Civil Rights and Cold War Review

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

• to bring greater equality to the economies in Europe

• to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia

• to aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

• to unite Western Europe in response to the threat of Communist aggression

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

Which statement completes this time line?

• The allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sections

• German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany

• The United States and Great Britain aircraft supplies to West Berlin

• The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe

Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -

• Stop the international proliferation of nuclear

  weapons

• Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet

  threats

• Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic

  aid

• Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece

  and Turkey

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

• Southern Peace Corps

• NAACP

• SNCC

• Black Panthers

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

• Guzman V. School

• Brown V. Board of Education

• Miranda V. Arizona

• Plessy V. Ferguson

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Unfair lending practices by banks

• Unequal representation in local legislatures

• Inadequate medical services in urban areas

• Discrimination by employers

How did U.S. involvement in the Korean War affect the U.S. economy?

• It led to increased spending in support of the war effort.

• It caused a severe recession throughout the country.

• It strengthened economic ties between the U.S. and China.

• It encouraged foreign trade agreements with other countries.

In this excerpt, McCarthy is attempting to incite fear about

• Japanese Americans confined in internment camps

• Organizers of the Civil Rights movement

• accomplices in the Watergate scandal

• members of the communist Party in government positions

How did the Marshall Plan affect the United States?

• It depleted resources and weakened the American economy.

• It ended the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• It strengthened alliances with Eastern European nations.

• It stimulated the economy and improved relations with Western Europe.