Unit 6 Quiz #2

What is the most likely reason for the emphasis placed on the space race of the 1960s and 1970s?

• Neither Cold War superpower wanted to be outdone by the other's achievements

• The US government gave money to schools to improve their science program

• The Soviet Union was the first to send a man into space

• The Soviet Union and the US wanted to expand into space

Which best describes the punishment suffered by the Hollywood Ten after serving prison sentences for refusing to answer questions posed by the House Un-American Activities Committee?

• They each paid a steep fine

• They served community service

• They were blacklisted in their profession

• They were deported

Which best describes the plaintiff's argument in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstiutional

• Separate schooling for blacks was inherently unequal

• Any citizen has the right to sit anywhere on a local bus

• Federal troops could not be used to enforce desegregation

The Warsaw Pact was to communist nations as _________ was to noncommunist nations.

Which best completes the analogy?

• The United Nations

• NATO

• Axis Powers

• League of Nations

Brown v. Board of Education was to desegregation what Roe v. Wade was to _______?

• Women's suffrage

• Voting Rights

• Labor Unions

• Women's rights

How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade set up by the Soviet Union in 1948?

• by airlifting food and supplies to West Berlin

• by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets

• by bombing Berlin until until the Soviets surrendered

• by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade

Which best describes the aim of the Truman Doctrine?

• To lower an Iron Curtain between Asia and the Soviet Union

• To prevent the further expansion of Communism and the Soviet Union

• To develop Pacific nations devastated by World War 2

• To keep Asians from immigrating to the United States

Which best describes the significance of the 38th Parallel?

• The boundary crossed by North Korean troops to try to take over South Korea

• The boundary between East and West Germany

• Line of demarcation for the Iron Curtain

• Line marking US naval influence around Japan

Which best describes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• An alliance for economic progress

• A postwar plan of aid to Eastern European nations

• Diplomatic recognition of the state of Israel

• An agreement for mutual military assistance

This drill was practiced by school children during the Cold War.

• Tuck and Duck

• Cover and Pray

• Duck and Cover

• Tuck and Pray