Cold War, McCarthyism, & Civil Rights Movement (SSUSH20-SSUSH22)

Name the two “top dogs” in the world after World War II and the ideologies did they each attempted to spread.

• The United States and Russia; the U.S. promoted Capitalism and Russia promoted Communism

• The United States and Great Britain; the U.S. promoted Capitalism and Britain promoted Monarchy

• The United States and Russia; the U.S. promoted Capitalism and Russia promoted Oligarchy

What was the Marshall Plan and how did it relate to the Cold War?

• The Marshall Plan was a cultural exchange program between the US and the Soviet Union
• The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Western Europe after World War II, aiming to prevent the spread of communism by fostering economic stability and prosperity in the region.
• The Marshall Plan was a secret alliance between Western European countries to isolate the Soviet Union

What was the Truman Doctrine and how did it relate to the Cold War?

• It was an American commitment to confront and combat Russia wherever they intended to spread their influence

• It was an American commitment to help all nations who suffered impairment in World War II to recover

• It was an American commitment to support and give aid to free nations who were resisting communism

What did President Harry S. Truman do with the military that was revolutionary during America’s segregationist period?

• Truman deployed the military to fight with Civil Rights protesters

• Truman integrated the military

• Truman ended segregation with an executive order

• Truman threw his support behind segregationists to maintain the status quo

The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education struck down segregation in public facilities. However, segregation would continue in the form of

• De Jure segregation

• De Facto segregation

• Apartheid

What lawyer won the Brown vs. Board of Education case, then went on to become the first Black Supreme Court justice?

• Earl Warren

• Johnny Cochran

• Thurgood Marshall

How did the advent of nuclear weapons, particularly the atomic bomb, change the way superpowers approached warfare? (two correct answers)

• It made superpowers employ brinksmanship

• It made them go to great lengths to avoid direct confrontation

• It made them more aggressive in dealing with one another

How did the Russian launch of Sputnik affect U.S. technology and education? Why?

• It concerned America and made it invest more in literature and history education

• It concerned America and made it invest more in science and math education

• It concerned America and made it invest more in math and languag arts education

What were some actions of President Nixon that demonstrated his conservativism? (two correct answers)

• He appealed to segregationists with his Southern Strategy

• He hired public officials to burglarize the Democratic National Convention to steal information

• He created the New Federalism platform which sought reduce the power of the federal government to provide aid and leave that power to the states

What were some of John F. Kennedy’s advantages over Nixon that won him the Presidency? (two correct answers)

• Kennedy was Catholic and appealed to the Catholic community

• Kennedy was young and looked better on television

• Kennedy came from an upstanding family with no criminal history