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Worksheets1960s Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans 65 and over, was intended to provide
health insurance
housing
transportation
education
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the MOST from the Great Society programs?
Minorities and the poor of all races
White, middle-class families
farmers and laborers
Businesses
The immigration Act of 1965
ended the previous quotas on immigration that discriminated against Asians, Africans, and Hispanics
ended immigration to the U.S. from Eastern Europe
resulted in new regulations on the industries of America
brought about Medicare and Medicaid
This program involved volunteers travelling to help developing nations and promote peace and friendship.
Peace Corps
Alliance for Progress
Warren Commission
Word Bill of Rights
What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?
to enable the U.S. to fight limited wars where needed in the world
to decrease the number of nuclear weapons
to reduce defense spending
to prepare for the Bay of Pigs Invasion
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
the discovery that the missiles had been removed
Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union
Castro's promise to restore democracy
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
to reduce Cold War tensions
to demonstrate the success of communism
to embarrass America
The fear that one country falling to communist influence would lead to other nearby nations also becoming communist was known as
The Domino Theory
the communism theory
the Truman Doctrine
The New Deal
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968 attempting to
make the U.S. and USSR not give nuclear weapons to other nations and make non-nuclear nations promise to not make nuclear weapons
foce the Soviet Union to stop building nuclear weapons
increase the number of nuclear weapons for global protection
encourage the nuclear development of third world nations to improve their economies.
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring
argued that the growing use of pesticides was doing tremendous harm to the environment
said that an Earth Day celebration must be created
created the Clean Air Act
argued for less regulations on industry
Cuba was taken over by the communist Fidel Castro in 1959. What did the U.S. do in 1960 to try and solve the problem of a communist nation so close to Florida?
Use the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and start a revolution to overthrow Castro
Engage in systematic bombing of key sites in Cuba
Work with Castro to ensure he would not influence Americans in the south
Sent messages to the Soviet Union to get them to help us remove Castro
Which of the following was true about the “Space Race” of the 1960’s?
The Soviets got the first satellite into orbit and got Yuri Gagarin into space first.
The U.S. got the first satellite into orbit and the Soviets got Yuri Gagarin into space first.
The U.S. got the first satellite into orbit and Alan Shepard into space first.
The U.S. got Alan Shepard into space first and the Soviets got the first satellite into orbit.
Which of the following did Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 Economic Opportunity Act NOT do?
Created the Warren Commission.
Created the Community Action program to encourage public works.
Created the Job Corps Youth Training Program.
Created Head Start for underprivileged preschoolers.
