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John F Kennedy

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Kennedy was the______ nominee for president in 1960 and a young Massachusetts senator

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

c)

Independent

2.

The name of the Democratic nominee for president in 1960 that was a young Massachusetts senator

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Robert Kennedy

3.

JFK promised to get America _________

a)

Rebuilt

b)

Protected

c)

Singing

d)

Moving again

4.

Select all that apply: Kennedy

a)

Had a well organized campaign

b)

Was handsome

c)

Was nervous about the role

d)

Was charismatic

5.

Americans felt uneasy about Kennedy’s religious background because he was

a)

Baptist

b)

Presbyterian

c)

Catholic

d)

Non-denominational

6.

Kennedy said, “I believe in America, where the separation of church and state is._____.”

a)

Difficult

b)

Absolute

c)

Confusing

d)

Unnecessary

7.

The Republican candidate in 1960‘s election

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

8.

Ike’s Vice President

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Richard Nixon

9.

Select two factors that help put Kennedy over the top during the election

a)

His Brother

b)

Religion

c)

TV

d)

Civil Rights

10.

On September 26, 1960, Kennedy and Nixon took part in the first________ debate between presidential candidates

a)

Documented

b)

Planned

c)

Radio

d)

Televised

11.

And the debate on September 26, 1960 Kennedy _____ and _______ better than Nixon. (Select 2)

a)

Looked

b)

Read

c)

Spoke

d)

Walked

12.

Who said, “that night, image replaced the printed word as the national language of politics. “

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Russell Baker

13.

Russell Baker was a

a)

Painter

b)

Journalist

c)

Singer

d)

Song writer

14.

Compared to earlier campaigns, the 1960s presidential race made use of TV _______

a)

Advertisements

b)

Remotes

c)

Stations

15.

During the 1960s presidential race Democrats spent _____ on TV advertisements

a)

$6 million

b)

$6.5 million

c)

$7 million

d)

$7.5 million

16.

During the 1960s presidential election Republicans spent ______ on TV advertisements

a)

$6 million

b)

$6.5 million

c)

$7 million

d)

$7.5 million

17.

in reference to Martin Luther King, which administration refused to intervene

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Kennedy

c)

Nixon

18.

In relationship to Martin Luther King this individual phoned King’s wife

a)

Einsenhower

b)

JFK

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Richard Nixon

19.

In relationship to Martin Luther King this individual worked for King’s release

a)

Eisenhower

b)

JFK

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Richard Nixon

20.

Who got the African-American community vote in the 1960 election

a)

Eisnehower

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Robert Kennedy

21.

Who stated, “ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country“

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F Kennedy

22.

JFK stated the famous challenge, “that’s not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country” in his _______

a)

Televised debate

b)

Speech to allow integration

c)

Inaugural address

d)

Speech at a school

23.

JFK surrounded himself with the __________ available talent

a)

Best and the brightest

b)

Oldest and youngest

c)

Smartest and dumbest

d)

Prettiest and ugliest

24.

John F Kennedy relied the most on ________

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Russell Baker

d)

Robert Kennedy

25.

Robert Kennedy was John F Kennedy‘s 35 year old

a)

Cousin

b)

Nephew

c)

Brother

26.

Select all that apply: under the new frontier, the United States would explore areas of

a)

Space

b)

Science

c)

Agriculture

d)

Prejudice

e)

Poverty/surplus

27.

One of the first programs launched by JFK was the

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

Peace Corps

28.

A volunteer program to assist, developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

a)

Medicare

b)

Peace Corps

c)

Medicaid

d)

CIA

29.

in order to stimulate the economy, Kennedy pushed for

a)

Buying on credit

b)

Deficit spending

c)

Saving money

d)

Victory Gardens

30.

The United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a ___________ as tensions increased

a)

Arms race

b)

Sports competitions

c)

Investments

d)

Space race

31.

