WorksheetsU.S History - Unit 1 Review #3
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?
Iron Curtain
Soviet-Communist War
Korean War
Cold War
Which of the following programs was used to improve living conditions in foreign countries?
The Peace Corps
The War on Poverty
NASA
Vista
Which groups saw a resurgence under President Reagan?
conservative media and "think tanks"
the religious right
the new left
socialist activism
What word best describes Ronald Reagan?
Liberal
Conservative
Progressive
Socialist
What was Ronald Reagans career before he became President?
football coach
actor
governor
sales manager
Obama was a _______ BEFORE he was president.
senator
vice=president
judge
He made history because_________________.
he was the second African-American to be president.
he was the third African-American to be president.
he was the first African-American to be president of the United States.
Which of the following was the name for President Obama's health program legislation?
Affordable Care Act
Obama's Care Act
Healthy Issuant Act
Progressive Inclusive Health Act
Ronald Reagan gave the speech we read at a
Conservative Political Action Committee
Liberal Convetion
A High School
In someones back yard
Barack Obama gave his speech in reaction to what event?
He has nothing else going on that day
His Reverend made controversial statements
9/11
The White Sox losing again
"Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction."
How does Kennedy reference the Cold War in the quote?
The enemies he is talking about are fellow capitalists countries that practice democracy
The destruction he talks about refers to the capability of nuclear weapons and warfare between Soviet Union and USA
He calls for a strong stance against against capitalism and the start of nuclear warfare
immediately
He argues for peace between the USA and Great Britain, the two main superpowers and adversaries
Communism
economic theory with a classless society where government controls and distributes goods equally
Capitalism
economic theory where people sell labor and goods and all are free to compete for wealth
Cold War
rivalry between capitalist west and communist east from end WWII until Soviet Union collapse (1991)
The election of 1960 between Kennedy and Nixon featured what first?
an election decided by the House of Representatives
an election with mail in voting
an election with over 90 percent voter turn out
an election which featured the first televised Presidential debate
Due to the competition with the Soviet Union, what did Kennedy promise to do before the end of the 1960's?
Put a man on the moon
End segregation in all southern states
Create a national health care system
