Summer School major 3

Based on the chart, what part of the state supported the Space Race?

• Birmingham

• Huntsville

• Dale

Where might a soldier go to learn to fly helicopters?

• 
  Redstone Arsenal

• 
  Marshall Space Flight Center

• 
  Fort Rucker

Approximately how many nuclear weapons were stock piled by the United States in 1970?

• 25 thousand

• 25 million

• 30 thousand

Based on the information on the map, when did the United Nation’s forces land in Korea?

• January 1951

• September 1950 

• October 1951

Which world leader coined the term “iron curtain”?

• Harry S. Truman

• Winston Churchill

• Ethel Rosenberg

Based on the information in the chart above, you can determine that the main cause of the Cold War was

• fear of the spread of Communism and the Soviet Union.

• fear of the Korean war.

• the development of the atomic bomb.

Based on the chart, which initiative was developed to provide a defense system for the United States and its Allies?

• NATO

• Warsaw Pact

• Marshall Plan

Based on the chart, what was the purpose of the United Nations?

• to solve disputes and prevent future wars

• to provide money to other countries

• to provide defense for the United States

Based on the chart, who is famous for singing songs that became a voice for the black community in the 1960s?

• Hank Williams

• Queen Latifah

• Aretha Franklin

How did the authorities in Birmingham respond to the protestors during the Civil Rights Movement?

• They used violent actions and arrest to make the protestors stop.

• They ignored the protestors and hoped that they would go away.

• There was very little protest in the South during the Civil Rights Movement.