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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT considered a factor during the 1960 election for president?
The extreme differences between the candidates on policy issues.
The role of television.
The civil rights issue.
The fact that one candidate was very good looking.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the 1960 presidential race, the Democratic candidate was __________ while the Republican candidate was __________.
Nixon; Kennedy
Eisenhower; Kennedy
Kennedy; Nixon
Nixon; Goldwater
- 3. Multiple Choice
When Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, what was the reaction of John F. Kennedy?
Kennedy phoned Coretta Scott King to express his sympathy.
Kennedy started to push Civil Rights legislation through the Senate.
Kennedy didn’t react, because he didn’t want to alienate Southern voters
The next day, Kennedy joined a civil rights demonstration in Alabama
- 4. Multiple Choice
Journalist Russell Baker said; “That night, image replaced the printed word as the natural language of politics.” Of what night was he speaking?
The night of the Kennedy/Nixon presidential debate in 1960.
The night Fidel Castro replaced Batista as ruler of Cuba
The night the Berlin Wall went up, in 1961.
The night of the Bay of Pigs invasion, April 18, 1961.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Robert McNamara, Kennedy’s secretary of defense, described _________ this way: “The Kennedy administration worried that (the) reliance on nuclear weapons gave us no way to respond to large non-nuclear attacks without committing suicide…..We decided to broaden the range of options by strengthening and modernizing the military’s ability to fight a nonnuclear war.”
The Cuban Dilemma
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The New Frontier
policy of flexible response
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the Bay of Pigs invasion is NOT true?
Eisenhower first approved the plan.
The CIA trained Cuban exiles to carry out the plan
It was supposed to be an invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro.
It was a success.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the 1960 presidential election, the Democratic candidate was a senator from
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
California
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was
proposed by Kennedy and failed.
proposed by Johnson and failed.
proposed by Kennedy and succeeded.
proposed by Johnson and succeeded.
- 9. Multiple Choice
John F. Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Secretary of Defense
Supreme Court justice
- 10. Multiple Choice
After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
Jack Ruby acted alone.
there was evidence of a conspiracy.
the CIA was involved.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except
offer foreign aid to Latin American countries.
give underprivileged preschoolers a head start.
encourage poor people to join in public-works programs.
create a training program for youth.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Lyndon B. Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated, was
never elected president by the people.
an experienced politician.
mistrusted because he was a Catholic.
opposed to the Great Society.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide
housing
transportation
education
health insurance
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Immigration Act of 1965
stopped immigration from European countries
stopped immigration from non-European countries
ended quotas based on nationality
started enforcing quotas based on nationality
- 15. Multiple Choice
During the campaign for president in 1960, JFK had a lot of advantages over the Republican candidate. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
because of his age, he appealed to young voters
his religion made some Americans question where his loyalty would lie
he was a decorated war hero
he performed terribly in the televised presidential debate
- 16. Multiple Choice
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America’s promise not to invade Cuba
the discovery that the Soviet missiles had been secretly removed
Castro’s promise to restore democracy
Castro’s promise to end relations with the Soviet Union
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
to embarrass America
to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
to reduce Cold War tensions
to demonstrate the success of communism
- 18. Multiple Choice
How did America react to the news that the Soviets were the first to put a man in space?
indifference
pride in human achievement
determination not to lose the space race
threats of military action
- 19. Multiple Choice
JFK’s inauguration speech included the famous phrase; “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, _______________________.”
ask what you can do for your country
ask what time is it already
ask how your country can be improved
ask what you can do for your history teacher
- 20. Multiple Choice
“Ich bin ein Berliner” was uttered by _______ in order to _________.
John F. Kennedy; demonstrate support of the people of Berlin
John F. Kennedy; condemn the actions of the Soviets during the Cuban missile crisis
Nikita Khrushchev; encourage the building of the Berlin Wall
Dwight D. Eisenhower; thank the people of Berlin for their help at the end of World War II
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following helped create and fund educational TV and radio programs?
Civil Rights Act
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Foundation of Arts and Humanities
Center for Education and the Arts
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