1.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
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What president did J.F.K. follow?
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
2.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
What future president did J.F.K. defeat in the 1960 Election?
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
3.) What two states were included in the election process for the first time during the
1960 election?
a.) Puerto Rico and Cuba
b.) Alaska and Hawaii
c.) Oklahoma and Hawaii
4.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
Who shot J.F.K.?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
John Wilkes Booth
5.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Jack Ruby
James Earl Ray
John Wilkes Booth
6.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
Where was J.F.K. when he was shot?
Washington D.C.
Out of the country
Dallas
7.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
Where was J.F.K.’s shooter when he shot J.F.K.?
A Book depository building
Along the street in the crowd
In the parade
8.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
What event was J.F.K. participating in when he was shot?
Democratic Convention
A sporting event
Parade
9.)
a.)
b.)
c.)
Was the Nixon/J.F.K. election close or not close?
Close
Not Close
J.F.K never ran against Nixon
10.) Describe one fact about the J.F.K./Nixon election.
a.) It was the first time both candidates had been born in the 20th century
b.) It was the first time neither candidate had been born in the 19th century
c.) It was the first time a Democrat had defeated a Republican
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11.) What did Cuba do for protection when they realized the U.S. may attack?
a.) Cuba became socialist to gain support and protection from the Soviet Union
b.) They became democratic to make good with the U.S.
c.) They became more independent to build up their military
12.) Who was the leader of Cuba during this time?
a.) Osama Bin Laden
b.) Benito Mussolini
c.) Fidel Castro
13.) What was this conflict in Cuba called?
a.) The Cuban Missile Crisis
b.) The Cuban War
c.) The Cold War in Cuba
14.) What war was the Cuban Missile Crisis a part of?
a.) The Korean War
b.) The Vietnam War
c.) The Cold War
15.) Where did the CIA trained Cuban exiles land their attack on Cuba?
a.) Guantanamo Bay
b.) Bay of Pigs
c.) Tampa Bay
16.) Was this attack successful or not successful?
a.) Successful
b.) Not Successful
c.) It was never carried out as planned
17.) What were the series of overt attacks on Castro’s government called?
a.) Operation Mongoose
b.) Operation Nuclear Cuba
c.) Operation Desert Storm
18.) Was this operation successful or not successful?
a.) Successful
b.) It was never carried out as planned
c.) Not Successful
19.) What did Cuba begin to build due to their fear of being attacked by the U.S.?
a.) Missiles
b.) Airplanes
c.) Warships
20.) What did the U.S. do in retaliation to finding out about the Cuban missiles?
a.) We told Russia and Cuba that an attack on anybody in the world would be
considered by the U.S. as an attack on the U.S. and thus we cause us to retaliate on them
b.) That the missiles would be okay as long as they weren’t used against the U.S.
c.) That they could keep the missiles as long as they did not turn communist
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21.) Give the best description of the Sixties?
a.) They were a time of little change
b.) They were of time where young people focused more on conservatism
c.) It was a time of change and the counter culture
22.) What president was elected at the beginning of the sixties?
a.) John F. Kennedy
b.) Gerald Ford
c.) Dwight D. Eisenhower
23.) Name the most famous civil rights activist of the 1960’s?
a.) Jesse Jackson
b.) Booker T. Washington
c.) Martin Luther King Jr.
24.) What type of protesting did King believe in?
a.) Non-Violent
b.) Violent
c.) He did not believe in protesting
25.) What year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
a.) 1968
b.) 1963
c.) 1973
26.) Who else was assassinated the same year as King?
a.) John F. Kennedy
b.) Robert Kennedy
c.) Elvis
27.) Name one major war of the sixties?
a.) WWII
b.) The Korean War
c.) The Vietnam War
28.) What year did the Americans land on the moon?
a.) 1969
b.) 1959
c.) 1979
29.) When was the atomic bomb invented?
a.) 1945
b.) 1955
c.) 1965
30.) What year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
a.) 1963
b.) 1973
c.) 1969
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31.) What was a set of domestic programs proposed by Lyndon Johnson called?
a.) The New Deal
b.) The Works Project Plan
c.) The Great Society
32.) What was the main goal of these programs?
a.) To eliminate poverty and racial injustice
b.) To give women equal pay in the work place
c.) To fight against the spread of Communism
33.) Name one war in the 1960’s?
a.) WWII
b.) The Vietnam War
c.) The Korean War
34.) Which act allowed more people from the Third World Countries into the United
States?
a.) The Immigration Act of 1965
b.) The Third World Country Act of 1965
c.) The Chinese Inclusion Act of 1965
35.) What Court expanded civil liberties the most in the sixties?
a.) The racial injustice court
b.) The Warren Court
c.) The Immigration Court
36.) What war was just before the Vietnam War?
a.) The Korean War
b.) The Gulf War
c.) WWII
37.) Who was the Warren Court named after?
a.) Earl Warren
b.) Don Warren
c.) James Warren
38.) Name one prominent Civil Rights activist in the 1960’s?
a.) Booker T. Washington
b.) Frederick Douglass
c.) Martin Luther King
39.) What was the difference between King and Malcolm X?
a.) King believed in non-violent protests while Malcolm X believed in violence
b.) King believed in violence while Malcolm X believed in non-violent protests
c.) King did not believe in protesting while Malcolm X did
40.) Name the University that won the first NCAA basketball championship with all
African Americans playing in the finals?
a.) Texas Western, now known as UTEP b.) Texas Western, now known as Texas
Tech
c.) Texas Western, now known as Texas A&M