wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Ch 30 Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President John F. Kennedy tried to convince the Soviets to agree to

a)
an arms race.
b)
a flexible response.
c)
increasing nuclear stockpiles
d)
a ban on nuclear testing.
2.

What was the first foreign crisis President John F. Kennedy faced?

a)

Vietnam

b)
Cuba
c)

Laos

d)

Cambodia

3.

Who was the secretary of defense sent to Vietnam on a fact-finding mission?

a)

Robert F. Kennedy

b)

Robert McNamara

c)

Eugene McCarthy

d)

Henry Kissinger

4.

According to the Geneva Accords, whose Communist forces would occupy North Vietnam?

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Le Duc Tho

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

5.

Students and other opponents of the Vietnam War came to be known as

a)

silent majority

b)

hawks

c)
doves.
d)

peaceful protesters

6.

Who was from Alabama and ran as a third-party candidate in the 1968 presidential race?

a)

Robert F. Kennedy

b)

George C. Wallace

c)

Hubert H. Humphrey

d)

Eugene McCarthy

7.

Who was the "silent majority's" 1968 presidential candidate?

a)

Eugene McCarthy

b)

Robert F. Kennedy

c)

Hubert H. Humphrey

d)
Richard M. Nixon
8.

What was a turning point of the Vietnam War?

a)

Saigon city bombing

b)

Christmas bombing

c)
Tet offensive
d)

Ho Chi Minh trail bombing

9.

Who represented the United States at the Paris peace talks?

a)

Henry Kissinger

b)

John Glenn

c)

Robert F. Kennedy

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

10.

What did President Kennedy order in response to the missile buildup in Cuba?

a)

war with the Soviets

b)

increased draft

c)

invasion of Cuba

d)

blockade

11.

The first American to orbit Earth was

a)
Neil Armstrong.
b)
Alan Shepard, Jr.
c)
Yuri Gagarin.
d)
John Glenn
12.

The radical ideas of many young people in the 1960s created a

a)
hawk culture.
b)
counterculture.
c)
dove culture.
d)
draft deferment program.
13.

The world's first successful satellite, Sputnik, was launched by what country?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)
Soviet Union
d)

Cuba

14.

Who was the American commander in Vietnam?

a)

William Westmoreland

b)

Robert F. Kennedy

c)

George C. Wallace

d)

Richard J. Daley

15.

Who was assassinated after winning the California primary?

a)

Eugene McCarthy

b)

Hubert H. Humphrey

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)
Robert F. Kennedy
16.

Richard M. Nixon ordered the bombing of enemy supply routes in Laos and

a)

South Vietnam.

b)

Cambodia.

c)

Thailand.

d)

China.

17.

When National Guard troops fired shots into the crowd, students were killed at

a)

Ohio University.

b)

Jackson State University.

c)

The Ohio State University.

d)
Kent State University.
18.

Who was the 1st person in space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Alan Shepard, Jr.

c)

John Glenn

d)

Yuri Gargarin

19.

Who was the 1st American in space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gargarin

c)

Alan Shepard, Jr.

d)

John Glenn

20.

Who was the 1st person to set foot on the moon?

a)

Alan Shepard, Jr.

b)

John Glenn

c)

Yuri Gargarin

d)

Neil Armstrong

21.

What was the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon?

a)

Eagle

b)

Vanguard

c)

Sputnik

d)

Apollo

22.

What was the name of the project to put man on the moon?

a)

Apollo

b)

Sputnik

c)

Vanguard

d)

Explorer

23.

Who said, "That's one small step for man, one giant step for mankind."?

a)

Alan Shepard, Jr.

b)

Yuri Gargarin

c)

John Glenn

d)
Neil Armstrong