Name: _______________________________________________
Date: __________
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Bay of Pigs
Richard M. Nixon
Berlin Wall
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
A.
B.
C.
D.
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Flexible Response
hot line
John F. Kennedy
____ 1. He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba.
____ 2. This involved an invasion of Cuba.
____ 3. He lost the 1960 presidential election.
____ 4. This separated East Germany from West Germany.
____ 5. He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis.
____ 6. This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
____ 7. This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency.
____ 8. This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy's presidency.
____ 9. His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign.
____ 10. This strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by
"strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war."
If the statement is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B".
__________ 11.
Once elected president, Kennedy set out to transform the vision he had outlined in his
campaign into a legislative agenda called the Fair Deal.
__________ 12.
Because Kennedy was elected by a slim margin, he lacked a popular mandate.
__________ 13.
The Peace Corps is a program in which the assistance of U.S. volunteers is offered to the
developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
__________ 14.
The Alliance for Progress offered economic and technical assistance to help Communist
countries improve their living standards.
__________ 15.
In 1963, the Ruby Commission concluded that President Kennedy's assassination was
not part of a conspiracy.
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Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not
be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Baker v. Carr
The Warren Court
Economic Opportunity Act
Medicare and Medicaid
Miranda v. Arizona
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Great Society
Reapportionment
Gideon v. Wainwright
Immigration Act of 1965
____ 16. This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start.
____ 17. This banned prayer in public schools and brought about change in federal and state
reapportionment and the criminal justice system.
____ 18. In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote."
____ 19. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be "read their rights" before
questioning.
____ 20. These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age
65 and older.
____ 21. This provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks and new library
materials.
____ 22. This term refers to the way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number
of people in them.
____ 23. In this case, the Supreme Court required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel to those who
could not afford it.
____ 24. This replaced the national origins system with a new quota system that allowed more people from
outside of Europe to settle in the United States.
____ 25. This legislative program summed up President Johnson's vision for America.
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 26. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from
A. New York.
B. California.
C. Texas.
D. Massachusetts.
____ 27. Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as
A. secretary of state.
B. attorney general.
C. secretary of defense.
D. a justice of the Supreme Court.
____ 28. The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except
A. link the White House and the Kremlin.
B. make communication in a crisis easier.
C. ease Cold War tensions.
D. barred nuclear testing.
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____ 29. The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was
A. proposed by Kennedy and failed.
B. proposed by Johnson and failed.
C. proposed by Kennedy and succeeded.
D. proposed by Johnson and succeeded.
____ 30. After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
A. Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
B. Jack Ruby acted alone.
C. there was evidence of a conspiracy.
D. the CIA was involved.
____ 31. The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except
A. offer foreign aid to Latin American countries.
B. give underprivileged preschoolers a head start.
C. encourage poor people to join in public-works programs.
D. create a training program for youth.
____ 32. Lyndon Baines Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated, was
A. never elected president by the people.
B. an experienced politician.
C. mistrusted because he was a Catholic.
D. opposed to the Great Society.
____ 33. Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide
A. housing.
B. transportation.
C. education.
D. health insurance.
____ 34. The Immigration Act of 1965
A. stopped immigration from European countries.
B. stopped immigration from non-European countries.
C. ended quotas based on nationality.
D. began quotas based on nationality.
____ 35. Decisions of the Warren Court were
A. of little importance to the average American.
B. praised by liberals.
C. praised by conservatives.
D. an obstacle to change in election districts.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 36. How many Soviet missiles sites are shown?
A. four
B. five
C. six
D. seven
____ 37. How many U.S. air bases are shown?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
____ 38. Which of the following locations in the United States is closest to Cuba?
A. Miami
B. Cape Canaveral
C. Swan Island
D. Key West
____ 39. Which statement about the U.S. blockade is true?
A. The air patrol covered a larger area than the naval blockade.
B. The naval blockade covered a larger area than the air patrol.
C. The air patrol and naval blockade covered the same area.
D. There was no naval blockade.
____ 40. Which U.S. air base is closest to the Soviet missiles?
A. Puerto Rico
B. Miami
C. Key West.
D. Guantanamo.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 41. Who is the taller man in the cartoon?
A. Lyndon Johnson
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. John Kennedy
D. Robert Kennedy
____ 42. Who is the shorter man?
A. Lyndon Johnson
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. John Kennedy
D. Robert Kennedy
____ 43. What does each man have in his hands?
A. a yard stick
B. a tape measure
C. a pencil
D. masking tape
____ 44. What is the expression on the face of each man?
A. sad
B. happy
C. triumphant
D. serious
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____ 45. Which event is least related to this cartoon?
