1964 RNC Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech Quizzes
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Q. Barry mentions the "sands of shame at the Bay of Pigs." Where did that little debacle take place?
Lebanon
Korea
Laos
Cuba
Q. Which tragic event took place less than a year before Goldwater gave this speech?
The Vietnam War
The assassination of President Kennedy
The birth of disco
The descending of the Iron Curtain
Q. Which popular theory of foreign policy does Barry refer to as "hogwash"?
Isolationism
Communism
Containment
Free trade
Q. There was one major issue that led to the forming of the Republican Party back in the 1850s. What was it?
Campaign finance reform
Slavery
Segregation
President Lincoln's assassination
Q. LBJ's "Daisy" ad gave the U.S. its first (but hardly its last) taste of:
Atomic bombs on TV
Negative campaign advertising
Televised political debates
Child actors