Name:______________________________________ Date:_______________________ Period:___________ 1960: A Year That Changed America 1. What played a major role in the politics of 1960?
Name:______________________________________ Date:_______________________ Period:___________ 1960: A Year That Changed America 1. What played a major role in the politics of 1960?
2.
Which Democratic Senator from Massachusetts ran for president in 1960?
2.
Which Democratic Senator from Massachusetts ran for president in 1960?
3.
Which hockey team captured a gold medal?
3.
Which hockey team captured a gold medal?
4.
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5.
Who was the darling of the Republican Party and was the party’s presidential candidate in 1960? What was shot down over Russia on May 1, 1960?
5.
Who was the darling of the Republican Party and was the party’s presidential candidate in 1960? What was shot down over Russia on May 1, 1960?
6.
Who was the pilot of this plane?
6.
Who was the pilot of this plane?
7.
Which U.S. President admitted that it was a spy plane?
7.
Which U.S. President admitted that it was a spy plane?
8.
Who appeared in person at the United Nations and expressed his indignation for U.S. spying by pounding his shoe on the table?
8.
Who appeared in person at the United Nations and expressed his indignation for U.S. spying by pounding his shoe on the table?
9.
What organization is dedicated to bringing about one-world government?
9.
What organization is dedicated to bringing about one-world government?
10. Who ran as Kennedy’s Vice-President in 1960? (Caption)
10. Who ran as Kennedy’s Vice-President in 1960? (Caption)
11. What religion did Kennedy profess?
11. What religion did Kennedy profess?
12. Which candidate was viewed favorable in the televised presidential debate?
12. Which candidate was viewed favorable in the televised presidential debate?
13. Which baseball player hit a homerun for the Boston Red Sox at his final at bat? 14. Who won the presidential election of 1960?
13. Which baseball player hit a homerun for the Boston Red Sox at his final at bat? 14. Who won the presidential election of 1960?
15. In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?
15. In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?
16. Who became the Attorney General in the Kennedy administration?
16. Who became the Attorney General in the Kennedy administration?
17. What became the theme of the Kennedy administration?
17. What became the theme of the Kennedy administration?
18. Who sang “Happy Birthday” at Kennedy’s 45th birthday party?
18. Who sang “Happy Birthday” at Kennedy’s 45th birthday party?
19. Which former defector to the Soviet Union was arrested and charged with the murder of President John F. Kennedy? 20. Who shot and killed Oswald?
19. Which former defector to the Soviet Union was arrested and charged with the murder of President John F. Kennedy? 20. Who shot and killed Oswald?
“The federal government was given huge amounts of unconstitutional power when Lyndon Johnson used Kennedy sympathy to pass “Great Society” legislation, even as Americans increasingly rebelled against the federal government and defied societal norms.” 1960: A Year That Changed America
“The federal government was given huge amounts of unconstitutional power when Lyndon Johnson used Kennedy sympathy to pass “Great Society” legislation, even as Americans increasingly rebelled against the federal government and defied societal norms.” 1960: A Year That Changed America