A. the Kennedy assassination
B. the Berlin crisis
C. the Cuban missile crisis
D. the Cold War relationship of the United States and the Soviet Union
If the statement is true, fill in letter "A". If it is false, fill in letter "B". (4 points each)
__________ 46.
A decisive factor in the election of 1960 was television coverage of the Eisenhower
endorsement.
__________ 47.
Concerned that reliance on nuclear weapons limited U.S. military options, the Kennedy
administration developed the flexible response policy.
__________ 48.
For several days, the Berlin Wallcrisis brought the world uncomfortably close to the brink of
nuclear war.
__________ 49.
The Alliance for Progress was a foreign aid program for Latin American countries.
__________ 50.
The Kennedy family reminded many Americans of the romantic and optimistic vision
presented in the Broadway musical My Fair Lady.
__________ 51.
In the moments before an assassin's bullet ended his life, President Kennedy waved to
cheering crowds of Houston citizens.
__________ 52.
Johnson's VISTA program was sometimes called the "domestic Peace Corps" because it
organized volunteers to help people in the United States.
__________ 53.
Medicare extended health insurance to those on welfare.
__________ 54.
The Warren Court upheld prayer in public schools.
__________ 55.
The reapportionment of election districts shifted political power from urban to rural areas.
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 56. According to the map, how many U.S. aircraft carriers were used to reinforce the blockade?
A. three
B. Four
C. five
D. six
____ 57. Approximately how wide was the area of the air patrol at its widest point?
A. 200 miles
B. 400 miles
C. 800 miles
D. 1200 miles
____ 58. In which part of Cuba were the Soviet missiles located?
A. southwestern
B. Southeastern
C. northwestern
D. northeastern
____ 59. Which place outside the area of the air patrol had a U.S. air base?
A. Miami
B. Puerto Rico
C. Key West
D. Guantanamo
____ 60. Which country outside the area of air patrol was closest to the westernmost U.S. naval blockade?
A. Mexico
B. Honduras
C. British Honduras
D. Dominican Republic
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Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer. (2 points each)
____ 61. What are Kennedy and Khrushchev doing in this cartoon?
A. dancing
B. measuring each other
C. threatening each other
D. fighting
____ 62. In which way are the two men most alike?
A. how tall they are
B. what they are doing
C. how they wear their hair
D. what kind of books they like
____ 63. Why are there two books on the ground?
A. The men were reading but have now lost interest in the books.
B. The men are meeting in a library.
C. The men plan to write down the information they gather.
D. The books have no significance.
____ 64. Which of the following best describes the men's facial expressions?
A. angry
B. excited
C. serious
D. upset
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____ 65. What is suggested by the way the two men are posed?
A. They are afraid of each other.
B. They know each other well enough to stand close together.
C. They are trying to get away from each other.
D. Each one barely notices the other is there.
Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
____ 66. Which was not a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election?
A. age
B. Religion
C. debate performance
D. serious policy differences with his opponent
____ 67. What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy?
A. to enable the United States to fight limited wars around the world
B. to decrease the number of nuclear weapons
C. to prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasion
D. to reduce defense spending
____ 68. What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
A. America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
B. the discovery that the missiles had been removed
C. Castro's promise to restore democracy
D. Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union
____ 69. What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
A. to embarrass America
B. to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
C. to reduce Cold War tensions
D. to demonstrate the success of communism
____ 70. Which was not a result of Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives?
A. expansion of the military
B. acceleration of the space program
C. the Peace Corps
D. higher taxes
____ 71. How did America react to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space?
A. indifference
B. pride in human achievement
C. determination not to lose the space race
D. threats of military action
____ 72. Which of the following reflects the findings of the Warren Commission?
A. Oswald and Ruby were part of a conspiracy.
B. Oswald acted alone.
C. Cuban exiles were involved.
D. The FBI was involved.
____ 73. What was one result of Johnson's Great Society initiatives?
A. a balanced budget
B. reduction in the power of the federal government
C. a conservative backlash
D. increased taxes
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____ 74. What was the major factor in Johnson's landslide victory over Goldwater in 1964?
A. Johnson's domestic agenda
B. Goldwater's liberalism
C. Johnson's determination to fight communism in South Vietnam
D. Goldwater's call for the use of nuclear weapons against Cuba and Vietnam
____ 75. Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
A. minorities and the poor
B. white, middle-class families
C. farmers and laborers
D. businessmen
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