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Unit 10: Civil Rights Terms (USH21)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the outcome of the Election of 1960 between Kennedy and Nixon?

a)

Nixon won due to his experience

b)

Kennedy won due to televised charisma

c)

Nixon won due to his policies

d)

Kennedy won due to his policies

2.

Who was the 35th president of the United States?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

3.

What major event did John F Kennedy support during his presidency?

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

The Watergate Scandal

d)

The Berlin Wall construction

4.

Which president was involved in the Watergate scandal?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Gerald Ford

5.

The Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 was:

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Raúl Castro

d)

Camilo Cienfuegos

6.

The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of which country?

a)

Cuba

b)

Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

7.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between which two countries?

a)

United States and Cuba

b)

United States and Soviet Union

c)

Cuba and Soviet Union

d)

United States and China

8.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 for what purpose?

a)

To prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin

b)

To protect East Berlin from Western attacks

c)

To serve as a tourist attraction

d)

To mark the boundary between East and West Germany

9.

What was the purpose of the Freedom Riders?

a)

To promote the use of public transportation

b)

To challenge racial segregation in the southern United States

c)

To support the civil rights movement through peaceful protests

d)

To advocate for voting rights for African Americans

10.

Who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech and what was its significance?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech, and it was significant for its role in the American civil rights movement.

b)

Malcolm X delivered the speech, and it was significant for its role in the American civil rights movement.

11.

Who became president after the assassination of President Kennedy and what major acts did he sign into law?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson, Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

b)

Richard Nixon, Environmental Protection Act and Clean Air Act

c)

Gerald Ford, Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Privacy Act

d)

Jimmy Carter, Energy Policy Act and Department of Education Organization Act

12.

Medicare and Medicaid are programs that provide what type of services?

a)

Educational services

b)

Healthcare services

c)

Financial services

d)

Legal services

13.

What was the Selma March and what was its outcome?

a)

A peaceful protest for women's rights that led to the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment.

b)

A series of civil rights protests in Alabama that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

c)

A labor movement march that resulted in the establishment of the minimum wage.

d)

A student-led demonstration that resulted in the desegregation of schools.

14.

The purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to:

a)

Eliminate poll taxes and literacy tests.

b)

Establish a new voting system.

c)

Restrict voting rights to certain groups.

d)

Increase the voting age to 21.

15.

Who were the Vietcong and what role did they play in the Vietnam War?

a)

A political party in Vietnam that supported the United States.

b)

A group of South Vietnamese communist rebels who fought against the South Vietnamese and American forces.

c)

A military alliance formed by Southeast Asian countries to combat communism.

d)

A peacekeeping organization established during the Vietnam War.

16.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and why is it historically significant?

a)

A resolution that led to the end of the Vietnam War

b)

A resolution that authorized the use of military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war

c)

A resolution that established peace talks between the US and Vietnam

d)

A resolution that imposed economic sanctions on Vietnam

17.

What is the policy of increasing military involvement in Vietnam called?

a)

escalation

b)

de-escalation

c)

negotiation

d)

withdrawal

18.

Who were the group of people opposed to the war and led protest marches?

a)

Antiwar Movement

b)

Peace Corps

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Women's Liberation Movement

19.

Fill in the blank: The _______ refers to a series of campaigns for reforms on issues such as reproductive rights and equal pay.

a)

Women's Liberation Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Environmental Movement

d)

Labor Movement

20.

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?

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Easter Offensive

d)

Operation Rolling Thunder

21.

Who ran for President in 1968 and was assassinated during the California primary in June 1968?

a)

Robert F. Kennedy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

22.

Who organized the Union Farm Workers (UFW) to help migratory farm workers gain better pay and working conditions?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Robert F. Kennedy

23.

On July 20, 1969, _______ became the first man to walk on the Earth's moon.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Yuri Gagarin