SS Chapter 10 Test

1. After World War II, a team of German scientists led by_____ came to America to develop ____ for the U.S.

• Alan Shepherd, satellites
• Kathryn Thornton, the Hubble Telescope
• Wernher von Braun, rockets
• Hank Hartsville, space programs

2. During the period from 1950-1960, ______ became a center for companies working on rocket technology.

• Mobile
• Huntsville
• Montgomery
• Birmingham

3. In 1963, President Kennedy established a national goal of

• getting the country out of debt
• providing an education for every child
• launching rockets in orbit
• putting a man of the moon by the end of the decade

4. Alabama helped in the war effort during the Vietnam War by ____ and ___.

• serving in the military; training soldiers at Alabama bases
• building airplanes; making uniforms in textile plants
• selling war bonds; sending soldiers to fight in the war
• providing medical supplies; sending aid workers

5. When the steel mills began to close in Birmingham during the 1960s, ____ became the city's most important economic institution.

• The First National Bank of Birmingham
• the Jefferson County Public Schools
• University of Alabama Medical Center
• Birmingham Civic Center

6. The opening of the Tenn-Tom Waterway in 1985 gave Alabama____.

• new lakes for fishing and swimming
• a direct water route to the midwest
• new sources of electricity
• new docks in the port of Mobile

7. During the 1930s the Tennessee Valley Authority built ___ to produce___.

• nuclear power plants; energy
• dams along the Tennessee River; electricity
• wind generation plants; electric power
• lakes; more fish

8. The ___ provided scholarships and upgraded education throughout the country.

• National Defense Education Act
• Alabama Education Act
• Board of Education
• Educational Improvement Act

9. Two technological advances that help people share information are ___ and ___.

• email; internet
• digital cameras; portable DVD players
• books; cellular phones
• television; automobiles

10. ___was the only person to be elected as governor of Alabama four times.

• Governor Bob Riley
• Governor Fob James
• Governor George Wallace
• Governor Don Siegelman