Mr. Fitzpatrick Test Review 1960s

Question 1

On May 5, 1961 just 23 days after Gagarin's flight, he became the first American to enter space

Accepted Answer

Alan Shepard Jr.

Question 2

Division between older & younger people, young people rejected their parents' values & beliefs.

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Generation gap

Question 3

This vice-president was sworn in aboard Air Force One following the death of President Kennedy

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 4

To increase U.S. options in responding to foreign crises, Kennedy developed an approach called

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flexible response

Question 5

The first country to ever put a man into space successfully was...

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USSR

Question 6

Kennedy's advantage over Nixon in the 1960 presidential campaign was

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his style and youthful appearance

Question 7

During the 1960s this type of music addressed political and social issues of the day

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folk

Question 8

The OEO started a new program called ______ _______ to teach young adults basic job skills.

Accepted Answer

Job Corps

Question 9

Before Lee Harvey Oswald could stand trial, he was shot and killed by.....

Accepted Answer

Jack Ruby

Question 10

The goal of the Apollo program was to......

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land a person on the Moon

Question 11

60s rock musician who used the electric guitar which became the driving sound of rock and roll

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Jimi Hendrix

Question 12

Under the Great Society,program helped students with special needs; gave $1billion to schools

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Question 13

1961 CIA-backed invasion of Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro

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Bay of Pigs

Question 14

As part of his New Frontier, program/sent American volunteers to developing countries to help

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Peace Corps

Question 15

The rock concert known as Woodstock took place on a dairy farm in upstate....

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New York

Question 16

Kennedy's domestic proposals were called the.....

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the New Frontier

Question 17

How did President Kennedy protest the construction of the Berlin Wall?

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protested in speeches and publicly supported West Berlin

Question 18

Launched in 1962, Telstar...

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the first satellite to transmit live tv signals

Question 19

How did the US discover that there were Soviet missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

photographs from U-2 spy planes

Question 20

What type of government did Fidel Castro establish in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

communist

Question 21

On November 22, 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated in this city.....

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Dallas

Question 22

In August 1969 some 400,000 people gathered in upstate New York for this Music and Art Fair

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 23

How has space exploration changed since the Apollo program ended..

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Astronauts now mainly work in space stations

Question 24

This art form, like many others throughout history, challenged the values of traditional art

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pop art

Question 25

The "magic bullet" is called that because

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it hit both Kennedy and Gov. Connally

Question 26

During the 60s the first—children born between the end of WW II &1964 entered young adulthood

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baby boomers

Question 27

The OEO created a domestic version of the Peace Corps called...

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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

Question 28

How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?

Accepted Answer

13 days

Question 29

Andy Warhol said, "In the future, everyone will have ____minutes of fame."

Accepted Answer

15

Question 30

A culture with values that ran counter to,or against, those of the main society were called the

Accepted Answer

counterculture

Question 31

famous pop artist. best-known paintings Campbell's soup cans and movie star Marilyn Monroe's

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Andy Warhol

Question 32

In Johnson's Great Society this program provides health insurance for people w/low incomes.

Accepted Answer

Medicaid

Question 33

a female symbol of 1960s rebellious youth who died of a drug overdose in 1970 at the age of 27.

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Janis Joplin

Question 34

From what state did President Kennedy's vice presidential running mate come from?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 35

John F. Kennedy's wife; she ranks as one of the most popular First Ladies in US History

Accepted Answer

Jacqueline

Question 36

To help improve housing for low-income families, congress created this...

Accepted Answer

Housing and Urban Development

Question 37

Studentswho protested against racial discrimination,strict college rules,US military in Vietnam

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Students for a Democratic Society

Question 38

After the Missile Crisis--treaty was signed; banned the testing of nuclear weapons aboveground

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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Question 39

Aug. 13, 1961 Berliners woke to find East German workers building a 27 mile barrier

Accepted Answer

Berlin Wall

Question 40

Which of was an agreement between the US and USSR that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

US promised not to invade Cuba/remove missiles from Turkey

Question 41

To help poor Americans Johnson launched the War on Poverty; which helped poor people earn money

Accepted Answer

Office of Economic Opportunity

Question 42

After months of investigating the Warren Commission concluded that who shot President Kennedy?

Accepted Answer

Oswald acted alone

Question 43

The man arrested for killing President Kennedy also shot and killed a police officer that day

Accepted Answer

Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 44

The first major record label owned by an African American, Berry Gordy; named after Detroit

Accepted Answer

Motown Records

Question 45

The popularity of British performers increased in the US during the mid-1960s; most popular was

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 46

Under Johnson's Great Society, this program helps people 65 and older meet medical expenses.

Accepted Answer

Medicare

Question 47

On July 20, 1969 the US landed on the moon. Who said, "That's one small step for man.

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 48

The OEO also funded this program; an educational program to prepare poor children for school.

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Head Start

Question 49

Members of the counterculture who often wore their hair long and dressed in unusual clothing

Accepted Answer

hippies

Question 50

All of the following were the most successful soul artists of Motown Records except

Accepted Answer

The Bee Gees

Mr. Fitzpatrick Test Review 1960s

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Mr. Fitzpatrick Test Review 1960s

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