Kennedy wanted Americans to be the first to reach

a)

The ocean

b)

The moon

c)

The sun

d)

Antartica

32.

on July 20, 1969. This person was the first human being to walk on the moon.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Robert Kennedy

33.

Sent 400 Federal marshals to protect this group and urge the interstate commerce commission to order the desegregation of interstate travel

a)

James Meredith

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Freedom Riders

34.

This person attempted to integrated Ole Miss

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

James Meredith

d)

Martin Luther King

35.

President Kennedy mobilized this and sent federal troops to Ole Miss campus.

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

National Guard

d)

Marines

36.

During this Kennedy since several thousand troops to an Alabama airbase and his administration responded by speeding up the drafting of a comprehensive civil rights bill

a)

Freedom Riders

b)

James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss

c)

MLK Birmingham Demonstrations

d)

The March on Washington and the Civil Rights of 1964

37.

To protect the students and secure their admission, President Kennedy federalize the Alabama National Guard. On June 11, the president addressed the nation.

a)

Freedom Riders

b)

James Meredith and Integration of Ole Miss

c)

MLK Birmingham Drmonstrations

d)

Integration at the University of Alabama

e)

The March on Washington and the Civil Rights of 1964

38.

In August 1963, more than 200,000 Americans of all races celebrated the Centennial of the emancipation proclamation by joining together for jobs and freedom. JFK supported the civil rights bill to be passed.

a)

Freedom Riders

b)

James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss

c)

The March on Washington and the Civil Rights of 1964

d)

MLK Birmingham Demonstrations

e)

Integrating the University of Alabama

39.

What about Kennedy’s background made some Americans uneasy?

a)

His appearance

b)

He was catholic

c)

He charisma

d)

He was nervous

40.

How did the televised debate help get Kennedy elected?

a)

He was catholic

b)

He was nervous

c)

People were drawn to his looks and charisma

d)

People wanted to see him land a man on the moon

41.

How did Kennedy’s view on Martin Luther King? Help him in the election?

a)

People wanted to see him put a man on the moon

b)

He was catholic

c)

African Americans voted for Nixon

d)

African Americans voted for Kennedy

42.

What volunteer program was created to assist Third World countries?

a)

Peace Corps

b)

FBI

c)

CIA

d)

Freedom Riders

43.

During the space race, what was Kennedy’s goal for the nation?

a)

To get African American votes

b)

To create the Peace Corps

c)

To land a man on the moon

d)

To integrate universities

44.

Select all that apply: how did JFK contribute to the civil rights movement?

a)

Putting a man on the moon

b)

freedom riders

c)

Integration of Universities

d)

Civil Rights Bill

45.

What year did JFK’s term begin?

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1962

d)

1963

46.

The beginning of JFK‘s term in 1961 focused on this

a)

The Cold War (Soviet Relations)

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlifts

d)

Failure at the Bay of Pigs

47.

Which plan that JFK had tripled the US nuclear capability, increased troops, ships, and artillery, and created the green beret

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Space Race

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Flexible Response Plan

48.

Select all descriptions that are considered part of JFK’s flexible response plan

a)

Tripled Nuclear Capability

b)

Increased troops, ships, and artillery

c)

Naval Blockade to prevent Soviets from building move missiles

d)

Created the Green Berets

49.

The Green Berets are a type of

a)

Peace group

b)

Merchants

c)

Special Forces

d)

Marxist Supporters

50.

Which Cuban president and dictator flees Cuba after six years of a revolution

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Batista

51.

Who is the new president of Cuba that assumes power and receives aid from USSR

a)

Batista

b)

Fidel Castro

52.

Which president in Cuba did the US support because he was not communist and he also supported American investments

a)

Batista

b)

Fidel Castro

53.

Fidel Castro received support and aid from

a)

Germany

b)

US

c)

USSR

d)

Britain

54.

Leading up to the bay of pigs, Cuba______ it’s economy and took over US owned sugar meals, and refineries

a)

Destroyed

b)

Nationalized

55.

