Spring Semester Review 2022

Why was the 40 year period after WWII known as the "Cold War"?

• no direct conflict between the superpowers

• fighting mainly occurred in cold climates

• nuclear war led to a decline in global temperatures

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

• to rebuild Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism

• to prevent future wars

• to rebuild the Soviet Union

• to convert U.S. factories to peacetime production

What did the U.S. government do in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957?

• funding of space exploration & creation of NASA

• funding of an interstate highway system

• HUAC investigated suspected Soviet spies

• increased funding for nuclear missiles

The idea that if one country falls to communism, surrounding countries will fall as well

• Domino Theory

• Checkers Theory

• Collapse Theory

• House of Cards Theory

What Cold War foreign policy explained U.S. involvement in the Korean War & the Vietnam War?

• Containment

• desegregation

• McCarthyism

• isolationism

What famous MLK speech delivered during the March on Washington quoted the Declaration of Independence & pushed for equal rights?

• "I Have a Dream"

• "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

• "Our God is marching on"

• "We Shall Overcome"

What did Governor Orval Faubus do in Little Rock?

• tried to prevent the desegregation of Central HS

• tried to prevent the desegregation of the U of Alabama

• tried to prevent the Selma March to Montgomery

• tried to prevent James Meredith from attending the U of Mississippi

What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

• desegregation of public schools

• Mexican Americans are protected by the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment

• "separate but equal" facilities for blacks & whites are legal

• desegregation of the U of Texas Law School

How was MLK's approach to civil rights different than the Black Panther's approach?

• MLK used non-violent protest; Black Panthers were willing to use violence

• MLK & the Black Panthers had similar methods to achieving their goals

• MLK advocated the use of violence when necessary; Black Panthers were non-violent

What grew out of the Beat Movement & challenged mainstream society in the 60's?

• Counterculture
• Lost Generation
• Silent Majority
• Hawks