WorksheetsTruman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. affect the civil rights movement?
The assassination fractured the movement as supporters were divided over the direction it should take.
The assassination strengthened the movement as supporters were determined to help realize King’s dream.
The assassination caused supporters of the movement to become more violent and aggressive due to concerns that peaceful protest was ineffective.
The assassination led supporters of the movement to abandon efforts to pass civil rights legislation due to the belief that the battle was unwinnable.
How did public support for the Vietnam War change after the Tet Offensive?
Support for the war increased due to rising fears of communism spreading to the United States.
Support for the war increased as people began to feel as though a victory was in reach for the United States.
Support for the war decreased as it became clear that the United States was unlikely to emerge victorious in the conflict.
Support for the war decreased as it became clear that South Vietnamese leaders were hoping to establish a democracy.
What did the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March and the 1968 Democratic National Convention have in common?
Both started peacefully, but then turned violent when protesters rioted and began looting businesses.
Both led to the passage of significant legislation, such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Both resulted in the loss of public support for the significant social causes, such as civil rights and the Vietnam War.
Both caused the American public to question the use of violence against people who disagreed with the government.
Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the impact of the Tet Offensive?
It failed to achieve its goal of driving the Americans out of Vietnam, but it led many more Americans to question the war.
It was considered a massive military failure for the Vietcong, but it succeeded in convincing President Johnson to abandon the region.
It represented a turning point in the Vietnam War that solidified the support of the American public for continued military involvement.
It was the Vietcong’s largest and most damaging campaign of the entire war, which ended in the withdrawal of U.S. ground troops from Vietnam.
Use the quote to answer the question.
“It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check with has come back marked “insufficient funds.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream.” Washington, DC. August 28, 1963
To what was Dr. King referring to when he stated that America defaulted on the promissory note?
that the government had defaulted on its promise to pay reparations to former slaves
that the government had defaulted on its promise to provide land grants to former slaves
that the government had defaulted on its promise to promote and ensure the equality of all people
that the government had defaulted on its promise to fund social programs created to help poor people
Which of the following was an effect of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jr.?
It provided proof of the strength and resiliency of the U.S. government.
It sparked a wave of democratization throughout Latin America.
It signaled the end of political division within the United States.
It led to a significant reduction in Cold War tensions.
What was the overall impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on education in the United States?
The act prohibited race from being considered in the college admissions process.
The act defunded public schools that refused to hire African American teachers.
The act mandated the use of affirmative action policies at universities.
The act forced the desegregation of schools throughout the country.
Great Society programs of the 1960s were designed with which of the following goals in mind?
ensuring that the U.S. economy could compete in the global market
eliminating corruption in order to restore the public’s faith in the government
enlisting the use of propaganda to mischaracterize socialism in the United States
ensuring that all Americans enjoyed the rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution
Which of the following BEST describes Johnson’s Great Society?
a society where all people have equal rights
a society that is superior to all other societies
a society that is free of hatred and discrimination
a society where all people have a high standard of living
Use the information to answer the question.
The invasion took place in April. By all counts, the invasion was a failure - the Cuban armed forces defeated the exile combatants in three days
- a severe embarrassment to the Kennedy administration.
Which historical event is being described?
Bay of Pigs
Gulf of Tonkin
Batista's Coup
Cuban Missile Crisis
Use the information to answer the question.
In 1960, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) proposed to “bring about the replacement of the Castro regime with one more devoted to the true interests of the Cuban people and more acceptable to the U.S. in such a manner to avoid any appearance of U.S. intervention.”
President Dwight Eisenhower approved the plan and a $13 million budget for the operation, which would train over 1,000 Cuban exiles to land in Cuba and overthrow the communist government.
The historical event described in the passage is BEST characterized as which of the following?
It was the end of a slow trend toward increasing executive control over foreign affairs.
It represents a turning point that resulted in a trend toward decreasing executive power.
It was part of a growing trend toward increasing executive power that still continues today.
It represents the beginning of a sixty-year trend toward increasing the power of the executive.
Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the Cuban Missile Crisis as it related to presidential power and decision making?
Every decision on how to respond to the threat was approved by a joint Congressional committee.
It was the first international crisis in which Congress knowingly gave their defense authority to the President.
It was a crisis that President John Kennedy saw fit to manage exclusively with ranking members of the Senate.
Every decision on how to respond to the threat rested exclusively with President John Kennedy and his inner circle.
Use the quote to answer the question.
“... I approved the proclamation which Fidel Castro made in the Sierra Maestra, when he justifiably called for justice and especially yearned to rid Cuba of corruption. I will even go further: to some extent it is as though Batista was the incarnation of a number of sins on the part of the United States. Now we shall have to pay for those sins...”
-President John F. Kennedy, October 1963
Which conclusion can be made about the United States’ involvement in Cuba’s history?
The United States supported the Batista Regime at one point.
Fidel Castro could be trusted throughout the Cuban Revolution.
President Batista was a corrupt and ruthless dictator who destroyed Cuba.
The United States knew from the beginning that Fidel Castro was a communist.
What role did the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine play in the breaking off of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba?
After Cuba refused to participate in the Marshall Plan, the United States secretly baked the opposition in an attempt to remove the communist government.
The Soviet Union formed a defense pact with Cuba and sent long-range ballistic missiles to Cuba for use against the United States
When Fidel Castro took power in Cuba he sought aid from the Soviet Union and put Cuba in the Soviet sphere of influence.
After a coup deposed Cuba’s president, Fulgencio Batista, the Soviet Union installed a puppet government.
What was MOST LIKELY McCarthy’s motivation for his inquiries?
government security and integrity
resentment toward communism
personal gain and prestige
adherence to capitalism
The decision for the U.S. to enter the Korean conflict was part of which of the following larger strategies?
geographically containing communism
promoting financial interests in the region
diplomatically assisting failing democracies
demonstrating military superiority over China
Which of the following was the root cause of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
The Soviet Union tried to incorporate new territories.
Communist militaries attacked U.S. peacekeeping forces.
The United States feared the spread of communism in Asia.
The United Nations sought to stop the actions of aggressors.
What political trend in the United States did the U.S. intervention in the Korean War represent?
a return to an isolationist foreign policy
the expansion of the power of the executive
a violation of the U.S. Proclamation of Neutrality
the rejection of the principle of the Monroe Doctrine
Based on the way in which funds associated with the Marshall Plan were allocated, what could its implementation be seen as for America?
to share the responsibility to rebuild Germany with the Soviet Union
to prevent globalization from encroaching on American culture and values
to expand its economy and further its status as the world’s economic leader
to ensure that Great Britain shared in the responsibility of leading the world economy
Use the information to answer the question.
In response to a request for a report about the Soviet mindset after World War II, George F. Kennan, a diplomat working in Moscow, sent an influential telegram known as the Long Telegram. In it, he stated that “World communism is like malignant parasite which feeds only on diseased tissue.”
Based on this, which course of action during the Cold War would Kennan recommend?
The United States should invest in strengthening other countries that might give way to communism.
The United States should stockpile weapons to prepare for the upcoming war against communism.
The United States should invade the Soviet Union and install a new government while the Soviets are weak.
The United States should break off all diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union and wait for the eventual collapse.
What major precedent was set by the U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
the use of sports as a way to lessen diplomatic tensions
the use of an all volunteer military even during times of war
the colonization of territories threatened by communist nations
the use of the U.S. military in a conflict without a declaration of war
