Cold War and Civil Rights

What organization was created in 1949 to prevent Soviet expansion?

• North Pacific Treaty Organization

• South Pacific Treaty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• South Atlantic Treaty Organization

What term described the excessive fear of communism in the United States?

• Blue Scare

• Green Scare

• Gold Scare

• Red Scare

Who was the 14 year old African American boy who was lynched in 1955?

• James McCosh

• Emmett Till

• Drew Bryant

• Roy Milam

What Supreme Court decision ended segregation in public schools in 1954?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Loving v. Virginia

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

Who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

Who was the first president of the United States to take the oath of office in Texas?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What law was passed to ban discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and national origin?

• Fair Rights Act of 1958

• Equal Rights Act of 1960

• Equal Rights Act of 1962

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

What was LBJ's vision for a society against racism and poverty?

• Fair Society

• Equal Society

• Great Society

• Good Society

What war was being protested in the 1960s and 1970s?

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• World War 2

• Civil War

What 1962 book launched the modern environmentalist movement?

• Silent Spring

• Environmentalist Manifesto

• Birmingham Jail

• The Jungle