A New Age in America Wk 25 Assessment

Why were North and South Korea fighting against each other?

Who was the first person to go into space and orbit the earth?

• Lyndon B. Johnson from America

• Richard Nixon from Thailand

• Yuri Gagarin from Russia

• Nikita Khrushchev from Cuba

What was the most important invention that came out of the 50’s and 60’s?

• Telegraph

• Polio vaccine

• Flu vaccine

• Covid vaccine

Why were the U.S. citizens so distrustful of the leaders during the war in Vietnam?

• The leaders told them that the war was going well.

• The leaders told them that they won the war.

• The leaders told them that 10,000 Americans had been killed in action when it was 20,000 Americans

• The leaders told them that the military and the allies knew about every attack that Vietnam had planned.

Why was the Berlin Wall built between East and West Germany?

Who were the first two people to walk on the moon? Choose all that apply.

• Alan Shepard

• Fidel Castro

• Buzz Aldrin

• John F. Kennedy

• Neil Armstrong

What were 3 of the new toys that came after the Cold War?

What was the goal for the United States in entering the Korean War?

• To become a communist party

• To join with North Korea

• To elect General Douglas MacArthur as the president

• To prevent the spread of communism into South Korea

What brought about the belief of 'no one should be discriminated against based on their race or ethnicity' for Johnson?

• Johnson was a politician

• Johnson work in the Air Force

• Johnson teaching in Cotulla, Tx

• Johnson was the Vice President

What does NASA stand for AND why was it created?