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WorksheetsUnit 10: Civil Rights Terms (USH21)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was the outcome of the Election of 1960 between Kennedy and Nixon?
Nixon won due to his experience
Kennedy won due to televised charisma
Nixon won due to his policies
Kennedy won due to his policies
Who was the 35th president of the United States?
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Lyndon B Johnson
What major event did John F Kennedy support during his presidency?
The Vietnam War
The Civil Rights Act
The Watergate Scandal
The Berlin Wall construction
Which president was involved in the Watergate scandal?
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B Johnson
Gerald Ford
The Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 was:
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Raúl Castro
Camilo Cienfuegos
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of which country?
Cuba
Vietnam
Korea
Japan
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between which two countries?
United States and Cuba
United States and Soviet Union
Cuba and Soviet Union
United States and China
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 for what purpose?
To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
To protect East Berlin from Western attacks
To serve as a tourist attraction
To mark the boundary between East and West Germany
What was the purpose of the Freedom Riders?
To promote the use of public transportation
To challenge racial segregation in the southern United States
To support the civil rights movement through peaceful protests
To advocate for voting rights for African Americans
Who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech and what was its significance?
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech, and it was significant for its role in the American civil rights movement.
Malcolm X delivered the speech, and it was significant for its role in the American civil rights movement.
Who became president after the assassination of President Kennedy and what major acts did he sign into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson, Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
Richard Nixon, Environmental Protection Act and Clean Air Act
Gerald Ford, Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Privacy Act
Jimmy Carter, Energy Policy Act and Department of Education Organization Act
Medicare and Medicaid are programs that provide what type of services?
Educational services
Healthcare services
Financial services
Legal services
What was the Selma March and what was its outcome?
A peaceful protest for women's rights that led to the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment.
A series of civil rights protests in Alabama that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A labor movement march that resulted in the establishment of the minimum wage.
A student-led demonstration that resulted in the desegregation of schools.
The purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to:
Eliminate poll taxes and literacy tests.
Establish a new voting system.
Restrict voting rights to certain groups.
Increase the voting age to 21.
Who were the Vietcong and what role did they play in the Vietnam War?
A political party in Vietnam that supported the United States.
A group of South Vietnamese communist rebels who fought against the South Vietnamese and American forces.
A military alliance formed by Southeast Asian countries to combat communism.
A peacekeeping organization established during the Vietnam War.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and why is it historically significant?
A resolution that led to the end of the Vietnam War
A resolution that authorized the use of military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war
A resolution that established peace talks between the US and Vietnam
A resolution that imposed economic sanctions on Vietnam
What is the policy of increasing military involvement in Vietnam called?
escalation
de-escalation
negotiation
withdrawal
Who were the group of people opposed to the war and led protest marches?
Antiwar Movement
Peace Corps
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Liberation Movement
Fill in the blank: The _______ refers to a series of campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights and equal pay.
Women's Liberation Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Environmental Movement
Labor Movement
In 1968, the National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet). What was this event called?
Tet Offensive
Vietnam War
Easter Offensive
Operation Rolling Thunder
Who ran for President in 1968 and was assassinated during the California primary in June 1968?
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who organized the Union Farm Workers (UFW) to help migratory farm workers gain better pay and working conditions?
Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy
On July 20, 1969, _______ became the first man to walk on the Earth's moon.
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Yuri Gagarin
