Classic Classic Quiz History since 1945 by ProfVinatier ProfVinatier 450 played - 16 yrs ago Do you know History since 1945? QUIZ 16 QUESTIONS medium 1 Who was Richard Nixon's assistant for national security affairs and secretary of state? John Foster DullesPierre SalingerHenry Kissinger 2 Who improvised a speech opening with the words « I have a dream »? Martin LutherMartin Luther KingJohn Kennedy 3 Who was Malcolm X? A Black Muslim leaderA K.K.K. memberA German American spy 4 Which U.S. senator led the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration in the U.S. government? Joseph McCarthyJoseph ConradDwight Eisenhower 5 Who served as US Attorney General from 1961 to 1964? Robert KennedyJoseph KennedyEdward Kennedy 6 Where did the Bay of Pigs episode happen? In CubaIn North KoreaIn the Dominican Republic 7 What was the longest war in U.S. history? The Civil WarThe Vietnam WarThe Korean War 8 Who was Oppenheimer? A German anarchistA frontiersmanA nuclear physicist 9 When was Kennedy president of the U.S.? In the 50sIn the 60sIn the 70s 10 Who had to confront the korean War and General Mac Arthur's insubordination? Harry TrumanDwight EisenhowerGerald Ford 11 What do the names Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward make you think of? IrangateThe Great DepressionWatergate 12 What happened in My Lai, Vietnam, in 1968? The start of the Tet offensiveThe beginning of the Peace Talks between the Vietnamese and the AmericansThe massacre of 22 South Vietnamese villagers 13 Who succeeded Franklin Roosevelt as President of the US? Woodrow WilsonHarry TrumanRichard Nixon 14 Who started the Vietnam War? NixonCarterJohnson 15 Who were the Rosenbergs? AnarchistsDiplomatsSpies 16 Who ran against Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election? EisenhowerMc CarthyNixon A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
