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Worksheets1960 & 1970
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Which of the following programs was used to improve living conditions in foreign countries?
The Peace Corps
The War on Poverty
NASA
Vista
Why did Kennedy expand the space program?
to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks
in order to install nuclear weapons in space
to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon
to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures
What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?
Bay of Turtles
Bay of Horses
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Dogs
How did JFK respond to the news that the Soviets had placed nuclear weapon installations in Cuba?
Asking the United Nations to approve economic sanctions for Cuba
Blockading ships from entering or exiting Cuba
Closing the US border
Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
Why were Americans frightened when they heard about the two Sputniks?
They realized that the Soviets had better space technology.
They thought that the Soviets might use satellites to carry weapons to the USA.
President Nixon knew the USA's position of power was in jeopardy.
They knew the Soviets had perfected the bomb and were planning to use it.
Out of the options presented to President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he elected to go with which one?
"quarantine" or blockade Cuba
airstrike on key bases
launch a full invasion and overthrow Castro
use diplomacy to appeal to Castro
This cartoon represents which topic?
the Space Race
the Arms Race
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the Earth's environmental problems
What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election?
First Democratic Candidate elected to the Presidency.
First Televised Debate
Last Republican nominated for the Presidency
No Vice-Presidential Candidates on the Ticket
12 -Which president created the Great Society?
FDR
Johnson
JFK
Truman
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans 65+, was intended to provide
health insurance
life insurance
home insurance
car insurance
Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed
The New Deal
The Fair deal
The New Frontier
The Fair Frontier
Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster....
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl
What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
Containment
The theory that if one country fell to communism, then other countries would fall as well, and eventually communism would take over the world is called
The Communism Theory
The Red Theory
The Dominating Theory
The Domino Theory
is a dictatorship government, no ownership of private property or business, and the wealth is essentially shared.
(a)
(a) is a democratic government, free enterprise economy system, and the appeal to make a profit is called what.
LBJ's war on poverty, his plan called "The Great Society", and his ideas on the Civil Rights Movement included
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Medicare & Medicaid
Works Progress Administration
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was created to protect the rights of minorities and African Americans in their right to vote by getting rid of
poll taxes
literacy tests
Government oversight on new voting laws passed by Southern states
the 19th Amendment
Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X both wanted to achieve civil rights for Americans. However, they had different strategies to achieve this goal. MLK Jr. believed in
a militant approach through fighting back
segregation
peaceful, non-violent protests
neither apply
Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X both had the same goal of achieving civil rights for African Americans. However, they had different strategies on achieving this goal. Malcolm X believed in
a militant approach, fighting their oppressors back
peaceful, non-violent protests
segregation
neither apply
Who did LBJ take over for?
Franklin Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
Harry Truman
What were LBJ's policies called?
The New Deal
The Changing World
The Great Society
Led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 to overthrow brutal Batista dictatorship-Became a pro Soviet Communist Nation
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B Johnson
Joseph Mcarthy
Fidel Castro
The Event which placed the United States and USSR at the brink of War over Missiles in Cuba is known as:
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Blockade
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
What did President Nixon cite as to why he didn't have to give up the white house recordings?
Because he said so...
Because he destroyed them all...
Because he had executive privilege...
Because he said he's not a crook...
Which pair is often known for escalating the U.S. in the Vietnam conflict?
LBJ and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
JFK and the New Frontier Policy
Nixon and Vietnamization
Truman and the Fair Deal
Why did SCOTUS ultimately and unanimously decide to make Nixon give up the tapes that incriminated him in the Watergate Scandal?
Because he resigned before the case was over and that made him look guilty
Because he fired his vice president so he wouldn't snitch on him
Because he made a televised speech and admitted his involvement
Because his role as president doesn't supersede justice or judicial review
Which of the following events in the 1960s and 1970s caused many to distrust the Federal Government & it's leaders?
The Watergate Scandal
The Tet Offensive
The Bombing of Cambodia
The My Lai Massacre
During the Vietnam War, the following people were presidents of the United States. Check all that apply.
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New weapons like (a) , a sticky gasoline-based jelly that burns, inflicted harm on the Vietnamese, while herbicides like (b) destroyed the jungle cover used by the Vietcong to hide.
Which cause united many college students, civil rights activists, and labor union members during the 1960s?
Opposing U.S. participation in the Vietnam War
Expanding presidential use of executive privilege
Protecting the world against climate change
Using détente as a foreign policy with China
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was
a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.
the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.
a supply line used by South Vietnam.
After the Vietnam War
South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.
both countries were reunited.
the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.
all of the above.
Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?
Aerial attacks (regular bombs)
Agent Orange
Napalm
Nuclear bombs
Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?
The Domino Theory
Containment
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnamization
In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.
My Lai Massacre
Attack on Sai Pan
Tet Offensive
Attack on Khe Sanh
The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965
Domino Theory
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970
Kent State University
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Viet Cong
What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?
large
mad
nonviolent
violent
The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and Whites who rode buses to..?
Encourage A.A.'s to leave the south and move north
to protest racial segregation throughout the south
to promote membership in the KKK
to gain support for the Vietnam war
What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?
Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.
Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism
OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA
Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty
In the Iran-Contra Affair, __ sold weapons to __, then used the money from that sale to provide support for anti-Communist rebels fighting in __.
Iran, Nicaragua, United States
Nicaragua, United States, Iran
United States, Iran, Nicaragua
What did Reagan do to taxes?
Increased Taxes
Lowered taxes
Left taxes the same
Only increased taxes on the rich
Which of these programs did Reagan NOT cut funding to
School Lunches
Medicaid
Welfare
Military
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
Which protest involved SNCC setting up a schedule for students to replace each other at a lunch counter?
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
Sit Ins
Selma
What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?
SNCC, Martin Luther King
Black Panthers, Newton
United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
