John F. Kennedy’s strengths during the 1960 presidential election included all of the following EXCEPT A) personal charisma. B) almost unlimited campaign funds. C) his strong record on civil rights. D) an excellent campaign team, led by Robert Kennedy. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis? a. the end of the U.S.-Soviet arms race b. the Soviet-American telephone hotline c. a decrease in Kennedy’s popularity among the American people d. a new maturity in John F. Kennedy’s domestic policy e. a new policy of nuclear arms reduction by both the Soviet and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Freedom Riders experienced all of the following EXCEPT A) white mobs left white riders alone but beat black riders. B) white mobs left black riders alone but beat white riders. C) 328 Freedom Riders were arrested. D) a peaceful trip through the South under the protection of the FBI. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
NSC-68 argued that the United States had entered an era of __________. A) unmatched prosperity B) limitless opportunity C) permanent crisis D) geopolitical stability ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The phrase the “problem that has no name” alludes to which of the following? A) white female suburban isolation B) infertility C) marital infidelity D) depression ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who disapproved of the terms of the Jay-Gardoqui negotiations? A) the South B) the Middle-Atlantic states C) eastern merchants D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was charged with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? A) John Hinckley B) Strom Thurmond C) Lee Harvey Oswald D) James Meredith ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Juan de Oñate and his colonists expected to __________. A) fight a war of conquest with the Pueblo Indians B) find mountains of gold C) settle in uninhabited land D) convert the Pueblo Indians to Christianity ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Nixon instituted a “New Economic Policy” that allowed the American dollar to float freely in relation to other world currencies, which would make it easier for foreign nations to purchase American goods. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The major contributions of the Yuan dynasty include A) the spread of Buddhism. B) great literary classics. C) great works of art. D) the integration of knowledge between East and West. E) the spread of Mongol civilization. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
