AMERICA THE STORY OF US –
SUPERPOWER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1960 - The ______________ Incident: a US spy plane shot down over the USSR. -
ANSWER-U2
1962 - ______________ Crisis over nuclear warheads in Cuba. - ANSWER-Cuban
Missile
Why were congressional hearings set up? - ANSWER-To unmask communists in the
government and the media
Who told the world in 1961 that America would put a man on the moon? - ANSWER-
President John F. Kennedy
How many Americans worked strictly on Apollo 11? - ANSWER-400,000
How many Americans reached the moon? - ANSWER-24
What was the fault line that chained the nation? - ANSWER-Race
When did change occur for African Americans? - ANSWER-One million black
Americans fight in WWII
What happened in July 1948? - ANSWER-President Truman desegregated the
military
Who was the voice of the modern Civil Rights Movement? - ANSWER-Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
What was passed a year after the March on Washington? - ANSWER-Civil Rights
Act
What did the Manhattan Project develop? - ANSWER-Atomic bomb
What infiltrated the Manhattan Project? - ANSWER-Communist spies
When did the Soviets get the bomb? - ANSWER-1949
What were the drills done at school? - ANSWER-Duck and cover
What was the U.S. population in 1945? - ANSWER-140,000,000
How much more did the average American family make than in Europe? - ANSWER-
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SUPERPOWER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1960 - The ______________ Incident: a US spy plane shot down over the USSR. -
ANSWER-U2
1962 - ______________ Crisis over nuclear warheads in Cuba. - ANSWER-Cuban
Missile
Why were congressional hearings set up? - ANSWER-To unmask communists in the
government and the media
Who told the world in 1961 that America would put a man on the moon? - ANSWER-
President John F. Kennedy
How many Americans worked strictly on Apollo 11? - ANSWER-400,000
How many Americans reached the moon? - ANSWER-24
What was the fault line that chained the nation? - ANSWER-Race
When did change occur for African Americans? - ANSWER-One million black
Americans fight in WWII
What happened in July 1948? - ANSWER-President Truman desegregated the
military
Who was the voice of the modern Civil Rights Movement? - ANSWER-Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
What was passed a year after the March on Washington? - ANSWER-Civil Rights
Act
What did the Manhattan Project develop? - ANSWER-Atomic bomb
What infiltrated the Manhattan Project? - ANSWER-Communist spies
When did the Soviets get the bomb? - ANSWER-1949
What were the drills done at school? - ANSWER-Duck and cover
What was the U.S. population in 1945? - ANSWER-140,000,000
How much more did the average American family make than in Europe? - ANSWER-
15 times
