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- 1. Multiple Choice
What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.
An increase in immigration
A decrease in trade
1950S economic prosperity
A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a major effect of the G.I. Bill?
It decreased college attendance rates for ordinary citizens
It forced women into military service roles
It lead to an increase in draft rates for future wars
It increased college attendance and home ownership for veterans
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Beat Generation/Beatniks are well known for-
Being secret communist spies in the US
Leading to the creation of the House Un-American Activities Committee
Writing against conformity and being a counterculture movement
Creating literacy programs in schools
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which best describes Joseph McCarthy?
He helped to create the Interstate Highway Act
He created a vaccine to stop the infectious disease Polio
He caused more Americans to fear Communists were infiltrating and destroying the United States
He made Rock and Roll and extremely popular form of music in the US among the youth
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which describes the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
It investigated Americans who were suspected Communists or disloyal to the US, especially in Hollywood
It placed strict immigration quotas in US ports
It created new guidelines for citizenship
It replaced the FBI as the nation's top law enforcement agency
- 6. Multiple Choice
Joseph McCarthy, HUAC, and a fear of Communism harming the US best describe-
The Red Scare
1950s Economic Prosperity
The Cold War
The Truman Doctrine
- 7. Multiple Choice
What were the tactics used by Senator McCarthy during the second Red Scare of the 1950s?
Employing the use of fake evidence and rumors
Causing Americans to lose their home
Empowering minorities to seek out Civil Rights
Transferring more power to the President
- 8. Multiple Choice
What vocab word describes the population rise in the 40's 50's and 60's?
Baby Poo
Baby Boom
Love Movement
Baby Spike
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the 1950's most homes were built where?
Cities
Rural Areas
Farms
Suburbs
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why was the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 signed into law?
Drive in movies and restaurants were very popular in 1950s
Shipping goods faster will help the economy
The Cold War meant we needed better transportation to defend ourselves
WWII caused a Great Depression and people needed jobs.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What policy and actions allowed the US and Soviet Union to avoid a major war after the 1950s?
No support from NATO or the Warsaw Pact if they did
The United Nations would kick these founding members out for going to war
It would cause mutually assured destruction (M.A.D.)
It would cause the rest of the world to declare war on both sides
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did the launch of Sputnik frighten many in the United States?
It meant the Soviet Union could broadcast propaganda
It made them feel they fell behind the Soviets in technology and they had more powerful nuclear rockets
They believed the USSR would soon declare war on the US
It made Americans feel an impending invasion of US soil was happening
- 13. Multiple Choice
President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to-
Mecury
Mars
Jupiter
The Moon
- 14. Multiple Choice
What happened in 1969 during the Space Race?
The US sent is own satellites into Space
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is Title IX
A law allowing males to have the same opportunities as females
A law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males
A law desegregating schools
Title IX doesn't exsist
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who was the President when Title IX was coming into action?
Richard Nixon
JFK
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?He had an affair with an internHe pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973He opened relations with China and the Soviet UnionHe led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceDuring the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?Tape recordingsTranscripts of his conversationsContracts of different CREEP membersReceipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?ResignDie while in officeFlee the countryOwn a cat
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason the voting age was lower?
The military drafted young men between ages 18 and 21
Protestents kept sending letters to lower the voting age
The slogan "old enough to fight, old enough to vote"
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment set the voting age to 18?26th amendment24th amendment19th amendment23rd amendment
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americanson that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of Godone in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouragedone that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these statements best summarizes conservatives’ criticism of Johnson’s Great Society programs. The programs were creating an underclass of people dependent on welfare and the government.The programs did not address the need to protect the environment.The programs allowed too many immigrants to enter the country and drive down wages.The programs failed to protect consumers from unhealthy food and unsafe vehicles.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThese provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and over.Civil Rights ServicesPrivatization of MedicineMedicare and MedicaidEqual Insurance Policy (EIP)
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich event is least related to this cartoon?The Kennedy assassinationThe Berlin CrisisThe Cuban missile crisisThe Cold War relationship of the Union
- 26. Multiple Choice
The biggest protest against the war was in Washington and was inspired by the news of what?
My Lai Massacre
Tet Offensive
Invasion of Laos
The release of Lieutenant Calley
- 27. Multiple Choice
What were the young men who escaped to Canada to avoid the Draft called?
Patriots
Volunteers
Hippies
Draft Dodgers
- 28. Multiple Choice
What event inspired the student protests at Kent State University?
Invasion of Cambodia
Tet Offensive
Use of Agent Orange
Operation Linebacker
- 29. Multiple ChoiceNational Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing 4Kent State UniversityTexas State UniversityUniversity of California at BerkeleyUniversity of Michigan
- 30. Multiple Choice
The "New Frontier" was _____________'s social agenda
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
- 31. Multiple Choice
LBJ's "Great Society" included all of the following EXCEPT:
The Federal Reserve
Medicare
Title IX
Expansion of welfare programs
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe gathering at Woodstock in 1969 is best described as...a violent clash between police and students during an anti-war protesta three-day music concert dedicated to peace and lovethe break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters that led to Nixon's resignationa student protest to demand immediate integration for African Americans
- 33. Multiple Choice
The 1960s counterculture had the most lasting impact on
American higher education
American political process
senior citizens
attitudes toward lifestyles and social behavior, art, and music
- 34. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?
Sputnik I
Apollo 11
Friendship 7
Vostok I
- 35. Multiple Choice
The Space Race was a part of what war?
WWII
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The Cold War
- 36. Multiple Choice
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
None of these
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which event inspired this cartoon?
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Launching of Sputnik
The American Nuclear Program
The Korean War
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?WaterfrontWatergateWyndgateWaterfall
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAffirmative action is a policy thatprovides additional opportunities for minority groupsallows majority groups to maintain control of government operationsremoves tax penalties for those that cannot afford to pay itprevents prisons from becoming overcrowded
- 40. Multiple Choice
Who is the only US Vice President and US President to have never been elected?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
- 41. Multiple Choice
In the United States, some families dug bomb shelters. In schools, children practiced air raid drills if the country should be attacked.
Why did some families dig bomb shelters?
to have more living space
to protect themselves from a nuclear attack
to practice air raid drills
to store their important documents
- 42. Multiple Choice
Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America was called the
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Great Society
New Deal
- 43. Multiple Choice
This law eliminated discrimination in all public places. It was passed in 1964. It was the
Economic Opportunity Act
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Medical Care Act
- 44. Multiple Choice
This law created job training programs as well as starting the War on Poverty. It passed in 1964. It was called the
Economic Opportunity Act
Medical Care Act
Elementary & Secondary Education Act
Voting Rights Act
- 45. Multiple Choice
The winner of the presidential election of 1968 was
Hubert Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
- 46. Multiple Choice
President Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of ______________
schools
busses
the military
public places
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