US History 2nd Semester Final Exam Review 2

The ___________ missile crisis was effectively ended when the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba.

• Soviet
• Cuban
• American
• Vietnamese
• Caribbean

President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 to enforce school _______________.

• integration
• segregation
• separation
• laws
• security

During the 1950s, the main goal of the _____________ movement was to eliminate legal segregation from American life.

• Vietnam War
• Civil Rights
• Cold War
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Little Rock Nine

The United States ______________ under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) made several landmark decisions that increased the rights of individuals.

• Congress
• President
• Supreme Court
• Governors
• Mayors

All of the following are facts of __________death: He was succeeded by Lyndon Johnson his Vice President; It happen in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963; It came almost 1,000 days into his presidency

• William McKinley's
• John F Kennedy’s
• Martin Luther King's
• Robert F Kennedy's
• Malcolm X's

The decade of the _______ was characterized by all of following: Protest against the war in Vietnam; Youth rebellion in politics and music, and in dress and appearance; Great strides in civil rights for minorities

• 1930s
• 1940s
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s

Escalation of the war in _________ began with passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• Cuba
• Korea
• Vietnam

These Headlines refer to the ____________: “Security Council Approves Use of Force Against Communist Invaders”; “President Truman Fires General MacArthur”; “Armistice Divides Nation at 38th Parallel”

• Vietnam War
• Korean War
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• World War II
• War in Afghanistan

The _________________ abolished the national orginis quota system.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Civil Rights Act of 1968
• Immigration Act of 1965
• Voting Rights Act o f1965
• Equal Rights Amendment

The North Vietnamese ____________________ was significant turning point in the Vietnam War because the American public became convinced the war was unwinnable.

• My Lai Massacre
• Tet Offensive
• Christmas Bombings
• Ho Chi Minh Trail
• Cambodian bombings