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Kennedy & Johnson
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History of America 1960s-1970s
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1
What was Barry Goldwater's nickname?
Man of Contradictions
Man of Constant Sorrow
Man's Man
Man of Conviction
2
Where were the Kennedy's from?
Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
3
How did the US respond to Castro's actions as Cuban dictator?
deported all Cuban immigrants
Spied on Castro
assassinated Castro
placed an embargo on Cuba
4
What means "a buildup of nuclear weapons to prevent another country from attacking?"
sputnik scare
bomb threat
atom had'em
nuclear deterrent
5
What was JFK's domestic platform known as?
Great Society
New Frontier
New Deal
Fair Shake
6
Who filmed the JFK assassination?
The Secret Service
Abraham Zapruder
Jackie Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
7
Which of the following was part of the plan for the Bay of Pigs invasion?
All of These
Spark an uprising
Destroy the Cuban Air Force
Trained Cuban exiles invade Cuba
8
What religion were the Kennedy's?
Mormon
Jewish
Baptist
Catholic
9
President Kennedy got little passed through Congress.
True
False
10
Where did the US secretly have missiles in 1962?
Vietnam
Ukraine
Turkey
China
11
Who was the Attorney General under President Kennedy?
J. Edgar Hoover
Ethel Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
12
What was Executive Order 11246?
Castro ordered killed
Immigration quotas reversed
the Head Start program
Affirmative Action
13
Who was the former non-communist dictator in Cuba?
Raul Castro
Fulgencia Batista
Elian Gonzalez
Aroldis Chapman
14
Where was President Kennedy killed?
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Atlanta
15
What was President Johnson's domestic platform known as?
Great Society
New Frontier
New Deal
Fair Shake
16
Which group convinced JFK to agree to the Bay of Pigs invasion?
FBI
Justice Department
Cuban exiles
CIA
17
How were JFK and Nixon alike?
passionate about containing communism
all of these
served in Navy
served in Congress
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What was President Johnson very passionate about?
all of these
improving education
Civil Rights
Ending poverty
19
What was Johnson's biggest accomplishment prior to the 1964 election?
Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Killing the President
Starting the war in Vietnam
Sending more federal money to impoverished schools
20
Castro declared he was communist and dependent on China
False
True
21
Lyndon Johnson's first year as President could best be described as
a failure
successful
uneventful
22
Which of these was a new method of containment under Kennedy?
All of these
Alliance for Progress
Green Berets
Peace Corps
23
Which best defines President Kennedy's goal of foreign policy?
Peace Corps
Green Berets
flexible response
Alliance For Progress
24
What DEFCON level was the US on during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
DEFCON 3
DEFCON 5
DEFCON 1
DEFCON 2
25
Where did Kennedy and Khrushchev clash over the city of Berlin?
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Paris Peace Conference
Vienna Summit
26
Where did the American and Soviet tanks have a standoff?
Brussels point
Vienna conference
Checkpoint Charlie
Dusseldorf
27
What happened on November 22, 1963?
The Berlin Crisis
Robert Kennedy won a senate seat
The Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK was murdered
28
How did President Kennedy refer to the blockade around Cuba?
Quarantine
Livin' on the Edge
Final Straw
Red Line
29
Who was the only President to take the Oath of Office on Air Force 1?
Kennedy
Carter
Johnson
Nixon
30
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a success
True
False
31
What were JFK's challenges to the Presidency?
all of these
Viewed as young and inexperienced
Liberal social agenda
Catholic
32
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Nikita Krushchev
33
Who was the Vice-President elected in 1960?
Richard Nixon
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Spiro Agnew
34
The majority of Americans agree with the Warren Committee's findings.
True
False
35
In his first state of the Union, what did Johnson declare a war on?
Vietnam
Poverty
Big Business
Bigotry
36
Why were the televised debates an advantage for JFK?
All of these
He looked at the camera
He practiced
He wore makeup
37
What city was divided following World War II?
Dresden
Frankfort
Hamburg
Berlin
38
What made the biggest difference in the election of 1960 results?
the fall of Cuba to communism
the candidates religion
Americans wanting new leadership
televised debates
39
Who was the leader of the USSR while Kennedy was President?
Gorbachev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Lenin
40
What banned nuclear testing above ground?
Paris Peace Accords
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Vienna agreement
SALT
41
How did many people refer to JFK's cabinet?
the bold and the beautiful
the best and the brightest
the young and the restless
the rich and the snotty
42
Why were the 1950s a scary decade?
Soviets launched Sputnik
All of these
Cuba fell to communism
US was in a recession
43
Who killed JFK?
James Files
Jack Ruby
Jackie Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
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What Republican ran for President in 1964?
Robert McNamara
Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Spiro Agnew
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Who was the man in charge of Operation Mongoose?
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert McNamara
J. Edgar Hoover
