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HIS AT-10 POISEND DREAMS

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 1. 

Kennedy and Nixon were called “Cold Warriors.” What did that mean?
a.
They were both anti-communist
c.
They were both Navy veterans
b.
They were both from the Northeast
d.
They were unfeeling politicians
 

 2. 

What was SNCC?
a.
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
c.
Southern non-white Christian Committee
b.
Student non-Christian Committee
d.
Southern non-Christian Coordinating Council
 

 3. 

Who was the first person in space
a.
The Russian Yuri Gregarin
c.
The American Lance Armstrong
b.
The American Alan Ginsberg
d.
The German Werner Von Braun
 

 4. 

The Kennedy Administration supported the overthrow of Diem by the Generals in South Vietnam.
a.
False
b.
True
 

 5. 

Finally Khrushchev agreed to take Soviet missiles out of Cuba. What did the U.S. promise to have the missiles removed?
a.
The U.S. promised it would never invade Cuba
c.
The U.S. would get out of Berlin
b.
The U.S. would get out of Vietnam
d.
The U.S. would buy millions of gallons of Russian vodka
 

 6. 

Who was the first Americn in space
a.
Yuri Gargarin
c.
Heny Cabot Lodge
b.
Alan Sheppard
d.
butch the dog
 

 7. 

What were the Freedom Rides?
a.
Young white students rode busses into the South to register Black people to vote.
c.
Young black and white students rode busses into the South to register Black people to vote.
b.
Young black and white students rode busses into the South to register White people to vote.
d.
Young black students rode busses into the South to register Black people to vote.
 

 8. 

What were the laws called that forced a seperation of whites and blacks in almost all social activities in the South?
a.
forced integration
c.
Civil Rights Laws
b.
Jim Crow laws
d.
de facto segregation
 

 9. 

After the U.S. learned that the Soviets had installed missiles in Cuba, Kennedy sent the U.S. Navy to blockade Cuba. The Soviets had ships headed for Cuba and no one was sure what would happen when they reacted the blockade. As America waited for the Soviet ships to reach the blockade, what else happened in America? (pick all that apply)
 a.
there were many anti-Kennedy demonstrations
 d.
people stock piled food
 b.
America went on a war footing
 e.
most Americans ignored the crisis
 c.
schools held “duck and cover” drills
 f.
people started to build bomb shelters
 

 10. 

When the Soviet Union put a man in space Americans became
a.
concerned about American education
c.
afraid that they might loose consumer goods
b.
angry
d.
happy for the Soviet success
 

 11. 

What was the name of the organization, started by President Kennedy, that sent people around the world to help improve the lives of third world people.
a.
the Peace Corp
c.
the American missionaries
b.
the Kennedy brigades
d.
the Green Berets
 

 12. 

Kennedy increased the number of American advisros (soldiers) to more than 3000 in 1961
a.
false
b.
true
 

 13. 

_____ was the anti-communist leader of South Vietnam, and _____ was leader of communist North Vietnam
a.
Chang Ki Check - Ngo Dinh Diem
c.
Ngo Dinh Diem - Ho Chi Minh
b.
Mao - Ho Chi Minh
d.
Ho Chi Minh - Ngo Dinh Diem
 

 14. 

Who was elected president in 1960?
a.
Richard Nixon
c.
Dwight Eisenhower
b.
John Kennedy
d.
Lyndon Johnson
 

 15. 

What was the name of the Alabama governor who stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to prevent the integration of the college?
a.
Bull Conner
c.
Archie Bunker
b.
George Wallace
d.
Stokley Carmichael
 

 16. 

What was the name of the Special Forces unit, started by President Kennedy, to fight the Communists in Vietnam?
a.
The CIA
c.
Air One
b.
The Commando’s
d.
The Green Berets
 

 17. 

The Kennedy advisors in the White House were generally _____
a.
young
c.
middle aged
b.
minorities
d.
old
 

 18. 

What was one reason the Cuban invasion failed in 1961?
a.
Kennedy failed to provide promised air cover
c.
Mexico helped Fedel Castro repel the invision
b.
Castro got help from Russian troops
d.
The invision did not fail. It was a success.
 

 19. 

What happened on November 23, 1963
a.
The war in Vietnam started
c.
Kennedy was elected for a second term
b.
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas
d.
The Tet Offensive
 

 20. 

What was the purpose of the march on Washington where Martin Luther King gave his famous, “I have a dream,” speech?
a.
protest illegal immigration
c.
show support for civil rights bill in Congress
b.
show support for Brown v Education decision by the Supreme Court
d.
demand for more jobs for black people
 

 21. 

When the rest of the nation and President Kennedy saw the treatment of marchers in Montgomery, Alabama, what did he do?
a.
requested that Congress passa a Civil Rights Bill
c.
called out the National Guard
b.
Arressted the Sherrif, Bull Conners
d.
nothing
 

 22. 

For a year SNCC tried to integrate Albany Georgia with thousands of young people being jailed. What was the result.
a.
Black people migrated out of Albany Georgia leaving only whites behind
c.
Albany was finally integrated
b.
Albany never did become integrated in the 60’s
 

 23. 

What historic event happened in Greensboro in the early sixties?
a.
Young black people engaged in sitins at the all white lunch counters
c.
Young black students took over the town administration buildings by force
b.
Black people refused to attend the movie theatres because of segregation
d.
The “Little Rock Nine” attended school for the first time
 

 24. 

The people who saw the Kennedy/Nixon debate in 1960 thought _____ won the debate; those who only heard the debate on radio thought _____ won.
a.
Kennedy - Nixon
c.
Johnson - Kennedy
b.
Kennedy - Johnson
d.
Nixon - Kennedy
 

 25. 

Montgomery Alabama was called the most racist city in the South. How did Sheriff Bull Conner react to the freedom marchers when they entered his city?
a.
protected them as they moved through the city
c.
ignored them
b.
enlisted the KKK to stop them
d.
beat them, jailed them, and used fire hoses and dogs on them
 

 26. 

How did most Americans feel about the War in Vietnam in the fall of 63
a.
the Democrats wanted to impeach Kennedy because of it
c.
there were widespread demonstrations in support of the war
b.
there were widespread demonstrations against the war
d.
they ignored it
 

 27. 

In the fall of 1963 Khrushchev realized that Kennedy could be strong. What resulted from this new respect for Kennedy.
a.
Nothing
c.
First Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
b.
Khrushchev stopped calling Kennedy a “chicken.”
d.
The U.S. pulled out of Vietnam
 

 28. 

The head of the Soviet Union (Khrushchev) did not respect President Kennedy. Because of this lack of respect, Khrushchev ..... (pick three)
 a.
invaded Pakistan
 d.
built the Berlin Wall
 b.
put missiles in Cuba which led to the Cuban missile crisis
 e.
persecuted the Jews in Russia
 c.
demanded the U.S. get out of Berlin
 f.
launched the first satellite in space
 

 29. 

What did they call the idea that,  if Vietnam fell to the Communists most of the rest of the countries in Southeast Asia would also fall to the Communists?
a.
The Strategic Arms Limitation Effect
c.
The Domino Theory
b.
The Political Relativity Theory
d.
The Better Red than Dead Syndrone
 

 30. 

In 1961 Cuban patriots tried to invade Cuba and liberate the island from Fidel Castro. What was the invasion called?
a.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
c.
Havana Harbor invasion
b.
D Day
d.
C (cuba) Day
 



 
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