Leading into the bay of pigs when Cuba nationalizes its economy, it takes over US owned (choose 2)

a)

Sugar mills

b)

Banks

c)

Hospitals

d)

Refineries

56.

in March 1960, Eisenhower gave the CIA permission to secretly train______ for an invasion of Cuba

a)

Germany soldiers

b)

Soviet soldiers

c)

Cuban exiles

d)

US soldiers

57.

who trained the Cuban exile secretly

a)

CIA

b)

FBI

c)

Marines

d)

Army

58.

President Eisenhower ordered a block on all _________

a)

Trade with Britain

b)

Trade with Russia

c)

Trade with Cuba

d)

Trade with Germany

59.

Kennedy learned of the Bay of Pigs plan only_____ days into his presidency

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

60.

JFK did or did not approve of the Bay of Pigs plan

a)

Did

b)

Did Not

61.

the Bay of pigs turned out to be a disaster, true or false

a)

True

b)

False

62.

At the bay of pigs, 1200 Cuban exiles met _______ cuban troops back by Soviet tanks

a)

22,000

b)

23,000

c)

24,000

d)

25,000

63.

At the Bay of Pigs 1200 Cuban exiles met 25,000 Cuban troops back by Soviet tanks and were soundly

a)

Victorious

b)

Defeated

64.

In 1961 Turkey and the United States build ____ nuclear missiles in Turkey

a)

15

b)

14

c)

13

d)

12

65.

Turkey is a member of____

a)

NASA

b)

NATO

c)

CIA

d)

FBI

66.

True or false turkey shares a border with the Soviet Union

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Was the Bay of Pigs invasion considered a success?

a)

Yes

b)

No

68.

What led the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev to believe expansion and Latin America would be easy

a)

the US blockade to prevent more missiles being built

b)

Kennedy’s assassination

c)

The end of Berlin Airlift

d)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion failure

69.

After the failure of the US at the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Soviet leader believed expansion in Latin America would be

a)

Easy

b)

Hard

70.

The Soviets built how many missiles in Cuba Ian 1962

a)

40

b)

41

c)

42

d)

43

71.

in 1962 the Soviets built 42 missiles in

a)

Germany

b)

The US

c)

Ireland

d)

Cuba

72.

In 1962 American spy planes discovered the site of the Cuban missiles and president Kennedy declared the sites __________

a)

A great hiding spot

b)

Clever

c)

Too far to worry US

d)

Too close to the US

73.

In 1962 what discovered the site of the Cuban missiles

a)

Warships

b)

Navy officers

c)

Spy planes

d)

Army members

74.

Following the spa planes, finding the Cuban missiles, President Kennedy ordered them to be

a)

Sold

b)

Removed

c)

Added to

d)

Secured

75.

The US added a naval ______ to prevent Soviets from building more Cuban missiles

a)

Blockade

b)

Ship

c)

Warplane

76.

President Kennedy made it clear that the US would not tolerate _______in Cuba

a)

Berlin lifts

b)

A concrete wall

c)

Nuclear weapons

d)

Assassination

77.

When surveillance photos revealed nukes ready to launch in Cuba, JFK said the US would respond to any attack from Cuba with an all out ____________ against the soviets

a)

Nuclear retaliation

b)

Blockade of food

c)

Weapon destruction

78.

President Kennedy‘s demand for the removal of all missiles put the US and the USSR on a collision course and the

a)

Assassination was inevitable

b)

World feared the concrete wall

c)

World feared starvation

d)

World feared nuclear war

79.

Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles if the US would

a)

Not invade Germany

b)

Not invade Cuba

c)

Not invade Great Britain

d)

Not invade Italy

80.

The significance of the Cuban missile crisis is that this was the ______ the world came to nuclear warfare

a)

Closest

b)

Furtherest away

81.

The significance of the Cuban missile crisis was that this was the closest the world came to

a)

A new President for US

b)

Expansion of communism

c)

Nuclear warfare

82.

