Cold War & Civil Rights Quiz

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -

• United States to increase spending on technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

• Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

• United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

• Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

Selected Aspects of the U.S. Economy, 1950-1960

• Civilian employment grew from 59.7 million to 66.4 million.
• The gross domestic product ( GDP ) increased 39 percent.
• The average family income increased 57.9 percent.

The change described in the list contributed most directly to-

• a decline in home ownership rates

• a rise in the number of business failures

• a decrease in federal employment opportunities

• an increase in consumer spending

Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement ?

• An increase in respect for suburban housewives

• Increased political participation by minority groups

• The revitalization of inner cities

• Increased migration to rural areas

Where . . . the investigation is no longer a general inquiry into an unsolved crime but has begun to focus on a particular suspect, the suspect . . . has requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with the lawyer, and the police have not effectively warned him of his absolute constitutional right to remain silent, the accused has been denied "the Assistance of Counsel" in violation of the Sixth Amendment . . .

-Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964

What was one impact of this ruling ?

• Impeachment procedures were redefined

• Due process guidelines were reexamined

• Full faith and credit was reaffirmed

• State laws were deemed supreme over federal laws

The Korean War was an effort by the United States to -

• carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism

• keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities

• secure additional Asia trading partners

• extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia

A heat shield material designed to act as an insulating barrier is now used to protect high-rise buildings from fires.

This technology was originally developed primarily to?

• give rockets greater boost during takeoff

• protect the space shuttle on reentry

• provide astronauts with improved navigational equipment

• slow down space capsules as they landed in the ocean

The effects on the country because of the murder of Emmitt Till included

• The integration of public schools in the south and the need for Eisenhower to send federal troops to the schools to ensure this.

• People becoming more aware of the effects of Jim Crow laws on the South and the need for civil rights.

• Ending Jim Crow laws in the south and creating laws to primote equality.

Martin Luther King and his followers used this form of protest to advocate for Civil Rights

• educating the government

• non-violent protests

• violent rioting

This famous court case from the late 1800's stated that segregation was okay as long as it was "separate but equal"

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• The People vs. Martin Luther King

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Batman vs. Superman

Which famous court case from the 1950's forced all schools in America to integrate?

• The People vs. Martin Luther King

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Batman vs. Superman