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1960s and 1970s

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?

a)

Make American Great Again

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Vietnam War

2.

The Great Society program ended due to U.S. involvement in which war?

a)

Korean War

b)

Civil War

c)

WWIII

d)

Vietnam War

3.

Which act expanded Social Security and health insurance to those over 65 years of age (senior citizens)?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Medicare Act of 1966

4.

Which department provided Americans with availability of affordable housing?

a)

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

b)

Dept. of 956

c)

Dept. of Homeland Security

5.

What is Vietcong?

a)

A group of Baddies living in South Vietnam.

b)

A group of communists in South Vietnam wanting to overthrow the govt.

6.

In the Tonkin Resolution, what did Congress give President Lyndon B. Johnson?

a)

They didn't give him anything. They took him out of office.

b)

Powers to “defend" Vietnam at any cost

7.

The gap between what the gov’t was saying & the reality of the Vietnam War is called?

a)

956 Gap

b)

LBJ Gap

c)

Credibility Gap

8.

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

To steal money from South Vietnam.

b)

To stop the spread of communism in Asia.

9.

Why is the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War?

a)

American attitudes towards the war changed & anti-war movement grew

b)

The U.S. was becoming broke due to lost of money.

10.

What is Vietnamization?

a)

Gave North and South Vietnam financial support.

b)

Withdraw U.S. troops & replace them with South Vietnamese soldiers

c)

Overthrow of North Vietnam dictator

11.

What was the outcome of the Fall of Saigon?

a)

North Vietnam unified both Vietnam under a communist government

b)

The war continued for another 20 years.

12.

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years old?

a)

23th

b)

24th

c)

25th

d)

26th

13.

Which act limited a president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

War Powers Act

14.

Who received a Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War?

a)

Roy Benavidez

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Yezzy

d)

John F. Kennedy