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- Q1What was the purpose of the "Freedom Rides" in the early 1960's?Free transportation in urban areas.Civil Rights for African-Americans in southern states.Women's equality.Encourage laborers to join unions.30s
- Q2What was the failed attempt to overthrow the communist regime in Cuba during 1962 called?Havana rumble.The Bay of Pigs invasion.War on Poverty.Kennedy's folly.30s
- Q3Who were the two major candidates running for POTUS in 1960?John Kennedy and Barry Goldwater.Adlai Stevenson and Richard Nixon.John Kennedy and Richard Nixon.Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon.30s
- Q4How did the White House resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis?Stationed 150,000 soldiers in Key West, Florida.Threatened nuclear war with the Soviet Union.Signed a treaty with Fidel Castro.Diplomacy. It promised to never again attempt to invade Cuba and to remove nuclear missiles currently in Turkey.30s
- Q5All of the following civil rights activists of the 1960's encouraged non-violent civil disobedience EXCEPT:Malcolm XA. Philip RandolphJohn LewisMartin Luther King, Jr.30s
- Q6John Kennedy's religious faith was seen as a potential stumbling block in his attempt to become POTUS in 1960. He was:JewishAgnostic.Roman CatholicBaptist30s
- Q7President Kennedy was assassinated in November, 1963. Who was sworn in as the new President?John ConnallyLyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)Hubert HumphreyRichard Nixon30s
- Q8LBJ became a strong advocate for civil rights during his term as president. He declared a War on ____________:DrugsCubaPovertyVietnam30s
- Q9An event happened in 1962 that symbolized the Cold War and the fact that the U.S. and USSR were at odds in terms of who would have greater influence in Europe. It was:the Korean WarConstruction of the Berlin Wall.Cuban Missile CrisisAssassination of JFK30s
- Q10During the 1960's, young people who were part of the "counter-culture" (long hair, drugs, rock-and-roll music, love-ins, etc.) were referred to as:draft dodgersHippiesBeatniksJuvenile delinquents30s
- Q11The argument against the war in Vietnam during the 1960's was that was a "rich man's war...poor man's fight." This was because:Uneducated whites and african-americans were the majority of those drafted into the military.Military pay was very low.These two groups were influenced most by Communist teachings.The government made lots of money producing weaponry.30s
- Q12Who was elected POTUS in 1968?Robert F. Kennedy - DemocratJimmy Carter- DemocratRichard M. Nixon - RepublicanGerald R. Ford - Republican30s
- Q13Who was the leader of the USSR during the Kennedy administration?Joseph Stalin.Mao Zedong.Nikita Kruschev.Vladimir Putin.30s
- Q14Using the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the example of the NAACP as a model, this women's organization pushed for "equal pay for equal work" regarding women in the workplace.SNCCSCLCCORENOW30s
- Q15The Miranda v. Arizona Supreme Court decision in 1966 stated that:Students must stand for the Pledge of Alliegience and the National Anthem.Mandatory school prayer was unconstitutional.Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court.Those charged of a crime had to be read their rights, including the right to remain silent.30s