1950s - Vietnam

"The Constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens."
In the United States history, which is an example of the idea of this quotation in action?

• Black Codes were enacted
• States passed laws establishing the poll tax
• The US government moved Native Americans to reservations
• The Brown v. Board of Education decision struck down school segregation

President Harry Truman advanced the cause of civil rights for African Americans by

• ordering the desegregation of the Armed Forces
• Appointing the first African American to the Supreme Court
• supporting the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments
• establishing affirmative action policies for industry

The United States began a trade embargo against Cuba in the 1960s to

• encourage political change in Cuba
• promote domestic industries in Cuba
• motivate Cubans to immigrate to the United States
• end the domination of the banana industry by Cuba

As a result of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced

• increased suburban growth
• the elimination of urban renewal
• less air pollution from motor vehicles
• a reduction in U.S. dependence on foreign oil

One way the U.S. government reacted to the Soviet launching of Sputnik in 1957 was by

• establishing a naval blockade of Cuba
• urging more Americans to buy war bonds
• starting the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
• increasing federal spending on math and science education

The Peace Corps was established by President John F. Kennedy in an effort to provide

• support to developing nations of the world
• job training for the unemployed
• markets for consumer goods
• teachers for inner-city areas

Which statement about the Cuban Missile Crisis is most accurate

• The crisis showed that the U.S. and Soviets could agree on total disarmament
• Brought the two nations close to war
• The U.S. wanted to establish missile sites in Cuba
• The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown

JFK's most significant foreign policy failure involved the

• invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
• development of the Peace Corps
• signing of a nuclear test-ban treaty
• sending of troops to Berlin

The Great Society programs of the 1960s used the power of the Federal Government to bring about

• an all-volunteer military
• antipoverty reforms
• deregulation of business
• reduced defense spending

The "Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it

• helped strengthen family values
• to provide economic aid to veterans
• to contain the spread of international communism
• to expand career opportunities in the military