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- 1. Multiple Choice
(20a) The so-called "Truman Doctrine" was specifically designed to aid
people who were in poverty.
states trying to integrate public schools.
countries resisting the spread of Communism
countries helping the U.S. in the Vietnam War
- 2. Multiple Choice
(20a) The group created during the Cold War to unify all the member countries against communist aggression?
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- 3. Multiple Choice
(20a) Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?
appeasement
elimination
indifference
containment
- 4. Multiple Choice
(20a) The most significant result of the Marshall Plan was that it
helped to restore the economy of western Europe.
ended the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe.
increased U.S. control over Latin American economies.
discouraged the creation of the European Common Market.
- 5. Multiple Choice
(20a) Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
North Korea established a blockade to prevent goods reaching South Korea.
South Korea entered into a treaty with China that endangered North Korea.
North Korea embraced communism while South Korea chose democracy.
South Korea rejected American policies supported by North Korea
- 6. Multiple Choice
(20b) It is widely believed that when President Eisenhower signed a bill to create a national interstate highway system in 1956, he did it for what primary purpose?
to allow people to move to the western U.S. more easily
to allow people in suburban areas to enter big cities more quickly
to force southern states receiving federal funds to end segregation
to provide the means to transport military aid more quickly in the event of a national military crisis
- 7. Multiple Choice
(20b) To help World War II veterans transition back to civilian life, Congress
established rows of standardized homes.
encouraged businesses to hire veterans.
passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill).
forced women to quit jobs previously held by men.
- 8. Multiple Choice
(20b) Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in
the Presidential election of 1960
the 2nd Red Scare following World War II
supporting the Bolsheviks after World War I
opposing the U.S. effort in the Vietnam War
- 9. Multiple Choice
(20b) How did the Cold War lead to improved race relations in the United States?
Preparations for war led to more jobs for African Americans in segregated factories
Surveys found that African Americans were unlikely to be involved in Communism
Soviet accusations of American racism forced a re-evaluation of racial policies
Africans from the USSR found a better reception and treatment in the US
- 10. Multiple Choice
(20b) Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education?
declared that "separate but equal" facilities based on race are inherently unconstitutional
ruled that universities must be open to people of all races
Kansas schools were to be desegregated as an experiment for racial integration
it reaffirmed the decision of Plessy vs Ferguson
- 11. Multiple Choice
(20c) The creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 was a direct result of
the Cuban Missile Crisis.
the need for high-altitude aircraft capable of spying on the Soviet Union and Cuba.
the successful launch and orbit of Sputnik I by the USSR in 1957.
competition with communist China over the development of long-range nuclear missiles.
- 12. Multiple Choice
(21a) Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is TRUE?
it caused a revolution to take place in Cuba
it was planned as a secret invasion of Cuba led by the CIA
Kennedy allowed it only after it was confirmed that Soviet missiles were in Cuba
it took place after a secret Cuban plot to invade Florida was discovered
- 13. Multiple Choice
(21a) The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between
the United States and the Soviet Union
Cuba and the Dominican Republic
the Soviet Union and Cuba
Cuba and Venezuela
- 14. Multiple Choice
(21a) The actions of what nation inspired Ho Chi Minh to challenge their colonial authority in Vietnam?
Knights of Columbus
United States
Soviet Union
France
- 15. Multiple Choice
(21a) The United States involved itself in Vietnam in the 1960s because
it feared that if Vietnam became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow.
it had been a staging area for the resupply of North Korean troops in the Korean War
American businesses in Vietnam were threatened by the Communists
the American people demanded the government support Vietnam
- 16. Multiple Choice
(21b) The photograph above was taken in 1963 immediately after:
President Johnson’s successful re-election victory
President Johnson resigned the Presidency
the assassination of President Kennedy
the resignation of President Nixon
- 17. Multiple Choice
(21b) Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of
extensive tax cuts and defense spending cuts
reforms in health care, education, and civil rights
a conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans
an intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam
- 18. Multiple Choice
(21b) President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to
protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax.
implement affirmative action programs at the federal level.
issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women.
prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
- 19. Multiple Choice
(21b) All of these were effects of the 1965 Voting Rights Act EXCEPT
an increase in African American voters.
Federal oversight of elections in the South
greater support for Kennedy's domestic plans
an outlawing of literacy tests for voting
- 20. Multiple Choice
(21c) Which technological breakthrough of the 1950s revolutionized the way that Americans kept up with news and world events?
Radio
Television
Instagram
Telegraph
Myspace
- 21. Multiple Choice
(21c) The 1960 presidential debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy illustrated the
divisive nature of the war in Vietnam
importance of having a free and independent press.
power of television’s influence in American politics.
importance of candidates knowing their facts in a debate forum.
- 22. Multiple Choice
(21c) Which of these NASA programs was successful at placing a “man on the moon” (and safely returning him home)?
Apollo
Gemini
Ham
Saturn
- 23. Multiple Choice
(21d) Which of these was a major reason for the rise of the modern civil rights era of the 1950's?
the election of African-American governors in Southern states
the federal government's pledge to enforce the post-Civil War Amendments
the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka, KS
Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs
- 24. Multiple Choice
(21d) Martin Luther King, Jr. was the first president of this organization that used African-American churches to coordinate the civil rights movement
SCLC
SNCC
SNEE
CORE
- 25. Multiple Choice
(21d) What was the purpose of “SNCC” during the early years of the Civil Rights era?
to provide more militant leadership to combat racism
it replaced the NAACP as the dominant Civil Rights era
it coordinated students around the south in resisting segregation laws
it was a “whites only” organization created to keep whites in political power in the South
- 26. Multiple Choice
(21d) Cesar Chavez started a union for
Farmers
Immigrants
Teachers
Minorities
- 27. Multiple Choice
(21d) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was created in 1957 with the PRIMARY purpose of
coordinating non-violent protests to segregation and discrimination
converting people in the American south to Christianity
urging people to turn in suspected communists
defeating the Democratic Party in the Presidential election of 1960
- 28. Multiple Choice
(21e) This map shows the series of attacks that began on January 31, 1968, and are called
The fall of Saigon
the Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
The Battle of Da Ho Chi Minh
- 29. Multiple Choice
(21e) Which of these played a significant role in the Presidential Election of 1968?
The President was assassinated
The United States was beginning to be involved in Vietnam
Nixon was under Congressional investigation
Johnson decided not to run for reelection
- 30. Multiple Choice
(21e) Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. Which of these is true about his assassination?
He was assassinated while campaigning to be the Democratic candidate for the presidential election in 1968
He was assassinated while working to end a worker's strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald because of his stance on civil rights.
He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas during a parade
- 31. Multiple Choice
(21e) Which of these describes an outcome of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Race riots broke out in over 110 cities, including Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Chicago
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by President John F. Kennedy
President Lyndon Johnson agreed to end the war in Vietnam
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