As a result of the Cuban missile crisis there were _____ established so the leaders could communicate

a)

4 hotlines

b)

3 hotlines

c)

2 hotlines

d)

Telegraphs

83.

The 1963 Limited Ban Treaty banned

a)

Nuclear testing in the ocean

b)

Nuclear testing in schools

c)

Nuclear testing in hospitals

d)

Nuclear testing in the atmosphere

84.

By 1961 this city in Germany was in great turmoil

a)

Berlin

b)

Bosnia

c)

Portugal

d)

New York

85.

In the 11 years since the Berlin airlift almost ____ East Germans(Soviet side) he fled into West Berlin(US controlled) to flee communist role

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

86.

it had been how many years since the Berlin airlift when 3 million E. Germans fled into West Berlin to flee communist rule

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

87.

Why were east Germans fleeing into West Berlin

a)

To flee communist rule

b)

To flee from democracy

88.

just after midnight on August 13, 1961, the Soviets began construction of a____ mile long wall separating east and west Berlin

a)

60

b)

70

c)

80

d)

90

89.

The purpose of the wall was to

a)

Separate north and south Berlin

b)

separate east and West Berlin

90.

at what time of the day or night was the wall began?

a)

Just after daybreak

b)

Just as the sun went down

c)

Just after midnight

91.

Khrushchev wanted Western forces to _____ from West Berlin, which was inside communist east Germany

a)

Move into

b)

Withdraw

92.

Kennedy refused and reaffirmed his support to this group with the saying, “Ich bin ein Berliner.”

a)

North Betliners

b)

South Berliners

c)

East Berliners

d)

west berliners

93.

Khrushchev responded to Kennedy’s support of West Berlin by building a ______ topped with ______ that split the city of Berlin into East and Wedt

a)

Concrete patio, barbed wire

b)

Concrete wall, barbed Wire

c)

Concrete wall, screws

d)

Concrete walkway, mailboxes

94.

The wall stood guarded for 30 years until

a)

1987

b)

1988

c)

1989

d)

1990

95.

The wall was guarded for how many years

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

96.

Kennedy and his wife traveled to Texas with vice president for political appearances on this date

a)

11/22/1963

b)

11/23/1975

c)

11/24/1964

d)

11/24/1963

97.

Kennedy was __________ and pronounce that moments after arriving in the hospital

a)

Shot 10 times

b)

Shot once in the leg

c)

Shot one in the head

d)

Almost shot

98.

Kennedy was killed by

a)

Hitler

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Chief Justice Warren

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

99.

Lee Harvey Oswald was a

a)

Hitler supporter

b)

Marxist supporter

100.

How long did Lee Harvey Oswald serve?

a)

Less than 100 days

b)

Less than 600 day

c)

Less than 900 days

d)

Little more than 1000 days

101.

It was suspected that Oswald was killed to _____ others involved in the murder

a)

Help

b)

Protect

c)

Discover

d)

Also kill

102.

The Warren commission led by chief Justice Warren concluded that

a)

Oswald was paid

b)

Oswald was not the only gunman

c)

Oswald was the lone gunman

d)

Oswald was taking the responsibility

103.

The report of the war commission left a few questions _____ and__________ has persisted, although none has gained wide acceptance

a)

Answered, a judges decision

b)

Taken the wrong way, a anger

c)

Unsolved, a conspiracy theory

d)

Unsolved, guesses

104.

What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs?

a)

To win Cuba

b)

To overthrow the US

c)

To throw Bautista and eliminate communism from Cuba

d)

to overthrow Castro and eliminate communism from Cuba

105.

Why was the Berlin wall constructed?

a)

To keep West Berliners from leaving

b)

To keep north Berliners fromleaving

c)

To keep East Berliners from leaving

d)

To keep south Berliners from leaving

106.

When did the Berlin wall finally open?

a)

1968

b)

1979

c)

1986

d)

1989

107.

The tearing down of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 are two event events that signal the end of what

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Great depression