Unit 3 - The Cold War, Vietnam and The Civil Rights Movement

What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?

• The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• The end of World War II

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Soviet Union's installation of left-wing governments in Eastern Europe

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To install openly communist regimes in Eastern Europe

• To help rebuild Western Europe after World War II

• To spread communism worldwide

• To create an American influence over Western European countries

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The United States and the Soviet Union signed the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

• The Soviet Union successfully installed missiles in Cuba

• The U.S. invasion of Cuba led to a nuclear war

• The Soviet Union and Cuba formed a strong Soviet-Cuban alliance

What was the main reason for the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War?

• To prevent communist North Vietnam from bringing South Vietnam under its rule

• To weaken the capitalist domino effect in Southeast Asia

• To support the Soviet Union in its military endeavors

• To establish a communist regime in Vietnam

Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Gerald Ford

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson?

• To implement separate facilities for black and white people

• To enforce Jim Crow laws

• To legalize discrimination and segregation

• To end discrimination and segregation

Who was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rosa Parks

What did the Supreme Court rule in 1954 regarding segregation?

• Segregation in public places was legal

• Segregation in schools was illegal

• Segregation in schools was legal

• Segregation in public places was illegal

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mao Zedong

What was the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• To support the Soviet Union in Europe

• To establish a military alliance with Eastern Europe

• To resist the Soviet presence in Europe

• To promote communism in Europe