6 th Grade Social Studies 4 th Quarter CRT

Question 36  Where was the first foreign crisis President John F. Kennedy faced?

Question 37  Through the Geneva Accords, Ho Chi Minh would control what part of Vietnam?

Question 38  What were opponents of the Vietnam War called?

Question 39  What action did President Kennedy order the navy to do unto Cuba until the Soviets remove the missiles?

Question 40  What was John Glenn the first American to do?

Question 41  What country launched the first successful satellite?

Question 42  What happened to Robert Kennedy after winning the California primary?

Question 43  What two countries did Nixon order bombing of enemy supply routes?

Question 44  What did the Berlin Wall prevent West Berlin and East Berlin from doing?

Question 45  Who took the first human step on the moon?

Question 46  Which title did President Nixon say is the greatest honor?

Question 47  Revenue sharing was part of whose New Federalism program?

Question 48  Why did President Carter condemn South Africa?

Question 49  In what country were Americans held hostage by Iranian students?

Question 50  What country behind the “iron curtain” was visited first by Richard Nixon?

Question 51  What did the Watergate scandal cause President Nixon to do?

Question 52  What area of the world did President Carter seek to bring peace?

Question 53  Who was Iraq’s dictator during the Persian Gulf War?

Question 54  Under NAFTA, what three countries agreed to eliminate trade barriers?

Question 55  On what two articles were President Clinton impeached?

Question 56  Who was overthrown in office before the Soviet Union collapsed?

Question 57  What label is given to Osama bin Laden for his belief on the use of justified terrorism?

Question 58  Which three countries did President Bush focus on when he widened the war on terror?

Question 59  In 1961, what American volunteer program sent teachers, health workers, and advisers in farming, industry, and government overseas?

Question 60  After becoming president, what was the name of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s set of programs for America?

Question 61  What strategy brought the media’s attention and provided a non-violent way to protest segregation?

Question 62  What governmental agency was created to monitor and protect the environment?

Question 63  What term refers to the amount of money owed by the government?

Question 64  What is a general rise in the prices of goods and services called?

Question 65  What civil rights law passed during the Bush administration outlawed job discrimination against people with disabilities?

Question 66  AIM worked to gain equal rights and improve living conditions for what group?

Question 67  Which president was responsible for escalating the Vietnam War?

Question 68  What U.S. space project fulfilled President Kennedy’s challenge of landing a man on the moon?

Question 69  What agency ran the space program in the United States?

Question 70  In what year was Geraldine Ferraro the democratic vice presidential candidate?