U.S. History Quiz    Chapter 28  2nd 1/2            Name:_______________________________________
Teacher: Mr. Cap    1950s &1960s

1.  How did the U.S. change as the the richest nation in the world?  ________________________________

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2.  Define Vaccine. ____________________________________________________________________

3.  How did Science and  Technology changed American way of life? ______________________________

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On the back List the sport for these sports heroes:  Jim Brown, Arnold Palmer, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray
Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson.

4.  How does the book describe the new form of music during the 1950s "rock music"? _________________

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5.  What was the Peace Corps? __________________________________________________________

6.  Who was Lee Harvey Oswald, and Jack Ruby? __________________________________________

7.  Who took control of Cuba in 1956? _____________________________________________________

8.  Summarize the Cuban Missile Crisis. _____________________________________________________

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9.  Why was the Berlin Wall built?  ________________________________________________________

Kennedy's Legacy

10.  What challenges faced the nation at home and abroad? ______________________________________

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11.  What began in the 1960s and hit a low point in the 1970s? ___________________________________

12.  What did Americans long for? ________________________________________________________

13.  Who is administering the vaccine?  __________________________________ 14.  What disease were they fighting? ___________________________________