces

b)

desegregated the military

c)

It gave equal education to men and women

d)

it outlawed redlining

6.

What was the major goal of LBJ's Great Society Programs?

a)

to change previous education reforms

b)

to promote neutrality in the Cold War

c)

To eradicate poverty and promote equality

d)

To overturn FDR's new deal

7.

True or False: Both President Kennedy and President Johnson's domestic policies promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What did President Johnson believe about the American economy in 1965?

a)

ALL Americans were living in prosperity

b)

Education was the ONLY solution to the disparity in wealth

c)

Low literacy rates were the ONLY contributing factor to poverty

d)

Not all ethnic groups and social classes were prospering in the United States

9.

What was the purpose of the Peace Corps?

a)

To send volunteers to developing nations to help with health and education

b)

To promote peace among communist nations during the Cold War

c)

To promote peace among democratic nations during the Cold War

d)

To replace the United Nations

10.

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" was JFK advocating for which policy?

a)

The Civil Rights Act of 1963

b)

NATO

c)

The Peace Crops

d)

The New Frontier

11.

The Name of John F Kennedy's Administration was...

a)

The New Deal

b)

The New Frontier

c)

The Great Society

d)

The War on Poverty

12.

Lyndon B Johnson's administration was known as...

a)

The Great Society

b)

The New Deal

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Patriots of America

13.

The Great Society is often compared to FDR's new deal because...

a)

The both focused on racial equality.

b)

They both shrank the size of the federal gov't

c)

They both gave more power to the states.

d)

Both Programs expanded the role of the federal gov't

14.

The Space Race was caused by which event

a)

The creation of the atomic bomb

b)

both c and d

c)

The launching of Sputnik

d)

John Glenn orbiting the earth

15.

The final result of the Space Race was...

a)

The US lands a man on the moon first

b)

Russia lands a man on the moon first

c)

The Arms Race

d)

The end of the Cold War

16.

What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed to remove their missiles

b)

A hotline between the Soviets and the US was created for leaders to communicate

c)

Both A and B

d)

Kennedy was unable to prevent a nuclear attack causing massive casualties