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Mr. Pettit
Modern America
Name:
1960s practice test
Matching:
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
E.)
Gideon v. Wainright
Martin Luther King
Black Panther Party
Voting Rights Act
John F. Kennedy
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Militant political organization during the time period of civil rights.
Winner of the 1960 presidential election in the U.S.A.
Supreme Court case that focused on a citizen’s right to a lawyer .
Put entire voting process under government control.
Non-violent civil rights activist.
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
E.)
Nikita Khrushchev
Flexible Response
Richard Nixon
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Wall
6. Having a variety of options in which to handle international crises.
7. Soviet Prime Minister.
8. Failed CIA operation to overthrow the Cuban government.
9. Lost the 1960 presidential election.
10. Physical and philosophical barrier erected between East and West Germany.
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
E.)
Peace Corps
Lyndon Johnson
Fidel Castro
Bob Dylan
Blockade
11. Used as a response by JFK to Missiles being found in Cuba.
12. Created the Great Society for domestic reform, better remembered for Vietnam
War.
13. Communist leader of Cuba.
14. Politically influential musician.
15. Cold War program to help out the 3rd world countries.
True or False. (Mark A for TRUE, or B for FALSE)
16. John F. Kennedy was the youngest president ever to serve as president.
17. Kennedy believed that helping developing countries could strengthen their
dependence on the U.S.A. and block Soviet influence.
18. The clash over the Soviet Union and the U.S.A. over missile in Cuba almost led to
nuclear war.
19. Most of Kennedy’s advisors were well experienced in politics and government.
Multiple Choice.
20. A pivotal reason for which Kennedy defeated Nixon in the 1960 election was that:
A.) People understood that Kennedy’s religion would not influence his political
decisions.
B.) Kennedy fared better that Nixon in televised debates.
C.) Voters liked Kennedy’s ideas better than Nixon’s.
D.) Nixon lacked experience and confidence.
21. A JFK program that aimed at helping the poor was:
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
Peace Corps
War on Poverty
Area Redevelopment Act
Warren Commission
22. All of the following are part of LBJ’s administration EXCEPT:
A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
Medicaid
Elementary and Secondary Education Acts
Economic Opportunity Act
Limited-Test-Ban Treaty
23. Medicare was a government program that:
A.) Provided medical coverage for the underprivileged.
B.) Provided medical coverage for the elderly.
C.) Provided medical coverage for the disabled.
D.) Provided medical coverage for the underprivileged and disabled.
24. Which of the following popular culture items may not have been created without
the presidency of Lyndon Johnson?
A.) Blues Clues
B.) Sesame Street
C.) Charlie Brown
D.) Bugs Bunny
36. Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A.) Kennedy
B.) Johnson
C.) Nixon
D.) Eisenhower