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- 1. Multiple Choice
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America’s secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
Castro’s promise to restore democracy
Khrushchev agreeing to remove the missiles from Cuba
Castro’s promise to break with the Soviet Union
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which place outside the area of the air patrol had a U.S. air base?
Miami
Puerto Rico
Key West
Guantanamo
- 3. Multiple Choice
In which way are the two men most alike?
How tall they are
How are they wearing their hair
What they are doing
What kind of books they like
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is suggested by the way the two men are posed?
They are afraid of each other
They know each other well enough to stand close together
They are trying to get away from each other
Each one barely notices the other is there
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?To enable the United States to fight limited wars around the worldTo decrease the number of nuclear weaponsTo prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasionTo reduce defense spending
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis was a direct communication link set up with the White House and the Kremlin during Kennedy's presidencyFlexible responeHot lineMass communicationRed phone
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBecause Kennedy was elected by such a slim margin, he lacked a popolar ______________recessionopinionreapportionmentmandate
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe _________________ is a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.Fair DealEconomic Opportunity ActPeace CorpGreat Society
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe __________________ of election districts shifted political power from rural to urban areas.CompetitionDeregulationProprietorshipReapportionment
- 10. Multiple Choice
President Kennedy was able to win the 1960 presidential election because of _____.
age
religion
televised debates and African American support
policy differences with his opponent
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?To embarrass AmericaTo stop East Germans from fleeing to West GermanyTo reduce Cold War tensionsTo demonstrate the success of Communism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?Minorities and the poorWhite, middle-class familiesFarmers and laborersBusinessmen
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHe was responsible for separating East Germany from West Germany by building the Berlin WallFidel CastroNikita KhrushchevJohn F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”Civil Rights ActEconomic Opportunity ActPendleton Service ActWarren Court
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.Miranda v. ArizonaGideon v. WainwrightBaker v. CarrMapp v. Ohio
- 16. Multiple Choice
This provided 1 billion dollars to schools to purchase textbooks and new library materials.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Higher Education Act
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThese provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and over.Civil Rights ServicesPrivatization of MedicineMedicare and MedicaidEqual Insurance Policy (EIP)
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis provided a new quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the United StatesAppalachian Regional Development ActDepartment of Housing and Urban Development ActImmigration ActTwenty-Fourth Amendment
- 19. Multiple Choice
How many Soviet missiles sites are shown?
Four
Five
Six
Seven
- 20. Multiple Choice
How many U.S. air bases are shown?
Two
Three
Four
Five
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following location in the United States is closest to Cuba?MiamiCape CanaveralSwan IslandKey West
- 22. Multiple Choice
Who is the taller man in the cartoon?
Lyndon Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who is the shorter man?
Lyndon Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is the expression on the face of each man?
Sad
Happy
Truimphant
Serious
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which event is least related to this cartoon?
The Kennedy assassination
The Berlin Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis
The Cold War relationship of the Union
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHe lost the 1960 presidential electionLyndon JohnsonFidel CastroRichard NixonDwight D. Eisenhower
- 27. Multiple Choice
According to the map, how many U.S. aircraft carriers were used to reinforce the blockade?
Three
Four
Five
Six
- 28. Multiple Choice
Approximately how wide was the area of the air patrol at its widest point?
200 miles
400 miles
800 miles
1200 miles
- 29. Multiple Choice
In which part of Cuba were the Soviet missiles located?
Southwestern
Southeastern
Northwestern
Northeastern
- 30. Multiple Choice
What are Kennedy and Khrushchev doing in this cartoon?
Dancing
Sizing each other up
Threatening each other
Fighting
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