The Alliance for Progress was a

series of cooperative aid projects with Latin AM gov'ts

JFK canceled air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion in order to

keep the US involvement a secret

JFK's "flexible response" plan called for

a buildup of conventional weapons

The purpose of the Warren Commission was to investigate

allegation of a conspiracy in JFK's assassination

Which of the following took place in 1968?

The first Special Olympics were held

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1
The Bay of Pigs action successfully pressured the USSR into removing missiles from Cuba
True
False
2
Kennedy proposed the Alliance for Progress to improve relations between the US and China
False
True
3
The Peace Corp is still active today
False
True
4
How many years was Castro in power before a major military crisis arose between Cuba and US
5 years
2 years
less than 1 year
3 years
5
During the space race, JFK's goal for America was to be the first to
put a man into orbit
build a space station
put a man into space
land a man on the moon
6
JFK convinced Congress to invest more funds in
urban affairs
health insurance for the elderly
defense and space exploration
education
7
The Republican nominee for president in the 1960 election was
John Glenn
Everett Dirksen
Eric Sevareid
Richard Nixon
8
Which event contributed to Nikita Khrushchev's fall from power in 1964?
the building of the Berlin Wall
the Bay of Pigs invasion
President Kennedy's assassination
the Cuban Missile Crisis
9
The Alliance for Progress was a
series of programs to improve life in AM inner cities
series of cooperative aid projects with Latin AM gov'ts
free-trade aggreement btw the US and Latin America countries
job program that sent young people to work in poor AM school
10
When left-wing movements in Latin AM tried to overthrow their govt, the US supported other govt
False
True
11
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Earl Warren
Neil Armstrong
12
JFK canceled air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion in order to
avoid going to war with Cuba
give the operation a better chance to succeed
keep the US involvement a secret
withdraw his support for the overthrow of Castro's govt
13
JFK's "flexible response" plan called for
a buildup of conventional weapons
a reduction of the Special Forces
a buildup of nuclear weapons
a reduction of military bases
14
The purpose of the Warren Commission was to investigate
the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
allegation of a conspiracy in JFK's assassination
who was responsible for the Bay of Pigs
the relationship between Cuba and the USSR
15
During the 960 election campaign, TV aired its first
political commentary
results of the election
presidential debate
presidential speech
16
JFK's legislative agenda was called the
Great Society
New Frontier
Square Deal
Fair Deal
17
Which of the following took place in 1968?
The first Special Olympics were held
The Warren Commission issued its report on the JFK assassin
The Supreme Court decided the matter of Miranda v. Arizona
The Peace Corps was created
18
The Warren Commission concluded that JFK's assassin acted alone
False
True

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