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Test 25 - The Kennedy Years (Notes 33)
Test 25 - The Kennedy Years (Notes 33)
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Early 1960's: Civil Rights, Space Race, Cold War
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1
Who was supplying Cuba with missiles?
The USA
Korea
China
The Soviet Union
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_______ won the 1960 election.
John F Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
3
TRUE or FALSE: The Freedom Riders were always welcomed by Southerners.
FALSE
TRUE
4
The first American human being in space was:
Ham
Gus Grissom
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
5
What was the March on Washington ?
The march to impeach the president
A march for Civil Rights with hundreds of thousands of people
A month to remember America's history
A march in the Civil War led by General Sherman
6
This was the first man-made object launched into space.
Apollo 11
Yuri 1
Sputnik 1
Mercury 1
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After the first successful NASA launch, Kennedy set a goal for the space race: to reach ___
Mars
The Moon
Mercury
The Sun
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This Civil Rights group rode into the South on buses, challenging segregation laws.
Freedom Riders
Rough Riders
Integration Riders
Civil Rights Riders
9
This man was arrested for Kennedy's assassination.
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
Jack Ruby
10
This was the competition between the US and Soviet Union to achieve more in space.
Galaxy Competetion
Space Race
Star Wars
Moon Run
11
This woman was a Civil Rights activist involved with the Freedom Riders and Fisk University.
Anne Dallas Dudley
Bessie Smith
Josephine Pearson
Diane Nash
12
Kennedy made this big mistake as president with his failed attempt to overthrow Cuba's leader:
Cuban Harbor Crisis
Pearl Harbor Invasion
Coral Reef Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
13
During Oct 1962, Kennedy dealt with one of the most tense, dangerous events in American History
The American Revolution
The Civil War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Russian Standoff
14
Overall, the first years of the 1960's were very calm and peaceful.
True
False
15
What was a sit-in?
When leaders from different countries met to discuss communism
When the government meets to create new taxes
Where black and white people sat in segregated places together to protest.
A way to refuse to work
16
Kennedy's plan for America was called the ___________
Square Deal
Fair Deal
New Frontier
New Deal
17
In March of 1963, _____ delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
John F Kennedy
Forrest Gump
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
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What happened to Lee Harvey Oswald before he could be put on trial?
He escaped from jail
He was shot
He proved that he was innocent
He confessed to the assassination
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Why did Kennedy's presidency end?
He lost the election of 1964
He resigned after the Bay of Pigs invasion
He was impeached
He was assassinated
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What was different about the presidential race in 1960?
There were five people running for president
The president was picked by the supreme court
There was no election because of a war
People could see the candidates live on TV for the first time
