History Sem 2 Unit 4 Review

1. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech?

• In a church in Mississippi

• On the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama

• On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• In front of the Birmingham jail

2. Which organization was formed by Cesar Chavez to help migrants earn fair pay for their labor and safe working conditions?

• United Farm Workers

• Future Farmers of America

• Young Farmers Organization

• National Beef Council

3. Which term refers to President Johnson’s program to end poverty, improve education, and provide health care to all?

• New Deal

• Great Society

• Points of Light

• Up With People

4. What did President Kennedy secretly offer Nikita Khrushchev that helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A hand-shake agreement to stop creating nuclear weapons

• A one-time payment of humanitarian aid to the Soviet people

• Help removing the Berlin Wall

• To withdraw U.S. missiles from Turkey where they threatened the Soviet Union

5. Which piece of legislation passed by Congress in 1964 outlawed discrimination in jobs and public places?

• Civil Rights Act

• Brady Bill

• Jim Crow Laws

• Segregation

6. Which organization did President Kennedy establish to allow Americans to share their knowledge and experience with the poor nations of the world?

• Warsaw Pact

• Red Cross

• Peace Corps

• M*A*S*H*

7. How many miles away from the U.S. is Cuba?

• 50 miles

• 75 miles

• 90 miles

• 100 miles

8. Which country was a major provider of arms and supplies to North Vietnam during the war?

• China

• United States

• Japan

• Australia

9. Which tactics used by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., were adopted by Cesar Chavez?

• Encouraging violent riots and looting

• Ignoring the problem so it will go away

• Hoping someone else would step up and lead the way

• Supporting hunger strikes, marches, and crop boycotts

10. Which statements about American involvement in Vietnam are true?

• American presidents of both parties supported the war so as not to appear soft on communism.

• Many Americans questioned their government's motives and justification for sending troops to Vietnam.

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B