Cold War and Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine announced in 1947?

• To support any nation threatened by Communism

• To start the space race with the Soviet Union

• To provide economic aid to rebuild European countries after WWII

• To establish NATO

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To fund the construction of the Berlin Wall

• To provide military aid to countries threatened by the Soviet Union

• To stop the spread of communism in Asia

• To rebuild Europe's infrastructure and stabilize its economy after WWII

Which alliance was formed in response to NATO?

• The European Union

• The United Nations

• The Warsaw Pact

• The League of Nations

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

• line drawn at the 38th parallel- North Korea democratic, South Korea Communist

• Communist victory in South Korea

• line drawn at the 38th parallel- North Korea Communist, South Korea democratic

• Unification of North and South Korea

Which of these did NOT contribute to the post WWII economic boom?

• BABY BOOM

• GI BILL

• SELMA MARCH

• INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ACT

What was the main accusation during the McCarthyism era?

• Espionage for Japan

• Corruption in the U.S. government

• Communism spreading in American society

• Illegal arms trading with the Soviet Union

Which event helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because it increased Americans' knowledge and support of the activists' cause?

• GI Bill

• Berlin Airlift

• March from Selma to Montgomery

• Launch of Sputnik

Which court case established "Separate but Equal" in 1896?

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Sweatt vs Painter

• SNCC vs NAACP

What is the policy called in which the U.S. was trying to keep communism in only the countries where it already existed and NOT let it spread to other countries.

• containment

• blacklisting

• Warsaw Pact

• Capitalism

What was the main purpose of the National Defense Education Act?

• To ban communist teachings in schools

• To promote physical education in schools

• To segregate schools based on race

• To provide funds for education in math, science, and foreign languages