Module 22/23 Test Review

Question 1

The main goal of the peace corps was to improve relationships between The USA and people in other countries

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What was the main goal of Operation Mongoose?

Accepted Answer

To assassinate Castro and destabilize the Cuban Government

Question 3

A group most commonly associated with the counter culture movement was the ______

Accepted Answer

Hippies

Question 4

What is the name of the person who killed John F. Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 5

All of the statements below can be seen as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

After American Pressure Fidel Castro was removed from political power

Question 6

Which activist group was established in 1966 and became the largest feminist organization in the country?

Accepted Answer

National Organization Women

Question 7

What was the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Ended testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere

Question 8

One of the major requirements of the 1966 Child Safety Act was?

Accepted Answer

Manufacturers had to add warning labels on products

Question 9

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Highway Act?

Accepted Answer

To build a national network of highways to improve national defense

Question 10

25. The counterculture of the 1960s refers to…

Accepted Answer

upsetting of cultural norms such as societal gender role and fashion choice

Question 11

The first woman to sit on a Republican president’s cabinet was

Accepted Answer

Oveta Culp Hobby

Question 12

Which invasion of Cuba was unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

Bay of Pigs

Question 13

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. What war did he serve in prior to his work with NASA?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 14

Executive Order#10924 established?

Accepted Answer

Created the Peace Corps

Question 15

In the 1960’s Hispanic teens would protest against racism in many FL schools

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Jack Ruby was arrested for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Medicaid covers medical costs for the elderly

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Why did President John F. Kennedy refer to the naval blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis as a “quarantine”

Accepted Answer

To avoid using the word “blockade” which could be seen as an act of war

Question 19

The Indian Civil Rights Act was a major first step in improving relations Between Americans and Native Americans

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Head Start program would help by

Accepted Answer

Helping disadvantaged pre-school children

Question 21

Who was a key ally to Fidel Castro and Cuba?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 22

America was concerned about Cuba having Russian missiles because Cuba is located just ____miles from Florida?

Accepted Answer

90

Question 23

Congress passed this to require “equal pay for equal work” to address the wage gap between men and women

Accepted Answer

Equal Pay Act

Question 24

The purpose of the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1968 was

Accepted Answer

Create safety standards for car emissions

Question 25

America would detect missiles in Cuba by?

Accepted Answer

By using American U-2 spy planes

Question 26

The founder of the United Farm Workers was?

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez

Question 27

Goal of this mission was to figure out how to get astronauts to the moon and back

Accepted Answer

Project Gemini

Question 28

Goal of this mission was to put an American in space

Accepted Answer

Project Mercury

Question 29

The total number of Cuban exiles that landed at the bay of pigs was

Accepted Answer

1,500

Question 30

Who established the Black Panthers?

Accepted Answer

Huey P Newton

Question 31

What did Kennedy establish in February 1962 that is still in effect today

Accepted Answer

Economic and travel embargos

Question 32

Who was the first American in Space?

Accepted Answer

Alan Shepard

Question 33

The goal of this organization was to improve relationships between Americans and the people in other countries

Accepted Answer

Peace Corps

Module 22/23 Test Review

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Module 22/23 Test Review

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