Quiz: 1960s America

Try this 14-question multiple choice quiz to see how much you know about America in the 1960s. Foreign and domestic policy are both included in these questions.
Resource ID#: 167447 Type: Assessment
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Direct Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/e/1960s-america

General Information

Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11
Intended Audience: Students
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Speakers/Headphones
Instructional Time: 10 Minute(s)
Keywords: John F. Kennedy, 1960s, Great Society, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Sputnik, Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, Nikita Krushchev, War on Poverty, Lyndon B. Johnson, JFK, LBJ, Space Race, Cold War, Apollo missions, Ho Chi Minh, U.S. History, grade 11
Instructional Component Type(s): Assessment,  Tutorial
Resource Collection: Social Studies - U.S. History Existing Student Tutorials

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Three Presidencies: Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon:

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Type: Original Student Tutorial